Oven-Baked BBQ Ribs

  4.6 – 412 reviews  • Spare Ribs

Delicious spareribs roasted in the oven with a tasty homemade barbecue sauce.

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 2 hrs 15 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  1. 4 pounds pork spareribs
  2. 2 cups sliced onions
  3. 2 cups ketchup
  4. 2 cups water
  5. ½ cup white vinegar
  6. ½ cup dark brown sugar
  7. ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
  8. 4 teaspoons mustard powder
  9. 4 teaspoons salt
  10. 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or as needed

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Split ribs down the center between the bones.
  2. Mix onions, ketchup, water, vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard powder, and salt together in a bowl. Set aside 1/2 of the sauce for basting.
  3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in several batches, add ribs and sear until browned, 4 to 5 minutes per batch.
  4. Transfer ribs to two baking pans and arrange in a single layer. Pour remaining BBQ sauce over ribs.
  5. Bake ribs in the preheated oven, turning and basting with sauce every 20 minutes and adding reserved sauce as needed, until meat easily pulls away from the bone, about 2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
  6. Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of BBQ sauce. The actual amount consumed will vary.

Reviews

Willie Thomas
Instead of making my own bbq sauce I used store bought because of convenience. Next time I’ll definitely try homemade
Warren Adams
This was ok, seemed like a lot of work. Mine didn’t turn out like the picture, sauce was runny & I never figured out what to do with all those sliced onions! I too, cut back on the salt, only used 2 tsp. The search continues!
Karina Murray
Based on the comments by other reviewers, I used only 1/2 tsp salt, baked for the first 2 hours covered tightly with foil then the final hour uncovered. They turned out perfect for my daughter’s birthday dinner.
Jason Moses
Yumminess everywhere! Best ribs ever!
Amy Russell
Too watery, not a sauce as so much a soup for the ribs
Amy Mendoza
Excellent ribs! Better and easier than barbecued! I used half the marinade and covered tightly for two hours, as suggested by other reviewers, then uncovered and basted and turned every twenty minutes with the rest of the marinade. Delicious!
Margaret Huynh
Modifications /extras : Used Keenes as the dry mustard; added 1/4c sriracha; used white wine vinegar; added mushrooms and a couple stalks of celery. Seared ribs, put in all the sauce and veg. and then baked it all at 300 in a Dutch oven.
Stephanie Vaughn
Great taste. Family loved them. Easy ingredients and falls right off the bone.
Joshua Parker
My son and I made these ribs for the first time and they were amazing! We cooked them in our Dutch oven for 3 hours – we didn’t even put them on a baking sheet to caramelize – and they were just perfect! Delicious as the recipe is written – you don’t need to change a thing!
Marvin Gonzalez
No changes – LOVED IT!!!!
Steven Willis
This is a great recipe. I have never been able to have my ribs fall off the bone. But I can now.
Ryan Washington
Unbelievable flavor! I don’t barbecue but don’t need to with this recipe. And so easy. I did the basting and turning because I like the idea of the sauce cooking in over and over for a deeper flavor. It worked!
Dennis Moody
I had to use different ribs so they only had to cook 2 hours. Also I would use a different sauce. I am from Texas and like a sweeter sauce. I was impressed at how tender the ribs were.
Brandon Terrell
Excellent! A little putzy, but I have never made spare ribs before. The sauce was very yummy, and the ribs were super tender!
Donna Hunt
Used sweet baby rays bbq sauce with maple seasoning, the combination just tasted great l.
David Shelton
2700 mg of sodium per serving? 4 tsp of salt in the recipe? That is way beyond healthy or believable. Cut the salt to 1 tsp. at most. You will most likely be better off using a prepared sauce that is lower in sodium. It is a yummy recipe otherwise.
Nicholas Monroe
These came out bangin! great recipe
Shelley Smith DDS
Mom and I enjoyed this rib recipe! It was great. We are a bit snobbish as we are Texan..lol and without firing up the grill this did the job. Tender, moist, and delicious. Great, meal in a time of social distancing and staying at home.
Tracy English
Turned out fabulous! Ribs were incredibly tender, the sauce was divine! I will reduce salt a bit next time, otherwise this is a new family favorite!
Rebecca Lucas
In step 2 add brown sugar. step 4 cover with foil. Turn after 1 hr. After 2 remove foil add sauce every 20 min or so.
Shirley Baker
Ribs came out delicious. Will definitely make again. Thanks

 

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