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Oven-baked Barbecue Baby Back Ribs

Oven-baked Barbecue Baby Back Ribs prepared dish

These oven-baked barbecue baby back ribs are tender, flavorful, and coated in a rich barbecue sauce. Perfect for a family dinner or a weekend gathering, this recipe delivers fall-off-the-bone goodness. Serve with your favorite sides for a complete meal!

This recipe is american style, dinner, scaled for 4 servings, with 15 min prep and 180 min cook.

Prep: 15 min · Cook: 180 min · Total: 195 min · Serves: 4

Quick cooking notes

  • Core ingredients include salt, black pepper, brown sugar, onion powder.
  • Follow all 8 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
  • Ingredient quantities listed below are for 4 servings.

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • 1.5 kg baby back ribs (trimmed)
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 cup barbecue sauce (divided)
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 150°C (300°F).
  2. In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper to create a dry rub.
  3. Rub the dry mixture evenly over the trimmed baby back ribs.
  4. Place the ribs on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil and cover them tightly with another piece of foil.
  5. Bake the ribs in the preheated oven for 2.5 hours until tender.
  6. Remove the ribs from the oven and discard the top layer of foil.
  7. Brush half of the barbecue sauce over the ribs and return them to the oven, uncovered, for an additional 30 minutes.
  8. Remove the ribs from the oven, brush with the remaining barbecue sauce, and let them rest for a few minutes before slicing.

Nutrition (per serving)

  • Calories: 520
  • Protein: 36 g
  • Fat: 36 g
  • Carbohydrates: 16 g
  • Sugar: 12 g
  • Sodium: 800 mg

Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.

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