Best 8 Oven Baked Memphis Style Ribs Recipes

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In the realm of barbecue, few dishes can rival the smoky, tender, and fall-off-the-bone deliciousness of oven-baked Memphis style ribs. Originating from the vibrant city of Memphis, Tennessee, these ribs have gained widespread popularity for their unique dry rub, flavorful sauce, and the mesmerizing interplay of textures that make them an irresistible culinary experience. Whether you're a seasoned barbecue enthusiast or a novice cook eager to explore new culinary horizons, this comprehensive guide will lead you through the steps of creating authentic oven-baked Memphis style ribs that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving for more.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

MEMPHIS-STYLE BARBECUE RIBS



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Summertime is the season of barbecue... so it's time to learn how to make a barbecue classic. Even though ribs take time, they're well worth the effort, and these Memphis-Style Barbecue Ribs are PERFECT for any summer get-together. Seasoned with homemade barbecue dry rub, these ribs cook low and slow for hours. Finish this nod to the Memphis dry rib on the grill or in the broiler, and serve with traditional barbecue sides to complete the feast!

Provided by Erin Parker, The Speckled Palate

Categories     Entrees

Time 7h10m

Number Of Ingredients 3

10 lbs. baby back ribs (about 4-5 racks, depending on size)
10 tablespoons Memphis-style barbecue dry rub
1 ½ cups Barbecue Sauce

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 275°F. Line a roasting pan or a baking sheet with aluminum foil, and set aside. (This may require more than one pan if you're making a lot of ribs.)
  • Rinse ribs and pat dry with paper towels, and remove any silver skin from the backs. (You should be able to remove this with your fingers.)
  • If you want, trim the ribs into 4-5 rib sections.
  • Season the ribs liberally with Memphis-style barbecue rub. You'll use about 1 tablespoon per pound.
  • Arrange the ribs on the roasting pan or prepared baking sheet(s), and cover with aluminum foil. Transfer to the preheated oven, and bake for 5 hours.
  • Once the ribs have baked for 5 hours, remove from the oven. Brush the ribs with ¾ cup barbecue sauce, then sprinkle with additional barbecue rub.
  • Transfer the pan(s) back into the oven, and cook uncovered for an additional 2 hours or until the ribs are tender. The meat will start pulling off the bones, and once it does, you'll know your ribs are almost ready!
  • When the second bake is done, remove from the oven.
  • Preheat the grill to 350°-400°F.
  • Turn off the burners on the side where the ribs will be finished, as the barbecue sauce will cause them to catch fire.
  • Baste the ribs with an additional ¾ cup of the barbecue sauce, and grill until sticky sweet and darkened. (About 10-15 minutes.)
  • Sprinkle with additional barbecue rub to finish, and enjoy!
  • Preheat the oven's broiler.
  • While the broiler is heating up, brush the ribs with an additional ¾ cup of the barbecue sauce.
  • When the broiler is screaming hot, transfer the ribs back into the oven, and broil for 8 minutes, or until the tops of the ribs are browned and sticky.
  • Remove from the oven, sprinkle with additional barbecue rub to finish, and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 943 calories, Carbohydrate 20 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 335 milligrams cholesterol, Protein 88 grams protein, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 727 milligrams sodium, Sugar 14 grams sugar

OVEN BAKED MEMPHIS RIBS



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Make and share this Oven Baked Memphis Ribs recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Mebriella

Categories     Pork

Time 9h

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 pork rib racks or 4 lbs pork ribs
1 cup barbecue sauce (I like Sweet Baby Ray's Hickory and Brown Sugar Barbecue sauce)
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup paprika
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup garlic powder
2 tablespoons mild chili powder
2 tablespoons coarse salt
2 tablespoons black pepper
2 tablespoons onion powder
2 tablespoons celery seeds
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon dried thyme
3 teaspoons cumin
2 teaspoons dry mustard
2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 teaspoons ground allspice

Steps:

