Oven Pork Ribs with Barbecue Sauce

A one-in-a-million Pork Ribs recipe with meat that falls apart in the mouth and is drenched in a homemade sticky barbecue sauce that is so good! These oven Pork Ribs are flavored with a spice mix, cooked slowly until they fall apart, then basted with a tangy, sweet sauce. Can’t-stop-eating it, finger-licking’ good!

Pork Ribs recipe

This recipe for oven baked pork ribs can be:

• extremely simple
• the meat is tender
• ribs are being flavored by a rub AND maturation of the ribs in apple cider and the rest of the process is done by braising;
• a simple homemade barbecue sauce is applied on the top.

How to make Oven Pork Ribs

The amount of the quality of pork ribs that I want comes from the fact I bake these meats in the oven. There are some very vital points here:

• Rub for the pork ribs – to add the flavor;
• Liquid for cooking – this is a key step for this pork ribs recipe! It creates a steamy situation while the ribs slow cook in the oven to keep them nice and juicy. I normally select the apple cider that has some alcohol content in it (also named hard apple cider) because like with many things, alcohol contributes extra layers of flavor. However, there’s also beer, apple juice, broth, and water;
• Homemade barbecue sauce – Ribs are a here and there occasion so I don’t even think of the store-bought Barbecue Sauce as an option there. Furthermore, it is a sauce that amazes you with its simplicity in making at home and, in fact, is that much better than what you find in stores because it is real and pure flavor wise while the artificial is largely absent. Only try it once and you will be committed to using it every time you cook from now on!
• Baste, bake, baste, bake! The more you baste-bake, the more your ribs will get encased with sticky barbecue sauce.

Type of ribs to use

Oven Pork Ribs are best used for Baby Back and St Louis Style Pork Ribs. They can also be used for Pork Spareribs, but the oven cook time should be decreased to 20 minutes as they have lower meat content.

🇦🇺In Australia, currently, the various cuts of pork ribs do not have distinct identification (most are a Baby Back / St Louis style or are less bony Spare Ribs). There’s also a great deal of inconsistency with the cutting of pork ribs among butchers and the big grocery chains (Costco, Aldi, Woolies, Coles).

You want to buy some juicy, meaty pork ribs that are fatty. Steer clear of the ribs that are sliced close to the bone on both sides, thus, leaving bony meats – sad eating and in the meantime, you are being conned as the sell to you 70% bone!

What you need for Oven Pork Ribs with Barbecue Sauce

And this is what you need: Nothing exotic here, except possibly the molasses in the preparation of the sauce.

I don’t know where I saw it first, but I added molasses to my bbq sauce once and I never turned away. It is attracted to taste and construction of color that isn’t possible to do with a different one! It’s definitely deserving of use if you can and should acquire it. Otherwise, no big deal – just replace it with golden syrup or use dark brown sugar rather than normal brown sugar. The concept is the same!

Barbecue Sauce for Pork Ribs

The sauce in the recipe is dual-used, one for glazing, another for serving. Pancakes and serves at the same time. Low cost, no effort, and undoubtly richer in flavor than store bought (and the taste was confirmed by a person who did a side-by-side test!)

It will look a little crazy as if we’re making A GREAT DEAL, with the 1 1/2 cups ketchup the recipe requires. However, be assured that the opposite of what you think is better is what the actual situation is. It is terrible to be mean when applying the marinade to the ribs – you will have to wrap them generously with as much as you have, which you don’t have to think about how to use it for serving! Moreover, you shouldn’t be shy in generously marinating the beef!

What to serve with Pork Ribs

To vibe with the traditional southern-style barbecue, your dry rub oven pork ribs will be coupled with Macaroni Salad and corn on the cob.

Other favorites are:

• Potato Salad – The traditional creamy Potato Salad or the healthier version, a red potato salad with lemon and charred corn
• Mac and Cheese
• Corn Bread or Corn Bread Muffins (Also try these Cheese Muffins)

And you can go for this Green Bean or a Tomato, Corn & Avocado Salad and/or a cooling Cucumber Salad!

It would be rather difficult to screw up the dish, actually, as long as you are able to get the proper fattiness and juiciness from the ribs that are usually the case. To the end of obtaining a good meal, cook it slowly and let it become soft but tender first.

But don’t worry about the remaining time as you do with the ones like poultry. Even 30 minutes too much cooked, it still will be juicy and delicious.

There will absolutely be no other way to remain private and convenient while devouring pig ribs. The only thing for you to do is to admit you are going to be left with your fingers sticking, sauce spread on your face and a huge silly smile!