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Sweet and tender BBQ Baby Back Ribs (Easy clean up)

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These Ribs are extreamly tasty and tender, Plus the method I use results in very little clean up time.

"EXCELLENT and EASY way to cook "meat falling off the bone" ribs. I made it even easier. I skipped all of the ingredients besides the ribs and BBQ sauce. I just squeezed some Sweet Baby Rays into the Aluminum Foil tent instead of apple cider, then put some more on the top during the "broil" stage. They were the best ribs I ever made. They were ready to broil in 1 hr., 40 min. Yum!" - grips

Yield: 4 Servings Ready in 2 hours, 10 minutes

Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: BBQ Baby back Ribs

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 4 Servings
1 Full slab Pork baby back ribs
sweet baby rays BBQ sauce; or your choice of BBQ sauce
1 cupApple juice
0.5 cupbrown sugar
0.25 cupHoney
Chipotle Tabasco sauce; OPTIONAL
Dry Rub - equal parts:
Brown sugar
Garlic salt
Smoked Paprika

Sweet and tender BBQ Baby Back Ribs (Easy clean up) Preparation

Pre-Heat oven to 400 F (Cook at 350 F) If you are going to finish off the ribs under the broiler instead of the grill make sure you take the broiling pan out of the oven.

Prep rack of ribs by removing the thin fatty membrane from the underside of the ribs, simply use a knife to lift a corner of the membrane up, and use a paper towel to grip it and pull the membrane up and off the underside of the ribs.

To start lay a double layer of extra wide heavy duty aluminum foil down on your counter (or table) they should be about 1x longer than the rack so you have plenty of foil to fold and seal the ends .

Coat both sides of the rack generously with the BBQ dry rub (equal parts brown sugar, smoked paprika, and garlic salt) and place the rack in the middle of the aluminum foil, fold up the long sides like a tent and fold together a few times to seal the seam leaving the foil slightly tented. Now fold one end a few times to seal, holding the package at a slight angle (open end up), take your cup of apple juice and pour it into the open end so that it pours underneath the ribs, then fold end to seal the package up compleatly (Make sure to seal package up nice and tight to prevent any leaks or steam escaping). Place sealed package on a cookie sheet or baking pan to help with moving them in and out of the oven.

NOTE: I Usually prep the rib's the night before to let the ribs soak up the flavor of the dry rub and apple juice, then when its time to cook just throw the "package" into the oven.

NOTE: Multiple Racks of ribs: You can choose to place the ribs into a shallow baking pan with a lid (or sealed with foil) instead of individually sealing each one in its own aluminum foil tent, however I have tried both, and I get far better results sealing each rack individually, in my opinion its worth the extra effort.

Cook in oven at 350 F for 2 hours

After Ribs have been baking for 2 hours take them out and carefully open the package (be carefull the steam and juices will be very hot).

NOTE: Now is a good time to cover your broiler pan with some more heavy duty foil (for easy clean up).

Mix BBQ Sauce, Brown sugar, and honey, (If you want a little Kick add some Chipotle Tabasco sauce) and generously cover the ribs with the mixture on both sides. Place rack in the broiler on high for about 7 minutes or until the sauce is just SLIGHTLY charred (WARNING, it is important to watch the ribs closely during this step, if left in direct heat for even 1 minute to long you will burn the ribs and that does not make for tasty ribs).

OPTIONAL; Or if it is more convenient or desireble, this last step can also be done on a out door grill, I love finishing off my ribs on the grill because I usually grill corn on the cob so the grill is going anyways.

Repeat steps for each additional rack of ribs. I have found that 4 full racks fit into a standard oven pretty good.

Notes

This recipe is fairly easy and when done right, makes some fantastic ribs that you would have to go to a professional BBQ smoke house to find better.

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This goes great with all BBQ recipes - Aaronzvz Aaronzvz

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    Sweet and tender BBQ Baby Back Ribs (Easy clean up) Reviews

    Give it a rating Would you make it again?   [please sign in to add your comment]
    Made 3 racks for a party and they were a hit. So tender they just fell off the bone. Also had lots of compliments on the sauce. I did wrap each rack separately (as suggested) and I think that probably was key to having them all so tender.
    1 days, 19 hours, 51 minutes ago
    These are my comments. Great recipe.
    1 weeks, 6 days, 6 hours, 51 minutes ago
    Delish! My nephew never liked ribs until now! He wants me to make them everyday! My new favorite meal! Love it!
    2 weeks, 2 days, 4 hours, 59 minutes ago
    So tender, falls off the bone.
    1 months, 1 days, 4 hours, 31 minutes ago
    The hubby loves them!
    1 months, 4 days, 9 hours, 9 minutes ago
    These were th best ribs I've ever had.
    1 months, 1 weeks, 3 days, 9 hours, 33 minutes ago
    So easy, so yummy, fall off the bone meat...
    Only cooked it for 1 1/2 hours in the oven and the last 30 on the fire(BBQ). Cooked it for South Africans which are a hard crowd to please when it comes to a 'braai'...
    1 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 37 minutes ago
    So so so yummy. Ive made this recipes tons of times. Use any kind of juice instead of apple to change it up.
    2 months, 1 days, 9 hours, 4 minutes ago
    So good! I added the sauce for the last 20 minutes instead of grilling... Awesome recipe!
    2 months, 1 days, 9 hours, 55 minutes ago
    'NOTE: Multiple Racks of ribs: You can choose to place the ribs into a shallow baking pan with a lid (or sealed with foil) instead of individually sealing each one in its own aluminum foil tent, however I have tried both, and I get far better results sealing each rack individually, in my opinion its worth the extra effort.'

    Has anyone tried a pan as opposed to the foil? I'm not good at the whole gift wrapping thing. I've tried a few times and fail every time. I've been using this method for years but in a pan instead of the foil. I might try again but it would be nice to know what the differences are in the results before making the rather proportionate effort. Not to be negative but steamed meat is steamed meat is it not? I can't say one way or the other if this is true but, I've heard of some rather adverse health effects that can be attributed to cooking with aluminium foil so I try to avoid it when possible.

    2 months, 1 weeks, 2 days, 9 hours, 55 minutes ago
    This was my first time cooking ribs. They turned out fantastic. I will certainly be cooking these again.
    2 months, 2 weeks, 4 hours, 39 minutes ago
    Gorgeous. Used HP honey BBQ sauce. Meat dropped off the bone and went down a treat with the missus!
    2 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 11 hours, 38 minutes ago
    My gosh, looks fantastic, I will hafta keep this recipe around! I usually have my hubby do the grilling of ribs but this way is more moist I think!
    3 months, 5 days, 3 hours, 19 minutes ago
    Terrific recipe, easy and delicious! Thank you, I'm adding this one to my permanent files.
    3 months, 5 days, 3 hours, 24 minutes ago
    Awesome!!! Followed the recipe exactly. I trusted this recipe for my Super Bowl Ribs and they're a hit!!
    3 months, 2 weeks, 7 hours, 23 minutes ago
    These turned out amazing! Even my picky two year old asked for more! My whole family loved them.
    4 months, 1 days, 10 hours, 21 minutes ago
    4 months, 5 days, 3 hours, 21 minutes ago
    4 months, 1 weeks, 23 hours, 48 minutes ago
    My family loved these ribs!!! I grilled them after baking and did not use apple juice. Will definitely be making these again!
    4 months, 1 weeks, 2 days, 4 hours, 51 minutes ago
    4 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, 8 hours, 22 minutes ago

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    4. Easy Cleanup
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