  • Mix all ingredients together until blended.
  • Lay ribs out flat and rub both sides generously with rub.
  • Wrap in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
  • Put a rack inside a large shallow roasting pan to keep the ribs off the bottom of the pan.
  • Lay ribs across rack and fill pan with water under the ribs making sure the ribs are not touching the water.
  • Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes in a hot oven.
  • Turn the temperature down to 300 degrees and allow ribs to cook slowly for at least 4-6 hours until the meat begins to fall off the bone.
  • Remove from oven and carefully remove foil so that steam escapes.
  • Brush ribs generously with Sweet Baby Ray's Hickory and Brown Sugar Barbecue sauce.
  • Return to the oven to bake for 15 minutes.
  • Carefully use tongs to lift ribs in one piece and place on platter.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 150.3, Fat 1.5, SaturatedFat 0.2, Sodium 1375.6, Carbohydrate 35.3, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 25.1, Protein 2.1

OVEN BAKED MEMPHIS STYLE RIBS



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Make and share this Oven Baked Memphis Style Ribs recipe from Food.com.

Provided by tonymartin815

Categories     Pork

Time 4h40m

Yield 12 ribs, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

12 pork spareribs
8 tablespoons pork dry rub seasonings (I used Bad Byron's Butt Rub)
2 cups apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon yellow mustard

Steps:

  • First, we start by preheating the oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit. Meanwhile, take the spare ribs and wash them thoroughly. Run them under cold water and hand rub both sides.
  • Remove the thin flap of meat on the back side; the piece that emulates flank steak. After, remove the thin, transparent film also located on the backside of the ribs. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! (If you dont, your ribs will be tough and bitter).
  • Rub a small amount (1 cup total) of apple vinegar over both sides of the ribs. The vinegar draw the pork blood from the meat, and also acts as a tenderizer; and adds flavor.
  • Sprinkle 3 table spoons of rub seasoning on the front, three on the back, and take about 2-3 minutes to rub it into, and spread thoroughly, on each side.
  • Place ribs in a baking pan and cover with foil.
  • Place ribs on a rack positioned in the middle of the oven.
  • To create the mop, take 1 table spoon of your rub, add 1 cup of apple vinegar, and one table spoon yellow mustard. Mix together well.
  • After 2 hours of cooking, remove the ribs and drain the juices from the pan. Apply mop mixture lightly to the meaty side of the ribs using a soaked paper towel, etc. When finished, recover with foil, place back in oven on middle rack, reset timer for another 2 hours.
  • Once the second duration of 2 hours has finished, remove foil, remove ribs and drain the excess juice. Re apply mop lightly. return to over WITHOUT foil covering it. Switch oven to BROIL- High mode and broil for 10-15 minutes (or until you find the outer side crispy enough).
  • remove from oven, sprinkle remaining table spoon of rub spices over front and back of ribs, and let sit uncovered for approximately 10 minutes.
  • Enjoy.

DRY RUB RIBS- MEMPHIS (DAVE'S DINNERS)



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Provided by Dave Lieberman

Categories     main-dish

Time 2h15m

Yield about 15 ribs

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 pounds baby back ribs
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon dry oregano
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
25 grinds fresh black pepper
3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Steps:

  • Preheat over to 300 degrees F.
  • Mix the rub ingredients together well in a small bowl.
  • Remove the membrane from the bone side of the ribs, then rub the vegetable oil onto the ribs. Pour the rub over the ribs and work the rub fully and evenly into the ribs. Spread the ribs out evenly on a foil-lined baking sheet.
  • Bake until tender and juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside, about 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

MEMPHIS-STYLE RIBS



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 22h30m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 28

6 pounds spare ribs
1 3/4 cups cider vinegar
1 3/4 cups apple cider
4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
2 bay leaves
3 tablespoons Louisiana-style hot pepper sauce
1 tablespoon salt
3/4 cup BBQ Rub, recipe follows
3 cups wood chips
Vinegar Sauce, recipe follows, optional
Excerpted from "Al Roker's Big bad Book of Barbeque" Scribners 2002. Copyright 2002
6 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons coarse salt, such as kosher salt
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 cups cider vinegar
1/4 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon Louisiana-style hot sauce
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon chili powder

Steps:

