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Fall Apart BBQ Ribs In The Oven

These Oven BBQ Ribs are everything you want in a homemade rib recipe—tender, juicy, flavorful, and incredibly easy to make. The secret is steaming the ribs above seasoned water, which keeps them unbelievably moist while they slowly become fall-off-the-bone tender. Finish them with your favorite BBQ sauce and a quick blast in the oven for that sticky, caramelized glaze everyone loves. Whether you're feeding a crowd or making Sunday dinner, this is one recipe you'll find yourself making again and again.
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Course bbq, dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

First Rib Bake

Sauce Mixture

Steam Bath

Second Rib bake

  • 8 oz BBQ sauce
  • 4 oz Smoked gold Carolina This is the closest I could fine to Scotts smoked gold Caroline sauce, which is what I used or you can purchase from his website linked in my summary!

Instructions
 

Step 1

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F.
  • Pat the ribs completely dry with paper towels. Turn them bone-side up and use a butter knife to loosen the thin membrane from the back of the ribs. Once you loosen the membrane take a paper towel, grab the sticky membrane, pull it back, and it will peel right off the back of the ribs. Removing the membrane helps create incredibly tender ribs.

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

  • Roll 3-4 large balls of aluminum foil and place them evenly in the bottom of the pan. These will act as a rack to keep the ribs elevated above the water.
  • The ribs should never touch the water. The steam is what makes them incredibly tender.

Step 6

  • Lay the ribs directly across the foil balls so they're suspended above the seasoned water.

Step 7

  • Cover the pan tightly with heavy-duty aluminum foil, making sure it's completely sealed.
  • Bake at 350°F for 2½-3 hours, or until the ribs are fork tender.

Step 8

  • Carefully remove the pan from the oven.
  • Discard the foil cover, carefully pour out the water, and remove the foil balls.
  • Brush the ribs generously with your favorite BBQ sauce.

Step 9

  • Increase the oven temperature to 400°F.
  • Return the ribs to the oven uncovered and bake for 20-30 minutes, or until the BBQ sauce becomes thick, sticky, and beautifully caramelized.

Step 10

  • Allow the ribs to rest for about 5 minutes before slicing and serving.
Keyword bbq, BBQ ribs, sweet and tangy
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