Dive into the realm of smoky, fall-off-the-bone barbecue baby back ribs, tantalizing your taste buds with a symphony of flavors. Experience the perfect blend of sweet, tangy, and savory, achieved through a meticulous process that combines oven-baking and grilling techniques. Embark on a culinary journey where each recipe unveils its own unique twist, catering to a range of preferences and skill levels. From classic barbecue sauce to mouthwatering dry rubs, discover the secrets to creating restaurant-quality ribs in the comfort of your own kitchen. Whether you prefer a sticky, glazed finish or a crispy, charred exterior, these recipes will guide you towards rib perfection. Prepare to satisfy your cravings and impress your dinner guests with these delectable barbecue baby back ribs, a true testament to grilling mastery.
Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!
THE ULTIMATE BBQ BABY BACK RIBS RECIPE
BBQ baby back ribs cooked slow on the grill with a homemade spice rub + your favorite BBQ sauce. This is the Ultimate BBQ Baby Back Ribs Recipe, with ribs that are tender & flavorful meat that falls right off the bone!
Provided by Krista
Categories Pork
Time 3h40m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325ºF.
- Remove the membrane or silverskin from the bottom side of the ribs. (see photo above) Flip over the rib rack so you are looking at the bottom side (the side without the meat.) Go to one end of the rib rack, using a knife slide it under the silverskin and pull. It should peel right off in one swipe. Once you have removed this part from all 3 full racks, set them aside and prepare the spice rub.
- In a small bowl, mix garlic powder, paprika, chili powder, cinnamon, salt, and pepper.
- Next, rub this spice blend on the top side of each rack and place racks in two 13×9 baking dishes or in a roasting pan.
- Next, evenly spread the onion quarters and garlic cloves between the two baking dishes, placing the onions and garlic cloves on top of or underneath the racks of ribs.
- Lastly, add a 1/2″ of water to the bottom of each baking to dish. Completely cover each dish with aluminum foil. Place in oven and bake for 3 hours. {thats right.. you heard me... long and slow}
- Remove from the oven, discard the onions and garlic cloves. Place rack of ribs on medium heat grill with bottom side facing down.
- Slather each side of the ribs with your favorite BBQ sauce and grill each side for 5-7 minutes.
- Remove the ribs from the grill and let them rest for 5-10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1/2 rack, Calories 357 calories, Sugar 16 g, Sodium 1100 mg, Fat 18 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 25 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 22 g, Cholesterol 75 mg
BAKED BABY BACK RIBS
Even a barbeque purist cannot scoff at these foil-wrapped, baked and glazed baby back ribs. They're satisfyingly sweet, savory, smoky and flavorful. The meat falls off the bones! Baking in foil also reduces the amount of clean up. You'll be busy enjoying these ribs -- who has time for dishes?
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 3h20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, chipotle chile powder, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, seafood seasoning and black pepper.
- Place each slab of ribs on a piece of aluminum foil large enough to fold over and seal, then place on a baking sheet. Do not seal the ribs in the foil yet (see Cook's Note). Generously sprinkle the dry rub on both sides of the ribs. Place in the refrigerator, meat-side down and uncovered, for at least 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
- In a small bowl, combine the apple cider, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, Worcestershire and minced garlic. Pour half the liquid over each slab and tightly seal each in the aluminum foil, crimping the edges to make a packet.
- Transfer the foil packets and baking sheet to the oven and bake until the meat is tender and starts to pull away from the bones, about 2 hours.
- Remove the sheet pan from the oven. Carefully open the aluminum packets and pour the braising liquid into a small saucepan. Bring the liquid to a simmer over medium heat until it becomes a thick and syrupy glaze, about 4 minutes.
- While the braising liquid reduces, line a baking sheet with foil and gently transfer the ribs to it. Position a rack on the top level of the oven and preheat the broiler.
- Using a pastry brush, generously brush the ribs with about half the glaze. Place the ribs under the broiler for about 1 minute. Brush with the remaining glaze and return to the broiled until charred in spots, about 1 minute more. Slice each rack between the bones into 2-rib portions and serve.
BAKED BBQ BABY BACK RIBS
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.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Pork Rib Recipes Baby Back Ribs
Time 3h20m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
- 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.
