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Oven-Baked Barbecue Baby Back Ribs

Ingredients · Serves 4 · Prep 20 min · Total 3 hr 10 min

  • Ribs
  • 5 lb baby back pork ribs, 2 racks
  • Rub
  • 3 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ½ tsp mustard powder
  • Glaze
  • 1 cup barbecue sauce
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
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Oven-Baked Barbecue Baby Back Ribs

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 275°F with a rack in the middle.
  2. Set a rack bone side up. Slide a butter knife under the thin, shiny membrane on one end bone, grip it with a paper towel and peel it off.
  3. Repeat with the second rack.
  4. Stir the rub ingredients together in a small bowl and rub them all over both racks.
  5. Lay each rack meat side up on a large sheet of heavy-duty foil. Fold the foil over and crimp the edges to seal tightly.
  6. Set the foil packets on a rimmed sheet pan.
  7. Bake until the meat is tender and has pulled back from the bone ends by about 1/2 inch.
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Steps, continued

  1. Carefully open the foil (hot steam will escape). The ribs are at least 145°F (63°C) by now and need to be very tender before you go on.
  2. Stir the barbecue sauce and vinegar together and brush a thick layer over the meat side of the ribs.
  3. Fold the foil open so it forms a tray under the ribs. Move an oven rack about 6 inches below the broiler and turn the broiler to high.
  4. Broil until the sauce bubbles and caramelizes in spots. Watch closely; sugar burns fast.
  5. Let the ribs rest, then cut between the bones and serve with more sauce.
  6. Cook to 145°F inside (check with a thermometer).