  • Your ribs may already be trimmed, or you can ask the butcher to trim them. To do it yourself, place the ribs meat-side up on a cutting board. There is a line of fat at the base of the ribs; cut along it to remove the cartilaginous rib tips. Turn the meat over, rib-side up. Cut off the flap of meat on the inside of the ribs. (The reason to remove these pieces is that they will burn, well before the ribs are done. You can season them and grill them over direct heat for about 15 minutes, turning once. They are delicious.) With the rib-side up, finesse a sharp knife under the tough membrane that covers the bones. Working from one rib to the next, pull the membrane off the rib. (For a better grip, grab the membrane with a paper towel.) The membrane may tear and you may have to start over, but be patient - removing the membrane allows the spices and smoke to penetrate the ribs, and makes the ribs much more attractive and easy to eat.
  • In a shallow, non-reactive pan large enough to hold the ribs, mix together 1 cup cider vinegar, 1 cup cider, garlic, bay leaves, 2 tablespoons hot sauce and the salt. Put the ribs in this marinade, turn to coat, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 8 hours and up to 16 hours, turning once during this time.
  • Remove the ribs from the pan 2 hours before you are going to grill and pat dry. Discard the marinade. Sprinkle the ribs all over with 1/2 cup of the rub, patting it on with your fingers. Cover and refrigerate for about 1 1/2 hours. Remove the ribs from the refrigerator and let sit at room temperature for 1/2 hour before grilling.
  • Mix the remaining 3/4 cup cider vinegar, 3/4 cup cider, and 1 tablespoon hot sauce. You will apply this mixture to the ribs once every hour or so with a spray bottle, a barbecue mop, a pastry brush or a long-handled spoon.
  • Soak about 3 cups of wood chips (hickory, oak or apple) for at least 1/2 hour in cold water.
  • Prepare a charcoal fire or preheat a gas grill for indirect grilling over low heat. Drain and add 1 cup of the wood chips.
  • Grill the ribs, covered, until they are crispy, and the meat has pulled back from the bone, 3 to 4 hours, depending on the heat of your grill. Spray or baste the ribs with the vinegar-cider mixture every hour, and turn them once during grilling. Don't forget to add more wood chips--and, if using charcoal, more coals--as needed (check every hour or so). You should have enough soaked wood chips for about 3 hours of cooking time; if your ribs take longer, you will need to soak more chips.
  • If the ribs are done before you are ready to eat, wrap them in heavy-duty aluminum foil and leave them over very low, indirect heat for up to 1 hour.
  • Remove the ribs from the grill, spray or baste with any remaining basting liquid, and sprinkle with the remaining the 1/4 cup of rub. Serve as is, or with Vinegar Sauce.
  • Mix together all of the ingredients in an airtight container and store at room temperature. The rub will keep for several months.
  • Yield: about 1 cup, enough for 8 pounds of Memphis-Style Ribs.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together all of the ingredients. Use immediately, or cover and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
  • Yield: about 2 1/2 cups

MEMPHIS DRY-RUB RIBS



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This Juneteenth showstopper, using a dry rub from Greg Collier, the chef and co-owner of Leah & Louise in Charlotte, N.C., is an ode to the flavors of the Mississippi Delta. The smoky, sweet, salty pork ribs slow roast in the oven, yielding tender meat seasoned with a traditional barbecue dry rub. You can substitute the pork for slab beef spareribs with equally good results, or use mushrooms for a vegetarian approach. Crushed peanuts and sweet-potato pikliz make the ribs a meal.

Provided by Nicole Taylor

Categories     dinner, barbecues, finger foods, meat, roasts, main course

Time 3h

Yield 3 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 (packed) cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup hot paprika
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 tablespoons onion powder
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seed
1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
4 pounds bone-in country pork rib rack
Crushed unsalted peanuts, for garnish (optional)

Steps:

  • Make the rub: In a large bowl, combine all rub ingredients and mix well.
  • Prepare the ribs: Rinse the pork ribs then pat dry and place on a medium sheet pan, fat side up. Coat the ribs all over with the dry rub. Place in the fridge uncovered for at least 7 hours or overnight.
  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil and place a wire rack on top. Transfer ribs to rack and cook, uncovered, 1 1/2 hours. Cover with foil and cook for an additional 1 hour. The ribs will be done when they have an internal temperature of 180 degrees and the meat pulls away from the bone.
  • Let rest for 30 minutes before slicing into individual ribs. Garnish with crushed peanuts, if desired.

