The most perfect low-stress recipe for making Ribs you'll ever find! 1 part spice rub, 1 part low and slow in the oven and 1 part on the grill/BBQ! Get after it!
Recipe by Gaby Dalkin on June 7, 2022
Prep time: PT5M
Cook time: PT190M
Total time: PT195M
Rating
5 stars (11 reviews)
Keywords
bbq ribs, baked ribs, spicy ribs
Ingredients
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons kosher salt
1/2 tablespoon dry mustard powder
1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
1/2 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1/2 tablespoon smoked paprika
2 racks baby back pork ribs (about 2 1/2 pounds each, membrane removed from the underside of each rack)
Store bought or homemade bBQ sauce
pickles (to serve)
potato chips (to serve)
Categories
Dinner
Lunch
Main Course
Cuisine
American
Steps
In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, salt, mustard, garlic powder, black pepper, cayenne and paprika. On 2 baking sheets, sprinkle the spice mix all over the ribs, pressing and patting it into the ribs. Cover with foil and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, overnight if possible.
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Keep the ribs covered in foil and roast for 3 hours, until the meat is super tender but not falling off the bone. Remove from the oven and pour off any liquid on the baking sheets.
Preheat the broiler or BBQ. Brush each rack of ribs liberally with the various barbecue sauce and broil or grill for about 10 minutes, turning and brushing occasionally with the sauce, until well-browned and crispy in spots. Transfer the ribs to a clean cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes. Cut in between the bones and mound the ribs on a platter. Pass any extra barbecue sauce on the side.
Serve alongside extra BBQ sauce for dipping, some pickles and some chips.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 754 kcal
Carbohydrates: 29 g
Protein: 55 g
Fat: 47 g
Saturated Fat: 16 g
Trans Fat: 0.4 g
Cholesterol: 196 mg
Sodium: 3744 mg
Sugar: 27 g
Unsaturated Fat: 28 g
Reviews
Lori on 2025-07-07 (5 stars): These were incredible!
The rub was a great blend of flavors. They were so tender out of the oven they started to fall off the bone. I used my standard Bulls Eye original BBQ sauce and grilled them to a perfect char.
My husband declared these were his fav I have made so far! These are definitely going in the rotation.
Thanks so much for a great recipe!
Jackie on 2025-06-20 (5 stars): Loved making these, so easy and a crowd pleaser! The rub is perfect!
Karen on 2023-07-05 (5 stars): So good. Crowd pleaser for sure!
Karen D on 2023-07-04 (5 stars): Easy and delicious! This was my first really successful attempt at cooking ribs. Cooking the ribs at a low temp in the oven was brilliant! I can't wait to make them again.
Renae on 2022-07-03 (5 stars): These were really delicious! I’ve never made ribs before or even tried them but they tasted great!
Monika on 2022-06-08 (5 stars): A summer winner!!!
Brianda on 2020-03-25 (5 stars): Amazing. Simply amazing. I am drooling even thinking about making these again.
