Tim McGraw shares his favorite recipe for mouth-watering ribs

When you’re firing up the grill this summer, Tim McGraw has a few tips and tricks for making the best ribs.

In partnership with ButcherBox, a company that delivers organic meat, the country star is sharing his favorite recipe for making ribs fresh on the grill. The brine he uses includes dark brown sugar, finely ground espresso beans, chipotle pepper powder, smoked paprika and salt and pepper.

When it comes time to cook, Tim will brown the ribs first then put them on the top rack of the grill where he’ll baste them on high heat, noting that they come out “just as tender” as if he were to cook them for several hours. “For me it works pretty good,” he says in video as he’s working the grill.

Turns out, ribs are a favorite at the McGraw household, especially amongst he and Faith Hill‘s three daughters, Gracie, Audrey and Maggie.

“My girls ask for ribs. I spend a lot of time on the grill with ribs because they love them,” he describes.