BBQ Ribs with Homemade Sauce

BBQ Ribs with Homemade Sauce

Tender oven-cooked pork ribs finished under the broiler with a tangy, smoky homemade barbecue sauce.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Heat the oven to 150°C. Set a wire rack inside a rimmed baking sheet.

    Cookware: baking sheet, oven, wire rack

  2. Step 2

    Turn the ribs bone-side up. Loosen the thin membrane with a knife, grip it, and pull it away from each rack.

    Ingredients used: 1800.0 gr Pork Ribs

    Cookware: knife

  3. Step 3

    Combine the salt, black pepper, and smoked paprika in a small bowl.

    Ingredients used: 2.0 gr Black Pepper, 12.0 gr Fine Salt, 14.0 gr Smoked Paprika

    Cookware: mixing bowl

  4. Step 4

    Rub the seasoning evenly over both sides of the ribs. Arrange them meat-side up on the wire rack and cover the baking sheet tightly with aluminum foil.

    Cookware: aluminum foil, baking sheet, wire rack

  5. Step 5

    Bake until the meat is tender and has pulled back slightly from the bones, 2 hours 45 minutes to 3 hours.

    Timer: 165 min (fixed)

    Cookware: baking sheet, oven

  6. Step 6

    While the ribs bake, whisk the ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, molasses, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and garlic together in a saucepan.

    Ingredients used: 60.0 ml Apple Cider Vinegar, 70.0 gr Brown Sugar, 34 gr Dijon Mustard, 8.0 gr Garlic, 240.0 ml Ketchup, 45.0 ml Molasses, 30.0 ml Worcestershire Sauce

    Cookware: saucepan, whisk

  7. Step 7

    Bring the sauce to a gentle simmer over medium heat, then reduce to low heat and cook until glossy and slightly thickened.

    Timer: 15 min (fixed)

    Cookware: saucepan, whisk

  8. Step 8

    Transfer half of the sauce to a clean serving bowl. Set the oven to broil and uncover the ribs.

    Cookware: aluminum foil, baking sheet, oven, serving bowl

  9. Step 9

    Brush the ribs generously with the sauce left in the saucepan. Broil until caramelized at the edges, watching continuously.

    Timer: 4 min (fixed)

    Cookware: baking sheet, oven, pastry brush, saucepan

  10. Step 10

    Rest the ribs, then cut between the bones and serve with the reserved sauce.

    Timer: 10 min (fixed)

    Cookware: knife, serving bowl

Nutrition (Estimated)

Food safety

Caution: moderate

Prevent cross-contamination from raw pork. Cook the ribs until tender and at least 63°C internally, then rest before cutting; ribs typically become tender at a substantially higher internal temperature.

Risk factors

  • handling raw pork
  • hot rendered fat and steam
  • rapidly burning sugary sauce under the broiler