Oven-Barbecued Baby Back Ribs Recipe

Step 1

For the ribs:

Step 2

In a small bowl, combine the salt, sugar, paprika, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and mustard powder.

Step 3

Rub the ribs with a liberal amount of the rub, being sure to massage the mixture into the meat for 1 minute and marinate overnight (leftover rub can be saved for poultry or other cuts of pork).

Step 4

Preheat the oven to 300°F.

Step 5

Wrap the ribs tightly in tin foil and place on a half sheet pan with a rack. Cook the ribs for 3 hours, or until tender.

Step 6

For the sauce:

Step 7

While the ribs are cooking, combine the ingredients for the sauce in a medium sized pan over medium-low heat. Let simmer, stirring occasionally, until reduced by a third, or until thick.

Step 8

To assemble:

Step 9

Turn on the broiler to high heat.

Step 10

Brush the ribs with barbecue sauce on a rack, and begin to broil, brushing often to form a crust, repeating the process until dark and caramelized.