Grilled Beef Ribs with Sweet-and-Sticky Barbecue Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon salt
• 10 whole black peppercorns
• 2 whole bay leaves
• 1 ½ cups coarsely chopped carrots
• 1 onion, halved lengthwise
• 2 ½ cups coarsely chopped celery
• 3 racks beef back ribs (about 9 pounds total), each rack cut in half
• + 7 more ingredients
• • ½ teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 2 ¼ teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 8-ounce can crushed pineapple in juice
  • 1 cup honey
  • 3 ½ cups ketchup

1. Combine first 7 ingredients in large deep saucepan. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until very thick, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour. Cool sauce. (Can be made 1 week ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) 2. Place ribs in heavy large pot. Add celery, onion, carrots, bay leaves, pepp...

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