- Place ribs meat-side down on aluminum foil. Prick back of rib rack several times with a knife.
- Generously apply coating of dry rub to all sides of rib rack.
- With rib rack meat-side down, fold foil around it to create a tight seal. Transfer to sheet pan.
- Bake in preheated oven until tender and cooked through, about 2 hours. Remove and cool 15 minutes.
- Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Open foil, drain and discard any accumulated juices and fat. Brush barbeque sauce on all sides of rack.
- 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.
- Cut rack into individual rib segments and serve with more barbeque sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 488.4 calories, Carbohydrate 51.8 g, Cholesterol 87.6 mg, Fat 22.9 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 18.9 g, SaturatedFat 8.2 g, Sodium 782.3 mg, Sugar 42.2 g
LOW & SLOW OVEN BAKED RIBS - SUPER SIMPLE!
This is truly the ONLY rib recipe you will ever need. Ribs simply don't get any better than this! You'll need a fork and knife to eat these, as they will FALL OFF THE BONE. . .tastier than you can imagine. And they couldn't be easier, just throw them in the oven and you are good to go. . .just make sure you have some of your favorite BBQ sauce on hand!
Provided by januarybride
Categories Pork
Time 4h20m
Yield 1/3 rack of ribs, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 225 degrees.
- Season your ribs with Dale's marinade, your favorite rib rub, grill seasoning, or simply salt and pepper.
- Place ribs, meat side down, in baking dishes.
- Cover the baking dishes with aluminum foil and place in the oven.
- If you are using small baby back ribs, take out after 3.5 hours. If you are using regular baby back or St. Louis style ribs, then take out after 4 hours.
- Drain off the drippings. Flip the ribs over using two spatulas (and an extra set of hands if you have them) so the meat side is up. Be careful, as they may be so tender they fall apart.
- Put a layer of BBQ sauce on the ribs and return to the oven uncovered for an additional 20-30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and serve them up with a side of potato salad and some baked beans.
BBQ BABY BACK RIBS
Making this BBQ rib recipe in the Instant Pot is much faster than doing it on the grill, and you can make them any time of the year.
Provided by Coco Morante
Categories Grill/Barbecue Pork Rib Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Meat Quick & Easy Wheat/Gluten-Free Paleo
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- With a rack bone side up, and starting at one end, slip a knife tip under the translucent membrane, loosening it from the bone. Once you have lifted enough to get a good grip, grasp the membrane with a paper towel and peel it off the rack (or ask your butcher to do this). Repeat with the remaining rack(s). Cut the rack(s) in half crosswise.
- Stack the ribs in the Instant Pot. Pour in the apple juice and vinegar. Secure the lid and move the Pressure Release to Sealing. Select the Meat/Stew setting and set the cooking time for 20 minutes at high pressure. (For meat-falling-off-the-bone ribs, set the cooking time for 25 minutes.)
- Let the pressure release naturally for 15 minutes. While the pressure is releasing, preheat the oven to 400° F and line a sheet pan with aluminum foil or a silicone baking mat.
- When 15 minutes have passed, move the Pressure Release to Venting to release any remaining steam. Open the pot and, using a pair of tongs, transfer the ribs to the prepared sheet pan. Discard the cooking liquid.
- Brush the ribs on both sides with the barbecue sauce, then bake for about 10 minutes, until the sauce is a caramelized and browned. Remove from the oven, cut the ribs apart, and serve.
ONE-PAN BBQ BABY BACK RIBS RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: baby back ribs, salt, black pepper, paprika, cayenne pepper, dried oregano, brown sugar, BBQ sauce, green beans
Provided by Robert Broadfoot
Categories Dinner
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 275˚F (140˚C).
- Season the ribs with salt, black pepper, paprika, cayenne pepper, oregano, and brown sugar. Rub in the seasonings evenly on both sides.
- Place the ribs on a baking sheet lined with foil. Cover the ribs with foil.
- Bake for 2 hours.
- Increase the oven temperature to 500˚F (260˚C).
- Carefully uncover the ribs. Spread BBQ sauce evenly on top of the ribs.
- Place green beans on the sides of the pan. Season the green beans with salt.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Transfer the ribs to a cutting board.
