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Baby Back Ribs

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dinner, BBQ, Baked, Smoked

Tags: baked, barbecue, main course, medium difficulty, recipes for spice mixes, recipes using cayenne, recipes using chili powder, recipes using dark brown sugar, recipes using pork, recipes without cooking time, recipes without servings, smoked

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ABaby_Back_Ribs)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ABaby%20Back%20Ribs&oldid=4599169

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 2 slabs baby back pork ribs (also known as back ribs, loin ribs, back loin ribs)
  • ¼ cup paprika (if you're doing the oven method, use smoked paprika)
  • 2 tbsp garlic powder
  • 2 tbsp chili powder
  • 2 tbsp cayenne pepper
  • 1½ cups tomato paste
  • ¼ cup molasses
  • ½ cup dark brown sugar, divided
  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp black peppercorns, cracked
  • Several pounds each hickory and applewood chunks, or chips if using oven method

Directions

Prep

  1. Combine ¼ cup of the brown sugar, chili powder, garlic powder, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Rub meat side of ribs with this mixture and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  2. Combine remaining ingredients in a large saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Cook until reduced by half. Set aside.

Oven procedure

  1. Place a ¼ cup each hickory and applewood chunks in the bottom of a roasting pan. Place a rack in the pan and place ribs on the rack.
  2. Cover roasting pan with aluminum foil and place in the center of a 200°F oven and cook 6 hours, brushing with sauce every hour.
  3. Take ribs and remove foil. Brush meat side liberally with sauce and place under a preheated broiler until well browned.
  4. Slice into 1-rib portions and serve warm with remaining sauce.

Traditional procedure

  1. Place enough hickory and applewood into the firebox of your friendly neighborhood smoker to keep the temperature around 200°F.
  2. Place ribs in smoker and cook 6 hours, brushing with sauce every hour.
  3. Brush meat side liberally with sauce and place meat side down on a high grill until well browned.
  4. Remove, slice into 1-rib portions, and serve with remaining sauce.