Chili Rubbed Baby Back Ribs & Espresso BBQ Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons hot Mexican-style chili powder
• 1 Tablespoon paprika
• 1 Tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 Teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 pounds baby back pork ribs
• 1 12- ounce bottle dark beer
• 1 18- ounce bottle good-quality barbecue sauce
• 1/2 Cup water
• 2 tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar
• 1 Tablespoon instant espresso powder

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400F.
• Whisk chili powder, paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper in small bowl to blend.
• Rub spice mixture all over ribs. Place ribs in heavy large roasting pan.
• Boil beer in medium saucepan until reduced to 1 cup, about 5 minutes.
• Pour beer around ribs. Cover pan tightly with foil.
• Bake ribs until fork-tender, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
• Combine barbecue sauce, 1/2 cup water, brown sugar, and espresso powder in heavy medium saucepan.
• Simmer until flavors blend and sauce thickens slightly, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. (Ribs and barbecue sauce can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cool slightly, then cover separately and refrigerate.)
• Prepare barbecue (medium heat).
• Brush ribs with some barbecue sauce.
• Grill ribs just until heated through, about 3 minutes per side.
• Transfer ribs to platter. Bring remaining sauce to simmer.
• Brush ribs with more barbecue sauce. Serve ribs, passing remaining barbecue sauce separately.