BBQ Ribs Recipe - Ribs in the Oven
By habee
BBQ ribs recipe - baked ribs
If you think a BBQ ribs recipe can only be tasty if it’s cooked on the grill or smoker, think again. Ribs in the oven can be delicious, and they’re a heck of a lot easier to make than they are outdoors. Baked ribs might include any type of oven baked pork ribs, including baby back ribs, country ribs, or spare ribs. For this specific recipe, I used spare ribs. In fact, I used spare ribs that I purchased from a humane kill slaughterhouse. The oven baked ribs were super tender and moist, yet I didn’t cook them to the falling-apart point. I like a little “chew” to my baked BBQ ribs. When you bake ribs instead of grilling them, the moisture level remains high. If, like me, you like a ribs recipe that includes some crunch on the exterior, don’t worry. I’m going to tell you how to bake ribs in the oven that will be tender and tasty, with some crunch and chew. For this baked BBQ ribs recipe, I used a sugar-free citrus barbecue sauce, but any type of sauce will work. Also, once the baked spare ribs were just about cooked through, I cut them into sections of about two or three ribs each. I’ve explained to you before how I am about surface area – more surface area means more sauce! I love lots of barbecue sauce on my oven baked spare ribs, just as I do on many other foods.
Holle’s oven baked ribs
What you’ll need:
1 slab spare ribs
¼ cup brown sugar or brown sugar substitute
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon paprika
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons black pepper
2 teaspoons cayenne
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon Liquid Smoke
BBQ sauce
Directions: Remove silver skin from back of ribs. Rinse ribs and pat dry. In a small bowl, combine dry ingredients. Add cider vinegar and Liquid Smoke to form a wet BBQ rub. Rub ribs all over with mixture and wrap tightly in at least two layers of foil. Place wrapped spare ribs on a cookie sheet or shallow baking pan and leave in the fridge overnight.
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Place ribs in oven, just as they are – in the foil and on the baking sheet. Bake ribs for two hours. Once you take the ribs out of the oven, increase the heat to 400 degrees. Remove from foil and cut ribs into sections. Brush each section generously with BBQ sauce.
Line the baking pan with foil and place ribs on pan. Bake ribs at 400 degrees for about one hour. If you want crispier ribs, turn on oven broiler for a few minutes. I actually like just a little burn on my baked ribs.
Comments
Looks rather yummy. I'll pass this on to the cook in the family. Voting this Up and Useful.
The picture alone makes my mouth water. I love ribs and the tangy taste you get when you bite into them. Your recipe is simple and I think I could follow it with little effort. I haven't tried wrapping them in foil so this trick is on my next rib recipe experience. Great idea for Super Bowl day coming up shortlly.
My parents bake their ribs all of the time and they are delicious; although, their ribs are usually the fall-off-the-bone type. I'll have to tell them how to make them a bit crunchy! Thanks, Habee! ;)
I jumped over several hubs to get here. I have one thing to say. I LOVE YOU HOLLE!
Oh, this looks delicious. I love the fact that they're cooked in the oven, because our freezing weather means that the grill can't come out this week. Making ribs in the oven is a wonderful thing for us northerly folk!
I make my ribs in the oven and they literally fall off the bone. Your recipe sounds delicious.
This sounds delicious! I'd love to try ribs in the oven sometime.
Superb recipe Habee. I shall definitely give this a try. Thank you.
Habee,
Yum! Oh, so much neater than the messy grill.
Thanks for the recipe--looks yummy and easy.
So true, Sis. Maybe I should call my baked ribs "Hubber ribs." lol
Many thanks, alocsin!
Teaches, baked ribs for the Super Bowl is a great idea! In fact, you could slice the BBQ ribs into individual bones and serve them as finger food.
Robin, some people prefer the fall-off-the-bone baked ribs, but as I said in the hub, I prefer BBQ ribs that are a little crunchy on the outside. Thanks for reading!
Cardisa, I love you, too! Glad you liked my BBQ ribs recipe for ribs in the oven.
Leah, I can't use the cold weather excuse because we've barely had any winter at all. Still, I like ribs in the oven when I can't get the old man to fire up the grill or smoker. lol
Great minds, Bpop. Great minds. lol
random, you gotta try baked ribs, girlfriend!
Thanks, one2get! I appreciate your stopping by for a read.
Goldie, ribs in the oven are MUCH less messy than BBQ ribs on the grill! Thanks for reading!
Anglnwu, you are quite welcome! Good to see you!
Angela Blair 3 months ago
Great recipe, Habee - and as usual, you describe it so my mouth waters in anticipation even if I'm not getting ready to cook. I'm a huge fan of "oven ribs" 'cause you can go back to the computer while they cook -- writer's delight! I've saved this recipe and am sure going to give it a whirl. Voted Up -- Bestest, Sis