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Grilled Coca Cola Pork Ribs Recipe

June 17, 2019

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It’s summertime and you know what that means – grilling! We love hanging outside during the summer and grilling. My favorite thing to grill is pork. Pork is simple, versatile, and flavorful! I’ve got a coca-cola pork ribs recipe today that you’re going to LOVE.

Coca Cola Pork Ribs Recipe

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 6 1/2 hours

INGREDIENTS

  • Smithfield® Extra Tender Fresh Pork Spareribs
  • 2 cans of cola
  • 2 cloves of minced garlic
  • 1 onion
  • 2 cups of ketchup
  • 1/2 cup white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons of brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon of chili powder
  • Pork BBQ seasoning

DIRECTIONS

1: Pick Up Your Pork

I get my pork and all my ingredients at my local Walmart. My go-to pork is Smithfield® Extra Tender Fresh Pork Spareribs. Walmart has fresh pork and it’s high quality! Smithfield is my go-to brand for fresh pork, but feel free to purchase your preferred brand.

Cola Grilled Spare Ribs Recipe | Greta Hollar

2: Preheat Your Grill

For this recipe, 225°F and set up for indirect cooking. Fill a drip pan with water and place it under the cooking surface. Also, make sure you add woodchips for smoke.

3: Time to Season

Take your Smithfield Extra Tender Fresh Pork Spareribs out of the package season your ribs with BBQ season and rub them into the meat. Marinated fresh pork and fresh pork ribs have great flavor and are an easy go-to for summer grilling.

Cola Grilled Spare Ribs Recipe | Greta Hollar

4: Place on the Grill

Place the ribs directly onto the grill and cook for 3 hours at 225°.

Cola Grilled Spare Ribs Recipe | Greta Hollar

5: Bring on the Cola

Pack each individual half rack of ribs in aluminum foil and pour about 1/4 of a can of cola into the foil with the ribs.

Cola Grilled Spare Ribs Recipe | Greta Hollar
Cola Grilled Spare Ribs Recipe | Greta Hollar

6: Wrap the Ribs Up and Return to the Cooker

Cook the wrapped ribs for 2 hours at 225°F.

7: Time for Some Marinating 

Heat oil in a medium pan and add the garlic and onion. Once the garlic and onion are soft add one can on cola. Then add the ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, and chili powder. Stir and bring to boil. Then let it simmer for an hour.

Cola Grilled Spare Ribs Recipe | Greta Hollar

Step 8: Add Cola Mixture to Ribs

Once the ribs have cooked for two hours and the sauce has simmered, take the ribs out of the foil and brush the cola mixture on the ribs. Add them back to the grill and let the ribs cook for an hour. After 30 minutes, feel free to brush more of the cola mixture on the ribs!

Cola Grilled Spare Ribs Recipe | Greta Hollar
Cola Grilled Spare Ribs Recipe | Greta Hollar

Step 9: Time to Eat

Once the ribs have cooked an hour, take them off the grill, and enjoy!

  • Cola Grilled Spare Ribs Recipe | Greta Hollar
  • Cola Grilled Spare Ribs Recipe | Greta Hollar
  • Cola Grilled Spare Ribs Recipe | Greta Hollar
  • Cola Grilled Spare Ribs Recipe | Greta Hollar
  • Cola Grilled Spare Ribs Recipe | Greta Hollar

Now, an important thing to keep in mind when grilling pork chops, loins, and roasts; they’re the best when cooked at 145℉ with a 3-minute rest. If you like your pork medium rare: 145-150℉, medium: 150-155℉, medium well: 155-160℉, and well: 160℉.

The prep time is quick, but the coca-cola pork ribs take a while to marinate and cook. It may take a few hours but it’s SO worth it! While the ribs were on the grill, we’d go out and check on them and my mouth would water in anticipation. These are the best spare ribs I’ve ever tasted and worth every second.

If you’re looking for more info on fresh pork, check it out here and at your local Walmart!

What’s your favorite thing to grill during the summer? Share with me in a comment below!

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Comments

  1. Rach says

    June 17, 2019 at 1:16 pm

    I love eating ribs! And this cola grilled recipe sounds amazing!

    http://www.rdsobsessions.com

  2. Cathy says

    June 17, 2019 at 3:07 pm

    Mmm this looks so yummy! I will have to try this out. Thank you for the recipe!

    XOXO
    Cathy

  3. Stephanie says

    June 17, 2019 at 4:26 pm

    Growing up, my friend’s dad ALWAYS marinated his grilled meat in Coca-Cola. I thought it was nutty at the time, but then I tasted it and realized it’s DELISH. Love this concept for ribs!

  4. Kileen says

    June 17, 2019 at 9:50 pm

    These sound so yummy babe! So perfect for a Summer time barbecue!

    Kileen
    cute & little

  5. Sarah Lindner says

    June 18, 2019 at 11:13 am

    mmm, this sounds delicious!! I am def trying this recipe over the sumemr!

    xoxo Sarah

  6. Anabelle says

    June 18, 2019 at 3:43 pm

    I need to make these! Perfect for summer.

  7. Candace Hampton says

    June 18, 2019 at 9:06 pm

    Sounds great, but unfortunately I can’t have it since I’m vegetarian and so is my husband. I do have a lot of friends that love ribs and have mentioned a similar recipe. I’ll share this with them. I bet that it’s the perfect recipe for this 4th of July. Thanks for sharing!

    Candace Hampton
    http://www.thebeautybeau.com

  8. Nailil says

    June 18, 2019 at 9:32 pm

    These look so tasty. I have to try these this summer.

    Xx, Nailil
    http://thirtyminusone.com

  9. Laura S says

    June 19, 2019 at 5:42 am

    Holy moly these sound and look delicious! Definitely going to need to put these on our must-try list!

  10. Kristina says

    June 19, 2019 at 10:49 am

    Ribs with coke.. would’ve never thought of that but looks delicious!

  11. Laura Leigh says

    June 20, 2019 at 3:33 pm

    Another great recipe my husband would absolutely love! Thank you for giving me all these ideas gal – keeping my husband happy haha.

    xo Laura Leigh
    http://www.louellareese.com

  12. Ada says

    June 20, 2019 at 10:21 pm

    Oh this looks so delicious! Yum.

  13. Kari Kriewald says

    June 21, 2019 at 12:26 pm

    These sound amazing! Yum!

  14. Marlene says

    June 23, 2019 at 1:40 am

    I love grilling seafood in the summer! Well, my husband grills it not me lol

  15. Azanique S Rawl says

    June 23, 2019 at 9:42 pm

    What an easy recipe! I need to try this for our grilling night this week 🙂

    -xo, Azanique | https://www.lotsofsass.com

  16. Lindsay says

    June 24, 2019 at 8:02 pm

    We love making ribs in the summer and these look so amazing!!

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