Everybody’s favorite oven baked ribs from scratch with step-by-step instructions for cooking, dry rub, and a homemade BBQ sauce.
If you are looking for a delicious dish that you can serve as an appetizer, side dish, or main course, you cannot go wrong with oven baked ribs.
Ribs are a perfect addition to any menu, all year round. There are never any leftovers and your friends and family will ask you to make them again and again!
The dry rub used in this recipe is made from common kitchen ingredients and does not contain any preservatives.
The simple and delicious homemade glazed BBQ sauce will make you never want to use store-bought bottles again. This recipe is gluten-free.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Broil Time: 4 minutes
- Serves: 8-10 people
Kitchen Supplies You May Need:
- Sheet Pan
- Sharp knife
- Aluminum Foil
- 2 Small Mixing Bowls
- Basting Brush
Oven Baked Ribs Ingredients
- 2 Extra Meaty Pork Ribs
Dry Rub:
- 1/4 Cup Paprika
- 1/3 Cup and 1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
- 2 Tablespoons Black Pepper
- 4 Teaspoons Course Salt
- 2 Teaspoons Garlic Powder
- 2 Teaspoons Onion Powder
- 2 Teaspoons Cumin
- 2 Teaspoons Chili Powder
- 2 Teaspoons Dry Ground Mustard
Glazed BBQ Sauce
- 1 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1/3 Cup and 1 Tablespoon Honey
How to Make Oven Baked Ribs
Preheat your oven to 300°.
Rip 4 equal pieces of aluminum foil that are the length of your sheet pan. Make two piles of two of aluminum foil and lay a rack of ribs on each aluminum foil pile.
Flip the ribs over so the meat side is down and the bone side is facing upward.
Notice the see-through membrane that covers the back side of the ribs. Remove this by peeling up the edge. Then, holding it with your fingers or a paper towel, pull it right off.
Next, Make & Apply the Dry Rub
In one bowl, mix your dry rub ingredients until evenly combined. If your brown sugar is clumpy, break up those pieces.
Rub the dry rub onto the backs of the ribs until evenly coated. Then flip over and repeat the same on the meat side.
When cooking the ribs, make sure that the bone side is facing down. To keep the moisture of the ribs intact, cover them tightly with foil.
Fold over the ribs on the short sides and bring the long sides together so that they touch each other.
Then, fold the ends down together to seal the foil. This will ensure that the juices and moisture stay locked in while the ribs slow cook.
Lastly, inspect the sides carefully to make sure that there are no holes or openings in the foil.
Lay your ribs side by side on your sheet pan and place them in your oven for 3 hours.
Homemade Glazed BBQ Sauce
In the second bowl, mix up your homemade glazed BBQ sauce ingredients – brown sugar and honey. Cover and let that sit.
When the 3 hours are up, take the ribs out and carefully open the foil packs. There will be steam inside ready to escape.
Bend the sides of the foil enough away so that you can fully paint the ribs with the sauce. Then place on the lowest rack and broil for 4 minutes.
Once complete, remove from the oven and slice between the bones. Plate up and serve!
Storing Leftover Ribs for Later
Keep any leftovers in an air-tight container or ziplock bag in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
How to Reheat Leftover Oven Baked Ribs
Reheat in the oven at 350° for 7-10 minutes.
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Ingredients
- 2 Extra Meaty Pork Ribs
- 1/4 Cup Paprika
- 1/3 Cup and 1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
- 2 Tablespoons Black Pepper
- 4 Teaspoons Course Salt
- 2 Teaspoons Garlic Powder
- 2 Teaspoons Onion Powder
- 2 Teaspoons Cumin
- 2 Teaspoons Chili Powder
- 2 Teaspoons Dry Ground Mustard
- 1 Cup Brown Sugar (Glazed BBQ Sauce)
- 1/3 Cup and 1 Tablespoon Honey (Glazed BBQ Sauce)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 300°.
- Rip 4 equal pieces of aluminum foil the length of your sheet pan.
- Make two piles of two of aluminum foil. Lay a rack of ribs on each aluminum foil pile.
- Bone side up, peel the membrane off.
- Mix your dry rub ingredients until evenly combined.
- Start rubbing the dry rub onto the backs of the ribs until evenly coated.
- Then flip over and repeat the same on the meat side.
- The bone side is facing down to cook.
- Fold the short side of the foil over the ribs on each end.
- Bring the long side of foil together and start to fold closed until tightly wrapping the ribs.
- Check to make sure there aren't any holes or openings in the foil.
- Lay your ribs side by side on your sheet pan.
- Place ribs in your oven for 3 hours.
- In the second bowl, mix your glazed BBQ sauce ingredients- Brown sugar and honey. Cover and let that sit.
- 3 hours later, take the ribs out, and carefully open the foil packs. There will be steam inside ready to escape.
- Bend the sides of the foil enough away so that you can fully paint the ribs with the sauce.
- Place on the lowest rack and broil for 4 minutes.
- Slice between the bones. Plate up and serve!
Notes
Storing
Keep any leftovers in an air-tight container or ziplock bag in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Reheating
Reheat in the oven on 350° for 7 minutes.
