There's something so primal and pleasurable about eating a tender-to-the-bone rib with your hands and having the sauce all over your chin. Even though barbecue styles vary greatly from region to region, one thing is for sure: When you combine a cut like ribs with spices and/or sauce, smoke and fire, you create a recipe for success.

Whether you prefer pork ribs or beef ribs, dry barbecue or wet barbecue, we have an assortment of recipes for your next outdoor cookout. Impress family and friends with one of these recipes. Pick a sauce (we like these homemade sauces) and soon you'll be barbecuing like a pro.

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  • Apple-Glazed Barbecue Baby Back Ribs

    <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/apple-glazed-barbecued-ba_n_1058199.html" target="_hplink">Apple-Glazed Barbecued Baby Back Ribs recipe</a></strong> These ribs are rubbed with a chili powder spice mix and baked, then braised in a mixture of apple cider and apple jelly, and finally finished on the grill with barbecue sauce.

  • Honey-Glazed Baby Back Ribs With Whiskey Marinade

    <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/honey-glazed-baby-back-ri_n_1058494.html" target="_hplink">Honey-Glazed Baby Back Ribs with Whiskey Marinade recipe</a></strong> For a Thai twist, try this ribs recipe, which features a whiskey and soy sauce marinade. Serve the ribs with a classic Asian dipping sauce.

  • Apricot-Ginger-Glazed Baby Back Ribs

    <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/apricot-ginger-glazed-bab_n_1059882.html" target="_hplink">Apricot-Ginger-Glazed Baby Back Ribs recipe</a></strong> These baby back ribs benefit from three cooking procedures. First the ribs are rubbed with spices and roasted, then they are braised in ginger ale, and finally glazed with a spicy apricot sauce.

  • Blueberry-Glazed Ribs

    <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/blueberry-glazed-ribs_n_1058240.html" target="_hplink">Blueberry-Glazed Ribs recipe</a></strong> Blueberry syrup lends a unique sweet and fruity flavor to the barbecue sauce for these ribs. Make the ribs completely in the oven.

  • Mo's Sticky Ribs

    <strong>Get <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/mos-sticky-ribs_n_1058569.html" target="_hplink">Mo's Sticky Ribs recipe</a></strong> The BBQ sauce for this baby back ribs recipes includes a bottle of lager and some peach jam. Instead of grilling, the ribs are first baked and then finished under the broiler.

  • Asian Marinated Short Ribs With A Lip-Smacking Peanut Dip

    <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/asian-marinated-short-rib_n_1057617.html" target="_hplink">Asian Marinated Short Ribs with a Lip-Smacking Peanut Dip recipe</a></strong> A few Asian condiments like oyster, chili and black-bean sauces combine to create the barbecue sauce for these baked short ribs. The peanut sauce is made with peanut butter and coconut milk.

  • Spicy And Sticky Baby Back Ribs

    <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/spicy-and-sticky-baby-bac_n_1058708.html" target="_hplink">Spicy and Sticky Baby Back Ribs recipe</a></strong> The dry rub for this ribs recipe includes eight different spices, but feel free to cut down on the number and use just your favorites. The homemade barbecue sauce includes beef broth for rich flavor.

  • First Timer's Ribs

    <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/first-timers-ribs_n_1052826.html" target="_hplink">First Timer's Ribs recipe</a></strong> This recipe is perfect for first-timers making ribs. The ribs feature a classic dry rub and a mop sauce of cider vinegar and soy sauce.

  • Smoky BBQ Baby Back Ribs

    <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/smoky-bbq-baby-back-ribs_n_1059638.html" target="_hplink">Smoky BBQ Baby Back Ribs recipe</a></strong> Simply bake these ribs in the oven and then finish under the broiler. The recipe uses only a dry rub to flavor the meat, but serve with store-bought barbecue sauce on the side, if you like.

  • Steven Raichlen's Memphis-Style Ribs

    <strong>Get <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/memphis-style-ribs_n_1057988.html" target="_hplink">Steven Raichlen's Memphis-Style Ribs recipe</a></strong> Memphis-style ribs aren't brushed with barbecue sauce. Instead the ribs are rubbed with a spice mix twice, first during the curing process and then again before grilling. Brush the ribs with a mop sauce of vinegar and mustard during grilling to keep them moist.

  • Curtis Stone's Slow-Cooked Baby Back Ribs

    <strong>Get <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/slow-cooked-pork-baby-bac_n_1055894.html" target="_hplink">Curtis Stone's Slow-Cooked Baby Back Ribs recipe</a></strong> These ribs are partly grilled in a baking sheet set atop the grill and once the meat is tender, the ribs are finished directly on the grates. The barbecue sauce includes a base of vinegar, brandy, and beef and chicken broths, for robust flavor.

  • Tyler Florence's BBQ Ribs

    <strong>Get <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/tyler-florences-bbq-ribs_n_1052564.html" target="_hplink">Tyler Florence's BBQ Ribs recipe</a></strong> No grill required. Cook these ribs entirely in the oven. The barbecue sauce starts off with a bundle of fresh thyme wrapped in bacon, which is rendered for its smoky flavor.

  • Buffalo Baby Back Ribs

    <strong>Get <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/buffalo-baby-back-ribs_n_1055194.html" target="_hplink">Buffalo Baby Back Ribs recipe</a></strong> These baby back ribs take on the flavors of Buffalo wings--they're rubbed with Buffalo wing spices and brushed with Buffalo wing sauce. Grilling above Hickory wood chips adds a nice smoky flavor.


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