Slow Roasted Spare Ribs in the Oven
If you haven't cooked baby back ribs because you are intimidated, this recipe will show you how easy it is to cook ribs in the oven. The tangy homemade sauce is quick and simple and tastes so great!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time4 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Total Time4 hours hrs 40 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked, bbq, easy, easy dinner recipes, in the oven, oven roasted, pork, spareribs, sweey and sour, tangy
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 567kcal
Baking Sheet
Aluminum Foil
Sauce Brush
For the Baked Spare Ribs
- 4.5 lbs spareribs
- coarse kosher salt and black pepper
For the Barbecue Sauce
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup yellow mustard
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsps apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
Preheat oven to 275 F.
Rinse ribs and pat dry.
Turn the rack upside down and carefully insert a sharp knife underneath the membrane to separate it from the meat.
Once you have enough to grab a hold of it, slowly peel it back from the remaining meat.
Place the pork on a large baking sheet and season it liberally with coarse kosher salt and black pepper.
Cover ribs with foil and bake it for 4.5 hours at 275 F.
Applying the barbecue sauce
Mix all the barbecue sauce ingredients in a bowl.
Once ribs are cooked, remove them from the oven, take off the foil and increase temperature to 450 F (broil setting if you have it). Set the oven rack close to the top.
Brush the ribs liberally with the sauce on both sides, starting with the bottom (bone side).
Put the spare ribs back in the oven and bake for 3-6 mins or until sauce caramelizes or the bones begin to char at the tips. Pay close attention to oven to make sure not to burn the ribs.
Take ribs out, let it sit for 5 mins and then place it on a cutting board and cut in between the bones.
- Membrane: please see section above in blog post which talks about how to remove the membrane if you choose to do so.
Calories: 567kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 43g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 143mg | Sodium: 596mg | Potassium: 562mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 165IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 2mg