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The Best Oven Baked (Foil-Wrapped) Baby Back Ribs

Tender, tasty and juicy these ribs are always requested by my family.
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Additional Time 5 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 55 minutes
Servings 4 people
Author Jennifer Morrisey

Ingredients

Kansas City Style Barbeque Sauce:

  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1/2 teaspoons hickory-flavored liquid smoke
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • pinch cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper.

Ribs:

  • 4 lbs Smithfield Baby Back Pork Ribs
  • 4 tablespoons Bar-B-Que Creole Seasoning Blend Recipe
  • 2 cups Kansas City Style Barbeque Sauce

Instructions

To Make the Kansas City Style Barbeque Sauce:

  • A day before, in a large saucepan over medium heat, mix together the ketchup, tomato sauce, brown sugar, wine vinegar, molasses, liquid smoke, and butter. Season with garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, paprika, celery seed, cinnamon, cayenne, salt, and pepper.
  • Reduce heat to low, and simmer for up to 20 minutes. For a thicker sauce, simmer longer, and for thinner, less time is needed. A sauce can also be thinned using a bit of water if necessary. Brush sauce onto any kind of meat during the last 10 minutes of cooking.

Oven Baked Ribs:

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
  • Pat ribs dry with a paper towel and remove the membrane that covers the bony side of the ribs.
  • Apply Bar-B-Que Creole Seasoning Blend Recipe rub to ribs on all sides.
  • Lay ribs, bone side down on a long sheet of foil.
  • Lay another layer of foil on top of ribs and roll and crimp edges tightly, rolling the edges facing up to seal.
  • Place on baking sheet and bake for 2-2 1/2 hours or until meat has started to shrink away from the ends of the bone.
  • Remove from oven.
  • To finish ribs under the broiler, set oven to broil and place the ribs bone side up, on a broiling rack, brush with barbeque sauce and place, uncovered, under the broiler for about 5 minutes until the sauce is bubbly and cooked on, watch carefully, so they don’t burn. Turn the ribs over and repeat on the meaty side. Remove the ribs from the broiling pan and let rest 5 minutes before slicing.

Notes

According to USDA, ribs have reached a safe temperature when they are at 145°F internal temp. But if you cook them up to 190 to 203°F, the collagens and fats melt making the meat more tender and juicy.