Cooking fall-off-the-bone tender and juicy baby back ribs in the oven is an art form that requires a delicate balance of flavors and cooking techniques. With the right recipe and a little patience, you can easily create restaurant-quality ribs at home. Whether you prefer a dry rub or a tangy sauce, there is a perfect recipe out there for everyone. In this article, we will explore some of the best recipes for cooking baby back ribs in the oven, providing detailed instructions and helpful tips to ensure that your ribs turn out perfectly every time.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
OVEN-ROASTED BABY BACK RIBS
My dad encourage me when I was young to pursue my interest in cooking. As I got older, I experimented more, and there were many successes, including these ribs. -Rick Consoli, Orion, Michigan
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h40m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place ribs bone side down in a large roasting pan. Combine garlic powder, seasoned salt and pepper; sprinkle over ribs. Top with sliced onion. Cover tightly and bake at 350° for 1 hour., In a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Drain fat from pan; discard sliced onion. Brush ribs with half of barbecue sauce. , Cover and bake 30-60 minutes longer or until ribs are tender. Serve with remaining sauce.
Nutrition Facts :
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
BABY BACK RIBS
Provided by Valerie Bertinelli
Categories main-dish
Time 3h10m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, chili powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are softened, about 10 minutes. Add the bourbon and cook until slightly reduced, 2 to 3 minutes. Then add the ketchup, coffee, 1/2 cup water, brown sugar, cider vinegar and Worcestershire. Increase the heat and bring to a boil; lower the heat and simmer until slightly thickened and the onions are tender, about 25 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a blender and puree until smooth (be careful when blending hot liquids). Transfer the sauce to a bowl and cool slightly.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
- Sprinkle the ribs with salt and pepper, and coat the racks on both sides with about 2 cups total of the barbecue sauce (reserve the remaining sauce). Put the ribs, bone-side down, on the prepared baking sheet and wrap each rack with foil. Bake until the meat is tender and pulling away from the bone, about 2 hours.
- Remove the foil and turn the ribs bone-side up. Preheat the broiler to high. Brush the bone side of the ribs with half of the remaining sauce, and broil until lightly charred in spots, about 5 minutes. Turn the ribs over, brush with the remaining sauce and broil again until charred stops on top, another 5 minutes. Cut the racks in half and serve.
BABY BACK RIBS
These are tender and the meat falls right off the bone. Generally, people think of baby back ribs as a meal they would only order when at a restaurant, but they are so easy to make at home. This recipe could not be any more simple.
Provided by KHEFFN
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Pork Rib Recipes Baby Back Ribs
Time 10h30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Tear off 4 pieces of aluminum foil big enough to enclose each portion of ribs. Spray each piece of foil with vegetable cooking spray. Brush the ribs liberally with barbeque sauce and place each portion in its own piece of foil. Wrap tightly and refrigerate for at least 8 hours, or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
- Bake ribs wrapped tightly in the foil at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 2 1/2 hours. Remove from foil and add more sauce, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 696.9 calories, Carbohydrate 45.7 g, Cholesterol 170.1 mg, Fat 37.4 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 43.2 g, SaturatedFat 13.6 g, Sodium 1607.2 mg, Sugar 32.8 g
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
EASY OVEN BAKED RIBS
When I can keep hubby from charring (burning) some ribs on the grill, I make them in the oven. These are so moist and tender, you will probably never want to grill them again. I've used many types of ribs... Baby Backs, Spare Ribs (St. Louis), or Country Style (which are not really "ribs" as they are cut from the Shoulder). My favorite rub to use is Recipe #510906 and hubby loves my Recipe #510968 on them, but use whatever your family favs are of both. If you decide to use either of my rub or sauce recipes, please feel free to add a review to those recipes, as well. This recipe is just basically a technique to baking ribs indoors. I hope you enjoy these easy, no fuss ribs. *Note: Ribs, Rub & Sauce measurements are only estimates... I just buy them, rub them, sauce them and eat them! :)
Provided by rosie316
Categories Pork
Time 3h45m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Pre-heat oven to 250* F.
- Season all sides of the ribs with your favorite rub.
- Using a 13x9x2 baking dish (or most likely a larger 15x11x2), place the ribs into the pan, do not over crowd. If using Baby Back slabs, place bone side facing up. If using individual Country Style (St. Louis), lay on their side.
- Cover the baking dish with foil and place on center rack of pre-heated oven. Bake for approximately 2 1/2 - 3 hours (depending on the size of the ribs you are using).
- Remove the ribs from oven and drain any grease from dish; reserving the foil for later use (waste not, want not). Flip the ribs over (meaty side up) and slather with your favorite BBQ sauce and return the dish to the oven (un-covered) for an additional 30 minutes.
- Once done, remove the ribs to a platter, loosely tent the platter with the reserved foil, and allow to rest for 10 minutes. (This step is important -- the resting period gives the ribs time to re-distribute their juices, just like a steak would).
- Enjoy!
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.
PLAIN BABY BACK RIBS FROM THE OVEN
I tried to find a recipe that was not too complicated, This was the result. I started with a very basic recipe from "Cooking with Chef Doug", and added some extra spices to it. It was delicious. Since neither of us likes BBQ sauce, this recipe is ideal for us.
Provided by Kayne
Categories Pork
Time 2h5m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
- Spray a baking dish with a non-stick spray.
- Remove the thin membrane from the bone side of the ribs. Using a paper towel to hold the membrane will make this easier.
- Mix dry ingredients together in a small bowl or dish.
- Rub the dry ingredients into each side of the slab(s) of ribs.
- Place ribs, bone side down, into baking dish. Cover with aluminum foil, cut two or three slits into the foil.
- Bake for one hour to one hour fifteen minutes, remove the foil. Cook for an additional hour, or until the meat is tender enough to pull apart easily.
- If desired, cover with favorite BBQ sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 839.4, Fat 67, SaturatedFat 24.9, Cholesterol 267.5, Sodium 229, Carbohydrate 0.2, Sugar 0.1, Protein 55
Tips:
- Choose the right ribs: Select baby back ribs that are meaty and have a good amount of marbling.
- Remove the membrane: This tough membrane covers the underside of the ribs and can make them tough to chew. Use a sharp knife to carefully remove it.
- Season the ribs generously: Rub the ribs with a mixture of your favorite spices and herbs. This will help to enhance their flavor.
- Cook the ribs low and slow: The best way to cook baby back ribs is to cook them low and slow in an oven or smoker. This will help to tenderize the meat and allow the flavors to develop.
- Baste the ribs regularly: Basting the ribs with a mixture of your favorite sauce or marinade will help to keep them moist and flavorful.
- Let the ribs rest before serving: Once the ribs are cooked, let them rest for a few minutes before serving. This will help the juices to redistribute throughout the meat.
Conclusion:
Baby back ribs are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Whether you are cooking them for a special occasion or just a weeknight dinner, following these tips will help you to create ribs that are fall-off-the-bone tender and packed with flavor. So next time you are looking for a hearty and satisfying meal, give baby back ribs a try!
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