DESCRIPTION
Oven-bake St. Louis Ribs with this easy recipe that slowly cooks them for tender and flavorful meat. Cook same day or in advance!
Ingredients
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- 1 rack of St. Louis ribs (approx. 3 lbs.)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp. smoked paprika
- 1 and 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. mustard powder
- 1/2 tsp. onion powder
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 3/4 cup BBQ sauce*
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°F.
- In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar, smoked paprika, salt, garlic powder, mustard powder, onion powder, and pepper to make the dry rub. Apply rub all over both sides of the rack of ribs.
- Wrap the rack in 2 layers of foil to get a good seal. Put wrapped rack of ribs meatier-side-down on a large baking sheet. Bake for 1.5 hours.
- After baking for 1.5 hours wrapped in foil, open the foil up fully, pulling it away from the ribs to better expose them to the heat. Bake for another 1.5 hours.
- Transfer ribs to a cutting board. Discard foil and any liquid from the pan.
- Cut ribs into single rib portions. Proceed with the recipe immediately, or transfer cut ribs to a container and put in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- When ready to eat the ribs, brush them on all sides with the BBQ sauce. Then, get a bit of char on them using one of the following three methods. Note that if your ribs are cold from the fridge, this will heat them through as well.
- On the grill: Preheat a grill for direct cooking over medium heat. Arrange the cooked, sauced ribs on the grill in a single layer and cook covered or uncovered until there are some dark spots on the underside of the ribs, 4-5 minutes. Flip and continue to cook on the other side until ribs are fully heated through and dark spots appear on the underside, another 3-4 minutes.
- Under the broiler: Arrange the cooked, sauced ribs on a broiler pan. Set the pan so that the ribs are about 6 inches from the broiler elements. Broil until dark spots appear on top, 4-5 minutes. Flip ribs over and continue to cook until dark spots appear on the tops and ribs are heated through, another 4-5 minutes.
- In the Air fryer: Arrange the cooked, sauced ribs in the air fryer (it’s fine if they’re piled up a bit). Air fry at 400°F for 6 minutes. Open air fryer and move ribs around. Continue to cook until ribs are heated through and have dark spots in many places, about 3-4 more minutes.
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Notes
*If you like super saucy ribs, you’ll want to use extra BBQ sauce.