- Cut between the bones to separate into individual ribs. Serve with green beans.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 548 calories, Carbohydrate 48 grams, Fat 29 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 21 grams, Sugar 36 grams
NO FAIL BBQ BABY BACK RIBS (GRILL)
Pushing 52 years old, I have tried every BBQ rib recipe out there. Slow smoked, different rubs, etc.. Sure, lot of them good, some of them just OK. Problem is, never could seem to repeat a good recipe, so came up with this. Super easy, super simple, and one that has been requested at least 20 times by friends and family. If you like Sweet Baby Ray's Original BBQ sauce, you'll probably like this.
Provided by jwalenta
Time 4h20m
Yield 2-3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Remove silver skin from bone side of ribs. Never used to do this, but now understand why the pros do. Using the tine of a dinner fork helps get things started, then it just peels off.
- Put a large sheet of foil on the counter and place the ribs meat side down. You want enough foil to VERY lightly wrap (or tent) the ribs for grilling.
- All the spice measurements above are estimates. We like things a bit on the zippy side, but not burning hot -- just a little bite. With that said, we season the bone side of the ribs heavy with garlic powder, medium heavy with cayenne, medium heavy with pepper, and light with salt. Really hard to over do it, as after 4+ hours on the grill, the spices seem to mellow.
- Flip the ribs and repeat the seasoning. Again, may look heavy, but the flavors kinda vanish during cooking. Why you need to try it once and adjust to taste the 2nd time. I never taste the garlic no matter how much I put on, but the cayenne does adjust the spiciness. Even when we go pretty heavy with the cayenne, it is not over-powering.
- Lightly wrap the ribs. You want to create a tent on top so the foil does not touch the meat. Pull up the ends lightly and seal. You do want to seal things so moisture does not escape. You can put these in the fridge all day, or put on the grill immediately.
- I have a Weber Genesis gas grill that has a front, center and rear burner. Don't have to pre-heat, but I only turn on the front burner to low-medium -- grill will heat to about 250 degrees. Place the ribs towards the rear of the grill (away from the burner). Leave them there for 2 hours. Nothing you need to do except make sure the temp stays around 250. 200 is fine, 300 is fine -- but lower seems to produce better results.
- After 2 hours, open the foil and coat with BBQ sauce. Should be a lot of juice in the foil at this point. If not, add some water, beer, or something. Re-seal the foil and let them go another 2 hours.
- Now the tricky part. Pull the ribs towards the front the grill. Get a couple wide spatulas, open the foil, and carefully lift the rack of ribs from the foil and place directly on the center of the grill. At this point, the ribs will be pretty much done. Remove the foil from the grill. Turn on all the burners and coat the ribs with sauce. Close the lid. Things should start smoking from the sauce dripping and burning. If things are not smoking, turn up the heat. Keep an eye on things at this point. You do want a nice char, but you don't want to overdo it. Maybe 10-20 minutes for this step.
- Get the 2 spatulas and remove to a cookie sheet or platter. Enjoy.
- If you like Sweet Baby Ray's Original, you will like these. Fall off the bone every single time, and they require very little effort or attention. You can adjust the base seasoning to your liking. I have made these with the same general recipe and process from anywhere between 3 hours and 6 hours with very little loss in outcome. Hence the reason I call it "no fail".
Tips:
- Choose the right ribs: Baby back ribs are the most popular type of ribs for this recipe, but you can also use spare ribs or St. Louis-style ribs.
- Trim the ribs: Remove the membrane from the back of the ribs to help the sauce penetrate the meat.
- Season the ribs: Use a dry rub to season the ribs before cooking. This will help create a flavorful crust.
- Cook the ribs low and slow: The best way to cook ribs is to cook them low and slow. This will help the meat become tender and fall off the bone.
- Baste the ribs: Baste the ribs with a sauce or marinade during the cooking process. This will help keep the ribs moist and flavorful.
- Let the ribs rest: Let the ribs rest for 10-15 minutes before serving. This will help the juices redistribute throughout the meat.
Conclusion:
BBQ Baby Back Ribs in the Oven is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for any occasion. By following these tips, you can create tender, fall-off-the-bone ribs that your family and friends will love. So fire up your oven and get cooking!
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