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Oven-Baked
Pork Ribs

No grill needed. Low and slow in foil, then finished hot and glazed with our BBQ sauce.

Serves
2
Oven
275°F, then 425°F
Total time
About 3 hours
Sauce
BBQ

Ingredients

  • 1/2 rack pork ribs, about 1 1/2 to 2 pounds
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/3 to 1/2 cup Dragon Fruit Jam BBQ Sauce
  • 1 tablespoon apple juice or water
  • Optional: 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Method

  1. Season

    Heat the oven to 275°F. Remove the thin membrane from the bone side of the ribs if it is still attached, and pat them dry.

    Mix the salt, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, black pepper and the optional cayenne, and rub it over both sides.

  2. Wrap and bake

    Place the ribs meat side up on heavy duty foil. Add the apple juice or water around them and seal tightly into a packet.

    Set the packet on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 2 1/2 hours. Check for tenderness, and if they need longer, reseal and give them another 20 to 30 minutes.

  3. Sauce and finish

    Take the ribs out of the foil and return them meat side up to the baking sheet. Raise the oven to 425°F.

    Brush with about half the BBQ sauce and bake uncovered for 5 minutes. Add another layer and bake 5 to 8 minutes more, until glossy and lightly caramelized. Watch closely so the fruit and sugar do not burn.

  4. Optional broil

    For lightly charred edges, broil for 1 to 2 minutes, watching constantly.

  5. Rest and serve

    Rest for 10 minutes, slice between the bones, and serve with additional warmed sauce.

Sauce late, not early. The jam and molasses in the sauce will scorch if they sit in a hot oven for long. Everything before the last fifteen minutes is just tenderising.

How to Tell When They Are Done

Pork is safe at 145°F, but ribs do not become properly tender until an internal temperature of roughly 195 to 203°F. Tenderness, not safety, is what you are waiting for.

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