How to make the BEST Fall Off the Bone Oven Baked Ribs

Oven baked baby back ribs on a wood cutting board with a small dish of BBQ sauce.

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How to make the BEST Fall Off the Bone Oven Baked Ribs

from kristineskitchenblog.com

My oven baked ribs are fall off the bone tender, seasoned with a flavorful dry rub and slathered with BBQ sauce. I bake them wrapped in foil to make them extra tender and juicy, then pop them under the broiler for just a few minutes to caramelize the exterior for a flavorful crust. This easy recipe will have you making the best ribs of your life!

Prep Time15

Cook Time4

Total Time4 15

Servings: servings

Calories: 356kcal

Author: Kristine Rosenblatt

Ingredients

2 racks baby back pork ribs about 4 pounds total
4 teaspoons paprika I used sweet paprika
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 ½ teaspoons onion powder
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
½ cup BBQ sauce

Instructions

Preheat oven to 275° F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil.
If the ribs have the thin white membrane along the back, remove it. It is usually easy to pull off with your fingers, but if not you can run a butter knife under the membrane and then use a paper towel to grip it and pull it off.
Place ribs on the foil lined baking sheet, meaty side up.
Combine the paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Rub this dry rub mixture all over the meaty side of the ribs.
Cover the ribs tightly with foil by wrapping a few sheets of foil around the baking sheet. (Alternatively, you can wrap each rack of ribs tightly with foil.)
Bake for 3-3½ hours, until ribs are very tender. (Unwrap the ribs and pull off a small piece of meat to check for doneness.)
Remove ribs from the oven. Preheat broiler to the low setting. Remove the foil covering the ribs and discard. Brush ribs with BBQ sauce. Place ribs under the broiler for 2-4 minutes, until the BBQ sauce just starts to caramelize. Watch them carefully so that they don't burn.
Let rest for 5 minutes, then serve.

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Notes

Spare ribs, St. Louis-style ribs or country style ribs may also be used in this recipe. The cook time will be similar; check for doneness by testing if the ribs are tender.
To reheat ribs: Place the ribs in a baking dish and brush them with BBQ sauce to keep them moist. Cover the dish with foil. Reheat in a 250° F oven for 15-30 minutes, or until the ribs are heated through to at least 145° F. Heating the ribs slowly, covered, at low heat helps to keep them moist.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is only an estimate.