You’ll be a superstar when your friends taste these supremely easy oven-baked ribs! Whether you prefer baby-backs or spare ribs, this recipe will work like a champ.
I call these "Superstar" pork ribs, because after people taste them, that's how they are going to think of you! You can use either baby back ribs or spare ribs. I prefer spare ribs trimmed to St. Louis style; they have a little more natural flavor than baby backs, and a little more chew.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 2 People | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 2.5 Hours |
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I call these "Superstar" pork ribs, because after people taste them, that's how they are going to think of you! You can use either baby back ribs or spare ribs. I prefer spare ribs trimmed to St. Louis style; they have a little more natural flavor than baby backs, and a little more chew.
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Ingredients
- 1 Rack Pork ribs baby back or spare ribs
- 1/4 cup Simply Perfect BBQ Rub see recipe link below in notes
- 1/2 cup BBQ sauce
Servings: People
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 275 F degrees
- Rinse the rack of ribs with cold water and pat dry. (Optional) Remove the membrane from the underside of the ribs. I usually cut the rack in half to make two smaller racks because they are easier to handle. Coat the ribs generously all over with the BBQ rub. Let ribs stand at room temperature for 10 minutes. Then wrap the rack(s) tightly in tinfoil, sealing the ribs inside.
- Place the tinfoil-wrapped ribs on a rimmed cookie sheet to catch any liquid that might escape during cooking. Place the sheet on the middle oven rack, and bake for 2 hours at 275 F degrees.
- Remove the ribs from oven, and unwrap tinfoil. Be careful, as there will be hot liquid when you unwrap the ribs. Brush ribs with your favorite BBQ sauce and return to oven unwrapped. Increase oven temperature to 350 F degrees and cook for another 15 minutes.
- When the rib meat pulls back from the ends of the rib bones, you know you are ready to take the ribs out of the oven. You'll want your meat thermometer to read 160 F degrees. Let cool and then cut racks into individual ribs. Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
You can make these ribs a day ahead. Just wait to put the BBQ sauce on until you are ready to serve, then reheat the ribs in the oven at 275 F degrees for 30 minutes.
The Simply Perfect BBQ Rub recipe can be found here!
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Just started listening to your podcast and I am enjoying them very much. I’m 55, very experienced home cook. Currently have a condo here in Chicago but when we had a house in Toledo OH, I built a wood oven in the backyard. I’ve cooked spare ribs many different ways, wood oven, smoker, grill, etc. I do prefer spare ribs, I do remove the silver skin but to save time and heat in the kitchen. I apply the rub the night before, my rub looks similar to yours, cut the ribs to two ribs and log cabin them in a pressure cooker, cook 25 minutes with 3/4 cup of liquid of your choice with a natural pressure release and toss them on the grill to finish them or under the broiler. I like the ribs to be just before falling off the bone state. Looking forward to listening to more podcast, thanks for doing them.
Thanks Mark–I appreciate the comment! I haven’t done pressure cooker ribs yet, but they are on the list for this summer! – Roger