Fast & Easy Oven Roasted Baby Back Ribs. Juicy tender and succulent oven roasted baby back ribs made easy! An easier way to make pork ribs ‘barbecue-style’ without the use of the grill is to boil them first, tenderizing the meat while it removes most of the fat and then oven roasting them with your favorite BBQ rub or sauce.
This is the perfect time of year to make these fast & easy oven roasted baby back ribs, without sitting out in the cold in front of your outdoor grill. This recipe is a simple 2 step process that requires NO fuss and NO mess when making baby back ribs barbecue-style!
Over the years, one thing we learned about cooking with pork ribs is the need to boil them first. The tip here is to boil them in water! It’s a clever way to eliminate and remove most of the fat from the ribs, and at the same time, it helps to tenderize the meat while it cuts the cooking time in half.
Once you boil the fat off the pork, leaving the ribs to be lean and tender, all that is left to do is to rub on your favorite BBQ sauce, and into the oven they go!
Everyone has a favorite barbecue sauce. And we do too! We love to bake these baby back ribs with a hickory, spiced barbecue sauce on them. I use my two favorites sauces, one is called Rib Rack, Southern Bourbon flavor and the other is Jack Daniels Hickory flavor.
Both sauces have a rich smoky flavor with a sweet taste of molasses that everyone loves. The sauce is SO GOOD, the ribs become finger-licking delicious!
Serve them with your favorite salad as a side, or cole slaw and our baked beans and this meal could be added to your list of making dinners for a family of 4 for under $20.00. Baby back ribs are also very inexpensive to buy, they cost about five dollars per pound and they cost even less if you find them on sale.
Try them! You’ll love them as much as we do!
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- 1.5 to 2 pounds Pork Baby Back Ribs (about 14 to 16 ribs)
- sea salt
- fresh ground black pepper
- ⅔ cup ( about 8 to 10 Tbsp.) BBQ Sauce
- cooking oil spray
- First, generously spray a 9" x 13" baking pan with cooking oil and set aside. Or for easier clean up, line the baking pan with foil wrap, and spray the foil wrap with cooking oil.
- In a large sauce pot, filled with water, half way. Add the baby back ribs into water. Cover and bring to boil. Boil ribs for 25 to 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, Preheat OVEN to 400 degrees F.
- Using kitchen tongs, remove the ribs and allow them to drain over the pot for a few seconds, and transfer them to the prepared baking pan. Drain and discard the greasy water.
- Rub your favorite barbecue sauce over the entire surface, using the back of a spoon.
- Sprinkle with salt and fresh ground pepper over the ribs.
- BAKE uncovered, for 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven, carefully placing hot baking dish on a safe surface, and flip over the ribs. Rub some more barbecue sauce over them. Place them back into the oven.
- Bake for additional 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cut them into pieces. Serve warm.
- Serves 4
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Anna and Liz
This recipe was originally posted in 2012. Content and recipe remain the same, only the photos have been updated.
19 Comments
Tricia @ saving room for dessert
April 30, 2012 at 3:09 pmWe were talking about making ribs this past weekend. The craving is in full force now! Thanks for this easy recipe. Have a great week.
Tricia @ Saving room for dessert
May 8, 2014 at 1:42 pmStill loving this recipe! They are beautiful ribs and something that would make everyone happy. The secrets in the sauce!
annaliz
May 9, 2014 at 4:33 pmSo true!! They do make everyone happy !
Shawn
April 30, 2012 at 11:01 pmGoodness!!! They look delicious!
The Harried Cook
May 17, 2012 at 3:03 amThose look incredibly delicious! I wish I lived closer so I could drop in to taste them 🙂
Abbe@This is How I Cook
May 8, 2014 at 5:02 pmI do my ribs like this, too but sometimes I throw them on the grill just to add a little more flavor. Can't go wrong and now you've got my heart racing!
annaliz
May 9, 2014 at 4:35 pmHi Abbe! So true – no matter how you make them you can't go wrong. Thanks !
Bianca @ Confessions of a Chocoholic
May 8, 2014 at 10:55 pmI don't have a grill but I love BBQ ribs. These look amazing!!
annaliz
May 9, 2014 at 4:32 pmSo glad Bianca!! Now you can make them too !! Enjoy!
SavoringTime in the Kitchen
May 8, 2014 at 11:12 pmI am drooling! We love baby back ribs and during the winter I always make them in the oven but I've never tried the pre-boiling method. Next time!
michaelswoodcraft
May 8, 2014 at 11:24 pmYour ribs look delicious,..Love barbeque ribs! 🙂
Sue/the view from great island
May 9, 2014 at 4:56 pmThis will make my husband a very happy man. He adores ribs and, guess what? I've never ever made them! I am going to make these and surprise him!
by Anna and Liz
January 17, 2019 at 3:56 pmThanks Sue! He’ll be so thrilled!
Roz | La Bella Vita Cucina
January 17, 2019 at 1:59 pmI love baby back ribs and have never tried them using this easy method. Great way to stay out of the cold and enjoy some lip-smacking delicious ribs! Thanks Ana and Liz!
by Anna and Liz
January 17, 2019 at 3:54 pmThanks Roz! Same here, and we love using our ovens all winter long! Enjoy these ribs!
Nicole Nadel
January 17, 2019 at 3:31 pmThis looks amazing!!! Have you ever tried boiling them in Coca-Cola instead of water?
by Anna and Liz
January 17, 2019 at 3:52 pmNo I haven’t, but now I am intrigued to try it! Thanks for the tip!
Abbe@This is How I Cook
January 20, 2019 at 9:46 pmAn oldie but goodie!
2 Sisters Recipes
January 20, 2019 at 10:41 pmThanks Abbe!! We think so too! 🙂