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Baked BBQ Baby Back Ribs Recipe
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Baked BBQ Baby Back Ribs

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"If you're in the mood for a little virtual trip into summer, give this technique a try. This works with literally any dry rub and barbecue sauce combo." 

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Original recipe makes 1 rib rack Change Servings

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
  2. Mix ancho chile powder, white sugar, brown sugar, salt, black pepper, cumin, dry mustard, cayenne pepper, and chipotle pepper in a small bowl until combined.
  3. Place ribs meat-side down on aluminum foil. Prick back of rib rack several times with a knife.
  4. Generously apply coating of dry rub to all sides of rib rack.
  5. With rib rack meat-side down, fold foil around it to create a tight seal. Transfer to sheet pan.
  6. Bake in preheated oven until tender and cooked through, about 2 hours. Remove and cool 15 minutes.
  7. Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  8. Open foil, drain and discard any accumulated juices and fat. Brush barbeque sauce on all sides of rack.
  9. Place rack meat-side up and return to oven, leaving foil open. Bake for 10 minutes, remove from oven, and brush another layer of barbeque sauce on meat-side only. Repeat baking and brushing with sauce 4 more times, for a total of 50 minutes baking time.
  10. Cut rack into individual rib segments and serve with more barbeque sauce.
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  • PREP 15 mins
  • COOK 2 hrs 50 mins
  • READY IN 3 hrs 20 mins
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Most Helpful Positive Review
Apr 27, 2012

This is a 10 star recipe - the best & easiest method to make ribs. As indicated - use your favorite dry rub and your favorite BBQ sauce but use this low and slow method. For make ahead 'ready to BBQ Ribs' I usually coat the ribs in the dry rub and wrap tightly and let sit in the refrigerator over night. Bake at 250 for at LEAST 2 hours - sometimes they take longer. Then I let them cool in the package - drain the juices out of the package and store in the refrigerator until we are ready to grill. Finishing them on the grill, using indirect heat is so easy and there is virtually no clean up other than to wipe your chops and toss the bones. Enjoy!

 
Most Helpful Critical Review
Sep 11, 2012

Not my cup of tea. Too dry and way too much sauce.

 

44 Ratings

Jul 17, 2012

Finger lickin' good! The key to "fall-off the bones" tender ribs is in the cooking method - low and slow is the way to go and this method is perfect for anytime you want ribs or if it happens to be raining and you can't grill. And, as Chef John states this works with any dry rub and bbq sauce. So, you can use your favorite combination or get creative -either way you're in for a treat! I used the rub in the recipe, but played with it a bit to use what I had on hand. I cut the recipe in half because we had a small rack of baby back ribs and since I didn't have dried chipolte pepper I subbed garlic powder instead. For the bbq sauce I opted for KC Masterpiece. We finished these on the grill over low heat basting just as the recipe states for the last 20 minutes. This was so simple and so delicious - perfect with a side of coleslaw and cornbread!

 
May 30, 2012

I made this yesterday wowie was it ever good! I didn't have "ancho" chile powder so I used regular chile powder in its place. Also didn't have chipotle pepper. I added some garlic powder. The meat was so tender I actually couldn't cut through it...fell right off the bone! Overall this will be my GO TO recipe for ribs! Thanks Chef John!

 
May 31, 2012

Absolutely the best oven baked BBQ rib recipe I have ever tried !!! I''ve been on the hunt for a really good oven baked rib recipe, and most have fallen short of my expectations. Cooking times are spot on, and the ribs are fall-off-the-bone tender!This one is a keeper. You won't be disappointed! Thanks Chef John! I'll definitely be trying other recipes of yours!

 
Jun 04, 2012

This recipe will give you good tender ribs. With that said, there is nothing special about the recipe itself. Like Chef John says, you can really season it with anything you want. All I had on hand was the white and brown sugars, plain chili powder and salt and pepper. I did add some bbq seasoning to it to add extra flavor sicne I did not have those other seasonings. The main thing to this recipe is the foil cooking method because I use this method with other meats (they always come out tender). Also, I used pork spare ribs instead and they still came out tender just had to cook an additional 30 minutes. By pork already being salty, I found that 1/4 cup salt was too much. Next time, I'll cut down to maybe 2 or 3 tablespoons. I'll also add more brown sugar... they weren't quiet sweet enough to me but still good.

 
May 26, 2012

Awesome recipe, I had never made ribs before, and they came out perfect!!!

 
Jul 31, 2012

Wow I love this recipe. I was looking for a good way to do ribs without having to use a grill in case of bad weather and now I think I'll be using this method for ribs as often as possible. The meat was literally falling off the bone and oh so good.

 

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Nutrition

  • Calories
  • 488 kcal
  • 24%
  • Carbohydrates
  • 51.8 g
  • 17%
  • Cholesterol
  • 88 mg
  • 29%
  • Fat
  • 22.9 g
  • 35%
  • Fiber
  • 1.5 g
  • 6%
  • Protein
  • 18.9 g
  • 38%
  • Sodium
  • 10948 mg
  • 438%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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