Caribbean Pineapple Baby Back Ribs with Pineapple Barbecue Sauce

Barbecue—both the technique of smoke roasting and the word itself—originated in the Caribbean (here you can read how it was done in the sixteenth century) by the Taíno Indians in what is now the Dominican Republic. Columbus managed to miss it (at least he never mentioned it in his journals), but he did encounter several New World ingredients that became staples for the world’s grill masters, among them the chile pepper, allspice, and pineapple. All three come together in a dish of Trinidadi