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How to Reheat Ribs

Recapture tender, juicy BBQ ribs with your leftover spare or baby back ribs. Discover how to reheat ribs on the grill or in the oven today.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, BBQ
Author: Ben Isham-Smith

Equipment

Ingredients

  • leftover pork ribs thawed from frozen
  • ¼ cup apple juice
  • ½ cup BBQ sauce

Instructions

Grill

  • Fire up grill to 225°F (107°C). Set up for indirect 2-zone cooking.
  • Coat both sides of the ribs with barbecue sauce
  • Wrap the leftover ribs in two layers of aluminum foil
  • Place the leftover ribs on the indirect heat zone until the ribs come to about 155°F (66°C)
  • Take the ribs out of the foil and grill directly over direct heat for 5-10 minutes on both sides until the sauce is bubbly
  • Remove the ribs and serve immediately

Oven

  • preheat the oven to 250°F (121°C)
  • place the ribs in aluminum foil. Add ¼ cup of apple juice to the foil pouch before tightly sealing.
  • place wrapped ribs on a baking tray and reheat in the oven for 60 minutes
  • remove ribs from foil and set oven to broil
  • apply a layer of BBQ sauce to the top-side of the ribs
  • put ribs back in oven on broil setting and heat for 5 minutes
  • remove ribs from oven and leave to rest for 5 minutes before serving