These Oven Baked Ribs is the easiest rib recipe you’ll ever make. Rubbed with a simple but flavourful spice rub, slathered with a barbecue sauce, and baked low and slow in the oven, you’ll love this super tender oven baked ribs recipe.
Want to make ribs for game day but don’t have fancy equipment? Not to worry because these oven baked ribs will knock your socks off. While I’ve made Instant Pot Ribs, Instant Pot Short Ribs Recipe, and Slow Cooker Ribs, this oven baked rib is a simple equipment-free method that is just as moist and delicious. All you need is a simple baking sheet and some tin foil!
Want more delicious oven baked recipes? Try my Easy Oven Pork Chop Recipe, Oven Baked Salmon, Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings, Baked Chicken Breast Recipe, or my Garlic Butter Baked Tilapia Recipe.
These really are the BEST ribs (fall-off the bones ribs) and you’re going to wonder why you haven’t been making ribs this method more often.
Before we do any cooking or seasoning the ribs, we should always remove the membrane. You’ll see in the photo below that the membrane is very thin and located on the back of the ribs. It only takes a few seconds to remove and it helps make your ribs more flavourful and keeping it on will give the ribs a tough texture.
To remove the membrane:
- Slide a butter knife under the membrane and over a bone.
- Then lift and loosen the membrane until it tears.
- Grip the membrane and pull it off. Then, pat dry the ribs with paper towels before adding the spices.
Prepare the Equipment
- Preheat oven to 300° and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Remove the Membrane and Apply the Rub
- Peel off tough membrane on the back of the ribs.
- In a small bowl, mix together garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, black pepper, cumin and chili powder.
Bake the Ribs
- Place the ribs on prepared baking sheet. Cover with foil and bake until very fork tender, 2 hours.
- Set the oven to broil. Remove foil from ribs and brush both sides with barbecue sauce. Broil until sauce just starts to caramelize, 2 to 4 minutes.
- Enjoy your oven baked ribs!
Recipe Tips
- Don’t forget to remove the membrane from your ribs. It’s super tough and will make enjoying your oven baked ribs nearly impossible.
- To keep ribs moist, be sure and cover the ENTIRE rack with seasonings before wrapping in foil. The seasonings mix contains salt which helps the meat retain moisture.
- Wrapping your ribs in foil before baking is the key to fall-off-the-bone results.
- You don’t have to use baby back ribs for this oven baked ribs recipe, you can absolutely use spare ribs or St. Louis style.
These tender oven-baked ribs go with a lot of different sides! Here are some ideas:
- Serve with a side salad! I’ve got tons you can try like this simple arugula salad, corn salad, spinach fruit salad, healthy potato salad and cauliflower “potato” salad. And don’t forget a batch of this creamy coleslaw.
- Pair any kind of potatoes: Creamy mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes, potatoes au gratin, roasted potato salad or even some air fryer potato wedges.
Oven Baked Ribs
Ingredients
For the ribs
- 2 pounds baby back pork ribs
- 1/2 cup sugar-free Barbecue Sauce or your favorite store-bought sauce.
For the rub
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300° and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- It’s important to peel off the membrane on the back of the ribs to bring more flavor to the ribs. You remove it by sliding a dull knife under the membrane and over a bone. Then, just lift and loosen the membrane until it tears. Grip the membrane and pull it away.
- In a small glass bowl, mix together garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, black pepper, cumin and chili powder. Sprinkle seasoning and rub it front and back of the ribs.
- Place the ribs on prepared baking sheet. Cover with foil and bake until very tender, 2 hours.
- Set the oven to broil. Remove foil from ribs and brush both sides with barbecue sauce. Broil until sauce just starts to caramelize, 2 to 4 minutes. Enjoy!
Notes
- To store: Place the leftover ribs in an airtight container and it’ll keep for up to 5 days in the fridge.
- To reheat: You can reheat ribs in the oven or the microwave. I recommend covering them in tin foil in the oven to keep them from drying out.
- To freeze: Let the ribs cool before transferring them to a freezer-safe bag or container and freeze for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Love all your inspirations! Thank you. Just a quick hint, I live in Texas and we eat a lot of catfish. I use my catfish skinning pliers to ‘skin’ my ribs. Works great! Give Thomas another Happy Birthday from Texas! for me and y’all have a blessed year.
You’re so sweet. Thank you 😉
Is there any harm in placing the sauce on the meat beforehand and marinating it (on top of the seasonings)? I usually marinate everything for at least 24 hrs and pierce the meat with a thin fork to make sure the flavor permeates the tissue. I know this recipe calls for the sauce near the end, but I couldn’t help but wonder if prepping this way would do any harm.
Thanks in advance!
You can totally place the sauce on the meat beforehand 🙂
AWESOME !!!
Happy you liked it!