Ribs can seem daunting, but don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the great. Just roast them slowly in the oven until they are fall-apart tender and then sauce them and eat them!
Ingredients
5poundsbaby back ribs, or spare ribs
¼cuppork spice rub, I like Stubb's
¼cupbrown sugar
2teaspoonskosher salt
2teaspoonsblack pepper
½cupapple cider vinegar
BBQ Sauce, for cooking (I like Stubb's)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. and line a baking sheet with foil (for easier clean up). Lay a wire rack on top of the baking sheet.Rub your ribs with spice rub, brown sugar, kosher salt, and black pepper. Lay ribs on wire rack and bake ribs for 3-4 hours in the middle rack of the oven. After about two hours, baste the ribs with some apple cider vinegar and then do it again at three hours. Depending on the thickness of the ribs, the cooking time will vary, but don’t worry. Ribs are very hard to overcook.
The ribs are done when you can take some tongs and bend them and they easily separate. If there’s a lot of resistance, then let them cook another 30-45 minutes and try again.
When ribs are tender and cooked, remove them from the oven and wrap them tightly in foil. Let them rest for 10 minutes and then chop them into individual ribs. Drizzle heavily with Stubb’s Original Bar-B-Q sauce, wrap them tightly in foil, and return them to the oven for another 15-20 minutes.Remove ribs and let them rest for another 5-10 minutes before serving. Serve with extra sauce on the side!