If you love ribs, but hate the amount of time that it takes to traditionally cook ribs on a regular grill you may find you are in need for some tips for gas grilling ribs in addition to your bbq ribs recipe. Gas grilling ribs can help you to save quite a bit of time in the process of grilling ribs, providing you with great ribs in far less time than would traditionally be possible. The only problem that many people find with gas grilling ribs is that the flavor just is not the same. The following tips for gas grilling ribs will help you to achieve great tasting ribs on a gas grill in a fraction of the time.
The first step that should be taken before actually gas grilling ribs (or charcoal grilling for that matter) is to boil the ribs. Use a large pot and fill it with water and then bring it to a boil before placing the ribs in the water. You could also use beef broth if you wanted, which may impart the ribs with more flavor and taste.
Before moving the ribs to the gas grill you will need to check them to see if they are tender. Generally they should boil for a minimum of thirty minutes. Forty-five minutes would be even better. Be sure to check them regularly. You will know they are ready when the meat can be pulled away from the bones.
Now you are ready to start gas grilling ribs. The ribs will already be mostly cooked at this point and should have plenty of juice. The next step in gas grilling ribs is to add in some flavor as well as create an exterior crust. Take the ribs and place them with the meat side down on the grill. You will grill the ribs for approximately ten minutes. The goal at this point is to give the ribs a nice crust.
Next, you will brush your favorite sauce onto the ribs. You can also turn off the burner on the gas grill. Close the lid of the grill so that the sauce will have a few moments to caramelize. Stay close to keep it from burning. The sugar in the sauce can actually burn very quickly and very easily so you will need to continue checking the ribs about every minute or so to ensure they do not burn. After the sauce has been caramelized, remove the ribs and serve!
