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Sweet Baby BBQ Ribs (Oven-Baked)

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These are, beyond any doubt, the best BBQ ribs I have ever put in my mouth. My husband says they beat any restaurant hands down! They are extremely simple (my kinda feast) and can be made with ingredients on hand. They literally fall off the bone … never have they been tough!

Ingredients

  • 4 pounds Pork Ribs
  • ¾ cups Brown Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 Tablespoon Pepper OR Paprika
  • 2 cups Sweet Baby Ray BBQ Original Sauce

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 300 F.
2. Peel off the tough membrane that covers the bony side of the ribs (once you get it going it is not that hard). It’s the clear film on the back.
3. In a small bowl, mix together the sugar and spices to make the rub.
4. Apply rub to ribs on all sides.
5. Lay ribs on two layers of foil, with the shiny side of the foil facing out and meaty side of the rib face down.
6. Lay two layers of foil on top of ribs and roll and crimp edges tightly, edges facing up to seal them.
7. Place the foil-wrapped ribs on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 2 -to 2 1/2 hours or until meat is starting to shrink away from the ends of the bone.
8. Remove from oven and pull ribs out of the foil packages.
9. Heat broiler.
10. Cut ribs into serving sized portions of 2 or 3 ribs each.
11. Arrange the ribs on a broiler pan, bony side up.
12. Brush on the sauce.
13. Broil under broiler for 1 or 2 minutes or until sauce is cooked on and bubbly.
14. Turn ribs over, brush on the sauce and broil that side for 1 or 2 minutes until sauce is cooked on and bubbly.

Take pan out of the oven and serve the ribs with corn on the cob! Absolutely finger lickin’ good!

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Carolyn on 12.22.2013

It was my first time making ribs as well and these were amazing!!!!! Super easy, SUPER yummy!! I am NOT a rib fan and I stood over the sink eating 3 of them. :) Definitely gonna do these again!

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kalimanhattan on 11.14.2010

Really good, especially Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Original Sauce! My first time making ribs and my man loved them :)

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traewilder on 4.27.2010

Fabulous! My first time making ribs, and they were simple, and delicious!!!

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read2sew on 2.18.2010

Made these last night and they are wonderful! So easy to make, not a lot of clean up, and a big hit with the family.

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brandileigh on 2.1.2010

I looovvveee ribs but hate how long they normally take to make so I was excited to try these out! It could not have been easier to make and these are DELICIOUS! My family of 5 loved them so into the recipe rotation these will go! My only suggestion for those who don’t like any hint of spiciness would be to either lower the pepper measurement or leave it out. I used 1/2 Tbsp knowing my kiddos would NOT eat these if they were spicy and they were still a tad hot for my 3 y/o. I just rinsed hers off and she loved them! I also used almost 2 lbs instead of 4 and cooked them for 1 1/2 hours and the meat was perfect!

Try these if you or someone you knows likes ribs….they will not disappoint!

Great recipe aday!

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Chez Kern on 9.15.2020

I’ve been using this recipe for years. I originally found it when I was looking for a ribs recipe to enter a neighborhood ribs competition. These ribs ended up being voted as the best! Even beating out several which had been tended to for hours on the grill. I had never even made ribs before. Suffice it to say this has been my recipe since. These are easy to do and delicious!

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Mrs. Z. on 7.27.2017

I’ve tried so many rib recipes, from the simple to the complicated, and this is the one my family loves. Other rubs are too spicy, especially for kids, but not this one. We don’t like Sweet Baby Ray’s, but that is the ONLY change I make – I use the exact rub in the recipe, and simply brush on a different BBQ sauce. It’s so simple that if I could give it 6 stars, I would!

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Katy on 10.18.2014

I made this last night for dinner and it was a big hit! Super easy and even the kids loved it!

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Pippi on 7.6.2013

Excellent! This method works wonderfully and it is so easy to change up the rub or sauce. Yummy!

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Susan on 4.30.2013

Yummy!!! And easy to make.

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