Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs

5 from 6 votes

Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs

These mess-free Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs are easy to make - no smoker or grill needed! Cook them in the oven and enjoy tender, crowd-pleasing ribs all year round with this 4-ingredient recipe.

Prep Time20

Total Time2 10

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Keyword: barbecue, bbq, bbq ribs, easy ribs, ribs

Servings: to 6

Calories: 835kcal

Author: Tara Teaspoon

Ingredients

2 racks baby back pork ribs about 5 pounds total
2 teaspoons EACH kosher salt and pepper - OR -
5 tablespoons BBQ dry rub use either the rub or salt & pepper to season the ribs
1½ cups BBQ sauce
Sliced scallions or herbs for garnish

Instructions

Heat oven to 400ºF. Place oven rack in the lower third of the oven.
Pat ribs dry. Remove any large pieces of excess fat on the top of the ribs. Remove the membrane from the bottom of the ribs by pulling it off with a paper towel if needed.
Place each rack of ribs on a sheet of heavy-duty (or double layer of regular) aluminum foil large enough to wrap around the ribs.
Sprinkle each rib rack with salt and pepper. OR, if not using salt and pepper, sprinkle all over generously with the BBQ dry rub.
Wrap each rack of ribs in foil making an air tight seal. Transfer racks to rimmed baking sheet and place them side by side (they can be overlapping if needed).
Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Check for tenderness by carefully opening a packet and using a fork to pull the meat on the ribs. The meat should fall off the bone. If you'd like them a little more tender, bake them up to 30 more minutes.
Remove from the oven and unwrap the ribs. Brush with some of the BBQ sauce. Transfer to a cutting board and slice into ribs. Garnish with sliced scallions or herbs if desired and serve with extra BBQ sauce.

Notes

Nutrition facts estimated for 4 servings.

SEE BLOG POST FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TECHNIQUE AND SEASONINGS.

• I like to use a dry rub on the ribs. Try my Terrific 10 Rub. You probably have all the spices in your pantry to make it!

• Here's how to Make Store Bought BBQ Sauce Better!

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