Super-Tasty Rib Recipes for Game Day

Sunset Magazine

Sweet, spicy, tangy baby back ribs are the perfect game day food. Choose from 5 lip-smacking recipes, plus the perfect rib-fest side dishes and dessert.


Baby Back Ribs 3 Ways
Pick a glaze--or do all 3: sweet-spicy Sticky Brown Sugar Glaze (left), MiddleEastern-flavored Zaatar Glaze (middle), and the tart, spicy, and aromatic Basil Chile Lemonade Glaze (right).
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Herb-Rubbed Baby Back Ribs
Be sure to make plenty of the cherry-Zinfandel barbecue sauce to top the super-succulent ribs.
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Spicy Pork Ribs
Marinating ribs in already prepared harissa pasta, a Tunisian spice, saves time and guarantees spicy, lick-your-fingers-good ribs.
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Grilled Eggplant and Tomato Salad
If you're serving these vegetables with grilled ribs, grill the vegetables first. They're good eaten at room temperature.
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The New Three-Bean Salad
No canned kidney beans here ― and the flavors get even better if you start the salad a day ahead.
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Ice Cream Floats
Nothing makes people happier than an ice cream float bar. To serve 8 people, you'll need at least 2 pts. ice cream or sorbet and 64 oz. cold soda or juice, but having extra encourages experimentation. Serve the ice cream floats in heavy glass mugs ― they retain cold best. (Put mugs in the freezer an hour before using.) Here are some of our favorite combinations:
Coffee Cream = coffee ice cream + cream soda
Coconut Citrus = coconut sorbet + grapefruit soda
Fro-yo Berry = vanilla frozen yogurt + sparkling berry juice
Double Lemon = lemon sorbet + sparking lemonade

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