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Amazing BBQ Ribs in the Oven - Fast and Fuss-Free

Course: Main
Cuisine: American
Keyword: BBQ, Comfort Food, Easy, Family Friendly, Pork
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Standing Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours
Servings: 4
Calories: 582kcal
Author: Marilyn
These BBQ Ribs in the Oven are so tender and deeply flavored. A ready-made BBQ sauce and dry rib rub add the perfect flavors for some of the best barbecue ribs you can imagine.
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Ingredients

BBQ Rib Rub and Ribs

  • 1 rack baby back ribs (about 3-1/2 lbs)
  • Kosher Salt
  • ¼ cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or water
  • 1 bottle ready-made barbecue sauce, divided (see Tip)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Prepare 1 large sheet of tin foil to cover the bottom, sides, and top of a 13-by 9-inch baking dish. Place the foil covering the bottom and sides of the with the edges standing upright. (See Tip).
  • Cut ribs into 4 equal pieces. Season generously with kosher salt. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder and black pepper. Using your hands, pat seasoning into the ribs. Arrange ribs in foil-lined baking dish. Add apple cider vinegar to the bottom of the dish.
  • Fold foil into a tent-shaped packet over the ribs.
  • Bake ribs for 1-1/2 hours. Carefully open top of the foil packet, letting steam escape. Baste ribs with barbecue sauce until just covered. Set aside remaining barbecue sauce. Do not reseal foil packet.
  • Bake with foil packet open, 20 minutes or until ribs are fork-tender and sauce is caramelized. Remove from the oven, lightly close the top of the foil and let stand 10 minutes. Transfer to serving plates and serve with the remaining BBQ sauce.

Notes

Based on reader feedback and doing additional testing, the recipe has been updated to make sure the ribs are tender and done quickly as promised.
For seriously good Memphis-style ribs that are quick and easy to make, make my dry rub ribs recipe, which you can find on SmashingEats.com.
If you love fast pork ribs, you will want to try our air fryer ribs that are done in 35 minutes or our Instant Pot baby back ribs for a real treat. 
Replace the ready-made barbecue sauce with one of our homemade sauces for great flavors you can find in the post.
More Tips
  • The USDA recommends that baby back ribs be cooked to an internal temperature of at least 145°F. While they will be safe to eat at this point, they will not be very tender or flavorful. Barbecuing experts agree that ribs are done between 180°F and 195°F. (One of the best tests is to bite into a rib and see if you can see your teeth marks!)
  • The cooking time for these baby back ribs will be more than enough to be cooked to a safe temperature. Now, you just need to test for doneness which is best done with a fork. - Or your teeth :)

Nutrition

Calories: 582kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 1297mg | Potassium: 694mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 51g | Vitamin A: 290IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 106mg | Iron: 2mg