Saucy Oven Baked Spare Ribs

Everybody loves a great rib dinner. But when it’s just too dark, cold or snowy to fire up the outdoor barbecue, use this oven recipe to cook your ribs!

You might even prefer this oven method to traditional barbecued ribs.

The pork back ribs are coated in a sweet and zesty homemade barbecue sauce and cooked low and slow in the oven. Meanwhile you can sit back, relax and inhale the amazing aroma that flows from the oven.

The ribs turn out moist and succulent with tender meat that just falls off the bone. These will be the best ribs you’ve ever had! They are unbeatable!

Bibs and lots of napkins are required for this saucy meal that will have you licking your lips and fingers! Keep it casual,eat with friends that you’re not shy to have around. Dig in deep and fully expect to get covered in savoury BBQ sauce.   

I prefer the flavour of the barbecue sauce when it’s made with chili sauce, but if you don’t have it on hand you can easily use the tomato ketchup option.  

You’re probably wondering what side to serve this with:

I love pairing it with my Creamy Coleslaw!

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Saucy Oven Baked Spare Ribs

Pork back ribs are coated in a sweet and zesty homemade barbecue sauce and cooked low and slow in the oven. The ribs turn out moist and succulent with tender meat that falls off the bone. These are best oven ribs you’ll ever have!

Servings 4

Author Rita Jakobschuk

Ingredients

Ribs

• 2 kilograms pork back ribs 2 racks

Barbeque Sauce

• 1 cup chili sauce or tomato ketchup
• ½ cup chili sauce or tomato ketchup for finishing
• ½ cup lightly packed brown sugar
• ½ cup white vinegar
• ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons dry mustard powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons chili powder as desired
• 1 medium onion minced very fine
• 4 garlic cloves crushed

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Cut each rib rack into thirds or quarters. Place pieces in 10” x 13” rimmed baking pan.
2. In a medium bowl whisk together the barbeque sauce ingredients: 1 cup chili sauce (reserve remaining ½ cup chili sauce for finishing), brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard powder, salt, pepper, chili powder , onion and garlic.
3. Pour the sauce over the ribs and turn them a couple of times to coat all sides. Arrange the ribs in one layer or slightly overlapping. Cover the dish tightly with foil paper and cook undisturbed for 2 hours.
4. Remove pan from oven and increase oven temperature to 375 degrees F. Remove foil paper and baste ribs with the sauce and rearrange them if necessary. Leave uncovered and cook for another 30 minutes until the sauce starts to thicken and caramelize.
5. Transfer the ribs to a serving platter and leave the sauce in the baking pan. Skim off the fat from the barbecue sauce and discard fat. Add remaining ½ cup chili sauce to the sauce and whisk to combine. Pour some of the sauce over the ribs on the platter and the remaining sauce into a bowl to serve with the ribs for extra dipping.