MEMPHIS-STYLE RIBS



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Provided by Steven Raichlen

Categories     Backyard BBQ     Dinner     Lunch     Beef Rib     Tailgating     Grill     Grill/Barbecue     Sugar Conscious     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free

Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 21

Grilling Method
Indirect grilling
Advance preparation
4 to 8 hours for marinating the ribs
Special equipment
1 1/2 cups wood chips or chunks (preferably hickory), soaked for 1 hour in cold water to cover and drained
For the ribs and rub
3 racks baby back pork ribs (about 7 pounds), or 2 racks pork spareribs (6 to 8 pounds total)
1/4 cup sweet paprika
4 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
4 1/2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons celery salt
1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
For the mop sauce (optional)
2 cups cider vinegar
1/2 cup yellow (ballpark) mustard
2 teaspoons salt

Steps:

  • 1. Prepare the ribs and rub: Remove the thin, papery skin from the back of each rack of ribs by pulling it off in a sheet with your fingers, using the corner of a kitchen towel to gain a secure grip, or with pliers.
  • 2. Combine the paprika, black pepper, brown sugar, salt, celery salt, cayenne, garlic powder, dry mustard, and cumin in a small bowl and whisk to mix. Rub two thirds of this mixture over the ribs on both sides, then transfer the ribs to a roasting pan. Cover and let cure, in the refrigerator, for 4 to 8 hours.
  • 3. Prepare the mop sauce (if using): Mix together the cider vinegar, mustard, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
  • 4. Set up the grill for indirect grilling and place a large drip pan in the center.
  • If using a gas grill, place all of the wood chips in the smoker box and preheat the grill to high; when smoke appears, reduce the heat to medium.
  • If using a charcoal grill, preheat it to medium.
  • 5. When ready to cook, if using a charcoal grill, toss the wood chips on the coals. Brush and oil the grill grate. Arrange the ribs on the hot grate over the drip pan. Cover the grill and smoke cook the ribs for 1 hour.
  • 6. When the ribs have cooked for an hour, uncover the grill and brush the ribs with the mop sauce (if using). Re-cover the grill and continue cooking the ribs until tender and almost done, 1/4 to 1/2 hour longer for baby back ribs, 1/2 to 1 hour longer for spareribs. The ribs are done when the meat is very tender and has shrunk back from the ends of the bones. If using a charcoal grill, you'll need to add 10 to 12 fresh coals to each side after 1 hour. Fifteen minutes before the ribs are done, season them with the remaining rub, sprinkling it on.
  • 7. To serve, cut the racks in half or, for a plate-burying effect, just leave them whole.

QUICK & EASY MEMPHIS-STYLE BBQ RIBS



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A friend of mine who loves barbecue gave me her recipe for ribs. Use just enough of the spice mixture to rub over them before baking, and sprinkle on the rest later. -Jennifer Ross, Arlington, TN

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 3h50m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup paprika
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 tablespoons onion powder
2 tablespoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons coarsely ground pepper
3 racks (1-1/2 to 2 pounds each) pork baby back ribs
Barbecue sauce, optional

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, mix the first 6 ingredients; rub 3/4 cup over ribs. Wrap rib racks in large pieces of heavy-duty foil; seal tightly. Place in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 1-1/2 hours. Reduce oven setting to 250°. Bake until tender, 1-1/2 hours longer., Carefully remove ribs from foil; return to baking pan. Sprinkle ribs with remaining spice mixture. Bake 30 minutes longer or until lightly browned, brushing with barbecue sauce, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 497 calories, Fat 32g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 122mg cholesterol, Sodium 2066mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 35g protein.

Tips:

  • Choose the right ribs: Look for spare ribs or baby back ribs that are meaty and have a good amount of marbling.
  • Prepare the ribs properly: Remove the membrane from the back of the ribs and trim off any excess fat.
  • Use a flavorful rub: The rub is what gives the ribs their distinctive flavor. Use a combination of spices and herbs that you enjoy.
  • Cook the ribs low and slow: The key to tender, fall-off-the-bone ribs is to cook them low and slow. This allows the collagen in the ribs to break down and the meat to become tender.
  • Glaze the ribs: Glazing the ribs during the last hour of cooking adds a sticky, flavorful coating.

Conclusion:

Oven-baked Memphis-style ribs are a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for any occasion. By following the tips above, you can create ribs that are tender, flavorful, and fall-off-the-bone. So fire up your oven and get ready to enjoy some amazing ribs!

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