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Easy & Delicious Baby Back Ribs

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This recipe is utterly delectable, yields succulent ribs, and is so easy to make that it is stupid. It has eliminated my preconceived notion about needing a grill to get great barbecue ribs at home.

Ingredients

  • Pork ribs – as many racks as you want.  1 rack serves 2-3 people usually

  • Favorite barbeque sauce (store or home-made, see below)

Preparation

1.      Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

 

2.      Salt and pepper the ribs generously.

 

3.      Line a baking pan with foil (heavy-duty is best) and place your ribs on it.  Depending on how many ribs you make, you might need two pans and/ or you might need to cut the racks in half.

 

4.      Cover the ribs with foil.  This steams them and helps to make them tender.

 

5.      Bake at 350 for 1½ hours (you can sometimes get away with a bit less time if the ribs aren't huge and it starts to smell like things are cooking faster). Check for tender by poking with a knife -- if it has little to no resistance, the ribs are ready.

 

6.      Remove top foil and drain any accumulated grease/juices.

 

7.      Add your favorite BBQ sauce generously to both sides of ribs. (I always keep a stash of Ina Garten's homemade BBQ sauce in the fridge as it is the favorite in my house, from the BBQ chicken recipe in The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/barbecued-chicken-recipe2-1943094).

 

8.      Bake for an additional 30 minutes, uncovered.

 

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