Best Baked BBQ Ribs

This is a very simple way to prepare fall off the bone baby back ribs. These delicious ribs are prepared almost "hands-off".  They are just as good - if not better - than any ribs I've bought out.

Prep Time:  about 30 minutes

Total Time:  about 7 hours

Servings:  6 to 9  

Meat:

3 racks of pork "baby back" ribs - about 2 pounds each

Dry Rub:

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup salt

1/8 cup brown sugar - dried

4 teaspoons chili powder

2 teaspoons ground cumin

1 teaspoon cayenne

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon onion powder

BBQ Sauce:

5 parts "K.C. Masterpiece" BBQ sauce, 1 part Honey

Method:

• Remove ribs from packaging, clean and pat dry.  Be sure that the membrane on the inner (stomach) side is removed and that all excess fat has been trimmed.
• Mix all dry rub ingredients together.  Leftover rub can be stored in a moisture proof container for future use.
• Sprinkle ribs about an hour before cooking with the rub and allow meat to come to room temperature.  Do not over season.  The spices should become a nice red liquid coating after sitting.

A good overall dusting of the spices is all that you need.

• Wrap the ribs in foil and cook at 200 degrees for 6 hours.  After the first 4 hours, remove the aluminum foil and cook uncovered for the last 2 hours.  

• Remove the ribs from the oven and turn up the heat to Broil.  
• Generously sauce all sides of the ribs.
• Place sauced ribs back in the oven, meat side down. 
• When sauce begins to bubble, flip the ribs and broil just until sauce bubbles again.  
• Remove from oven and serve.

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