Description
Tender, juicy baby back ribs slow-cooked until fall-apart soft, then finished with a thick, sticky BBQ sauce for classic comfort-food flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 racks baby back ribs
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons fresh ground black pepper
- 2 cups water
- Cooking spray (as needed)
- ¼ cup BBQ sauce (for cooking liquid)
- 2 cups BBQ sauce (for finishing)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°F and lightly coat a large baking dish with cooking spray.
- Season both sides of the ribs evenly with kosher salt and black pepper.
- Place ribs in the baking dish. Add water and ¼ cup BBQ sauce to the bottom of the dish.
- Cover tightly with foil and bake for 2½ to 3 hours, until ribs are tender.
- Remove foil and brush ribs generously with the remaining BBQ sauce.
- Return ribs to the oven uncovered and bake for 15–20 minutes until sauce thickens.
- Remove from oven, let rest briefly, slice, and serve.
Notes
- Remove the membrane from the back of the ribs for best texture.
- Add BBQ sauce only at the end to prevent burning.
- Let ribs rest before slicing to retain juices.
- Serve with extra sauce on the side.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 720
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 980mg
- Fat: 48g
- Saturated Fat: 17g
- Unsaturated Fat: 28g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 45g
- Cholesterol: 150mg