Name: Fall off the Bone: Baby Back Ribs in the Oven
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 4 People
Ingredients: 1 Rack Baby Back Pork Ribs; 1/2 C Apricot Honey Barbecue Sauce; 1 Tbsp Granulated Garlic; 1 Tbsp Granulated Onion; 1 Tsp Red Chili Powder; 1 Tsp Paprika; 1/2 Tsp Cayenne Pepper; 1/2 Tsp Cumin; 2 Tsp Salt; 1 Tsp Pepper; Foil

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There really isn’t much to say about ribs, because ribs speak for themselves. I love all kinds, and these are the ultimate Fall Off The Bone, eat me any time, spicy, tangy, dry rub and sauce, finger lickin, sauce in the corner of your mouth, whole roll of paper towel using, it is great to be American Baby Back Ribs! And that is all I have to say about it!

Oven Baked Baby Back Ribs slathered in barbecue sauce, broiled, and cut perfectly. This is what I call summer ready.

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Why cook ribs in the oven?

I like to cook my Baby Back Ribs in the oven because it is easy, neat, and never fails me. Once a little prep is done, you simply put these in the oven and let them cook away nice and slow.

Spice up these Baby Back Ribs for excellent flavor all the way through.

Make the spice mixture in advance in a small bowl. I frequently do this when I’m preparing meat. Take out all of the clean spice jars and measure everything out while you have a clean work surface and clean hands. This way, there is no chance contaminating your dry goods.

Season the ribs on both sides with dry seasoning.

Why wrap the ribs in foil?

I use my hands to spread the spice mixture evenly over both sides of the rack of ribs and rub the seasoning. Then I lay the ribs on a large piece of foil and fold into a nice packet with all of the seems facing up. This way the natural juices stay in the foil pack and help flavor and moisten the ribs as they cook. Place the packet on a lined sheet pan, and put it in the oven.

When I use this method, nothing escapes and nothing burns. As the ribs cook in the oven, the juices come out and act as a natural baste. Once the ribs get hot, the juices steam up and create moisture all around the meat. The fat melts into the meat instead of losing it to the pan or the grill.

Lay a large piece of foil down under the rack of ribs, and fold around to create a pouch.

Is Wet or Dry Rub better for Baby Back Ribs?

I’ve honestly had amazing ribs done both ways, but I’m not really a purist. For this recipe, I put the dry rub on first and let the seasoning cook into the meat while it is wrapped in foil. The sauce gets put on at the end.

After 1 hour in the oven, the ribs will be tender. They still need to be browned.

How do I get a beautiful glaze on my oven baked Baby Back Ribs?

Once the meat is cooked through and fall off the bone tender, I remove the ribs from the oven. Then I open the foil packet, and brush on my favorite barbecue sauce. I like a pretty heavy coat on the top of the ribs. Finally, leave the foil open, and put the baby back ribs into the oven under the broiler for a few minutes.

Sauce up these baby back ribs with your favorite barbecue sauce.

In just a few minutes, the sauce on the ribs turns into a beautiful sticky coating, and the rack of ribs are a gorgeously browned and ready to carve up and eat.

Put rack of baby back ribs under a low broiler for 5 minutes to get caramelized sauce.

Cut in between each bones for perfect ribs and ready the wet naps.

Be sure to slather on some of my home-made Apricot Barbecue Sauce.

Apricot Honey Barbecue Sauce

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