I tried ribs recipes from Ina Garten, Guy Fieri, and Rachael Ray, and the best was a little boozy

Pascale MondesirAug 13, 2024, 20:49 IST

I don't usually make ribs from scratch, so I turned to some popular chefs for recipes.Pascale Mondesir

I tried three barbecue-ribs recipes from chefs Ina Garten, Guy Fieri, and Rachael Ray.
Garten's sauce was thick and tasty, but Fieri's ribs were too sweet, tangy, and difficult to make.

Ribs are a quintessential American staple, especially in the South.

But I usually only buy ribs that are already seasoned and come with a barbecue sauce vacuum-sealed along with the meat. All I need to do is warm them up in the oven.

To expand my culinary skills, I decided to try three homemade ribs recipes from Ina Garten, Guy Fieri, and Rachael Ray to see which popular chef has the best spin on the classic dish.

Garten's recipe seemed straightforward, but her sauce is loaded with ingredients.

I had to gather a lot of different ingredients to make Ina Garten's sauce.Pascale Mondesir

I had to move my sauce into a bigger pot because there were so many ingredients.

I started in a saucepan but moved to a bigger pot.Pascale Mondesir

I started the cooking process in the oven.

The recipe said to cook the ribs for closer to 1 1/2 hours, but I kept them in a little longer.Pascale Mondesir

I was a big fan of Garten's sauce.

The final step was cooking the ribs on a grill.Pascale Mondesir

Fieri's recipe called for a simple brine.

There were fewer ingredients in Guy Fieri's recipe.Pascale Mondesir

For this recipe, I cooked the meat without the sauce.

Most of the cooking happened in the oven.Pascale Mondesir

While the ribs cooked, I started on the sauce.

I had to use an immersion blender to make Guy Fieri's sauce.Pascale Mondesir

I, unfortunately, didn't like the results of this recipe.

I wasn't a huge fan of Guy Fieri's flavors.Pascale Mondesir

Ray's recipe let whiskey take center stage.

Rachael Ray built her recipe around Southern Comfort.Pascale Mondesir

I patted the dry rub over the baby-back ribs.

The flavor here comes from a dry rub and a sauce.Pascale Mondesir

While the ribs cooked, I prepared the sauce.

Rachael Ray's sauce was really more like a glaze.Pascale Mondesir

These ribs were amazing.

I'm a big fan of Rachael Ray's ribs recipe.Pascale Mondesir

Ray's ribs were easily my favorite.

I'm definitely going to make these ribs again.Pascale Mondesir

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