Baby Back Ribs - I asked my good friend Dave (who is a rib connoisseur) to test this rib recipe for me. I was watching Restaurant Impossible with Robert Irvine and he made these ribs. It was really the method he used that I was interested in. I have made ribs many different ways, but he swears by this method. You can use your own rub recipe and your favorite BBQ sauce, but I have Robert Irvine's recipe below. Dave used Famous Dave's Devil's Spit BBQ Sauce. He said they were excellent. We have adapted this recipe by adjusting the timing and temperature.
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 3 hrs
Ingredients
Rib Rub
3 Tablespoons light brown sugar
2 Tablespoons cayenne powder
2 Tablespoons garlic powder
2 Tablespoons onion powder
2 Tablespoons white pepper
2 Tablespoons kosher salt
1 Tablespoon dry mustard, such as Coleman's
1 Tablespoon course black pepper
5 teaspoons seafood seasoning, such as Old Bay
1 teaspoon ginger powder
BBQ Sauce
3 cups ketchup
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup rice wine vinegar
1/2 cup stone ground mustard
1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
2 Tablespoons cayenne pepper
1 Tablespoon sea salt
Directions
Make the rib rub
1With a wooden spoon, blend the brown sugar, cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder, white pepper, salt, dry mustard, black pepper, seafood seasoning and ginger powder until mixed. Then bag until usage.
Make the BBQ sauce
1In a bowl, whisk together the ketchup, sugar, vinegar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne and salt in a saucepan over low heat. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes to blend flavors. Remove from the heat and hold until using.
2Preheat the oven to 250° F.
3To prepare the ribs, remove the silver skin from the back or under the rib side. Then rub the trimmed rib racks with the spice mixture (see recipe below). Place the racks onto a sheet of plastic wrap, top with the bay leaves and wrap tightly. Place in the oven (the plastic will not melt under 400° F) and roast for 2 - 3 hours depending on how tender you like them.
4Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 1 hour - do not unwrap the plastic wrap.
5Now take the plastic wrap off! Place on a cookie sheet and coat with BBQ sauce (see recipe below). Roast, under the the broiler on medium heat in the oven or grill, until the sauce is caramelized, 3 to 4 minutes.
6Remove the sauced ribs and allow to rest, 3 to 5 minutes. Then portion the ribs into serving-size pieces.
Sharon McGagh
July 4, 2019
This looks super easy, interesting about the plastic wrap – do you promise that it won’t melt??