Cooking these baby back ribs, low and slow, with a minimum of ingredients ensures great meaty flavor and quality tenderness. Oven Roasted Baby Back Ribs for the WIN!
As much as I enjoy eating baby back ribs, I never order them in restaurants. Ever. I just can’t seem to bring out my cannibal cave-woman side in public. At home, however, all bets are off, and you can find me gnawing on the bones of these Oven Roasted Baby Back Ribs with the best of them.
**Please Note – The printable recipe card with detailed instructions and complete ingredient measurements for making Oven Roasted Baby Back Ribs is available near the end of this post.
The ingredient list for making Oven Roasted Baby Back Ribs is short, savory, and sweet! You’ll need;
- Baby Back Ribs
- Apple Cider Vinegar
- Tomato Paste
- Smoked Paprika
- Brown Sugar
- Garlic Powder
- Salt and Pepper
Whenever I see baby back ribs for sale in the market, I make sure to buy a few slabs to keep on hand in the freezer for when our desire for sweet and smoky pork ribs hits.
What makes this recipe so special is that it takes only a small handful of ingredients, and doesn’t require a store bought sauce BBQ sauce that has tons of sugar and preservatives.
I did my best to produce the following fun and fast-paced video of the making of Oven Roasted Baby Back Ribs. I hope you’ll find it entertaining and helpful. If you enjoy this video, please don’t forget to subscribe to my Kudos Kitchen channel on YouTube. Thanks so much!!
Now if that doesn’t make your mouth water, I don’t know what will!!
The super easy instructions;
- Use a paper towel and paring knife to remove as much of the silver skin from the back of the ribs as possible.
- The key to keeping these ribs moist and tangy is by liberally brushing them with apple cider vinegar before roasting. Allowing the ribs to sit approximately 30 before roasting allows the vinegar to permeate the meat making it tender and tasty.
- Once the ribs have had a chance to sit with the vinegar, it’s time to season them with salt, pepper and garlic powder before sliding them into a low, 300-degree oven to roast for 2½ hours.
- After the initial roast, sprinkle the ribs generously with smoked paprika and return them to the oven to cook for an additional 1½ hours. Just wait until you smell these Oven Roasted Baby Back Ribs cooking. You’ll go crazy! But hold on because they get even better!
- Upon removing the ribs from their second roasting in the oven, spread them liberally with tomato paste (yep, you read that right), and sprinkle them lightly with brown sugar.
- That’s it!! Crazy, right?
- Return the ribs back into the oven for 40 minutes at 300 degrees, and then increase the oven temperature to 425 and cook for an additional 15 minutes which will caramelize the brown sugar just the right amount, making the ribs sticky, and messy. Just the way baby back ribs are supposed to be!
Once you smell theseBaby Back Ribs cooking in the oven, you’re going to think you’ve died and gone to hog heaven. So you’d better be careful or you’ll make a complete pig out of yourself. *oink, oink*
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Below is the printable recipe card for today’s Oven Roasted Baby Back Ribs. If you’ve enjoyed this recipe, and are anxious to give it a try, I’d appreciate if you’d take a moment to give this recipe some feedback by way of stars near the comment section at the end of this post, OR in the recipe card feature itself. 🙂
- 2 slabs baby back ribs silver skin removed (or scored through between the bones)
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons salt divided
- 1 teaspoon pepper divided
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder divided
- 2 tablespoons smoked paprika
- 4 tablespoons tomato paste
- 4 tablespoon brown sugar
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Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
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Prepare the ribs by removing the silver skin or scoring it between the bones on the underside of the ribs.
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Place the ribs on a baking sheet and liberally brush the apple cider vinegar over both sides of the ribs.
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Allow the ribs to sit for at least 30 minutes with the vinegar.
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Season the ribs with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
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Roast the ribs, meat side up, in the oven for 2½ hours.
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Remove the ribs from the oven and sprinkle with the smoked paprika.
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Return the ribs to the oven for 60 minutes.
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Remove the ribs from the oven and increase the oven temperature to 375 degrees.
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Slather the tops of the ribs with the tomato paste and sprinkle with brown sugar.
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Return the ribs to the oven and roast for an additional 40 minutes.
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Serve and enjoy!!
Tools and equipment:
Baking sheets, paper towels, paring knife, basting brush, measuring spoons,
I sincerely hope you’ve enjoyed this recipe for Oven Roasted Baby Back Ribs as much as I’ve enjoyed bringing it to you!
My hand painted aprons are perfect for wearing while munching on these Oven Roasted Baby Back Ribs. They’re available in either black or white fabric and are completely machine washable. Then, if you adjust the strap a wee bit tighter around your neck, presto change-o, you know have an adult bib, for eating your ribs. LOL
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Thanks Renee for the nice recipe.
Haha – love the cannibal cave-woman comment! I feel the same way about corn on the cob, too – just not something that’s meant for public viewing! My dad loves ribs (and somehow manages to eat them gracefully in public!), and he would just adore me for making these for him! Thanks for the great recipe!
I prefer eating ribs at home, as well! That way I don’t totally embarrass myself with the mess I make. Can’t wait to give these a whirl!
I don’t remember the last time I made ribs at home. I’m saving this recipe because Thomas (and my mom) love ribs and I can’t believe that I haven’t made them for them in forever!I wish that we still had our deep freezer so that I could buy them up and store them! They look perfect!
My middle son was just asking me to make ribs! Your timing is perfect!
I’m happy to show my cave woman anywhere…especially if these were around. Love the Apple cider vinegar tip, very cool – I will definitely try that next time.
Love Ribs don’t eat them out alot. Great recipe!!
Ribs are such great comfort food! And real women eat meat!
These look so juicy and tender. My husband would love to get his hands of these. Maybe I can make some soon. I will keep your recipe in mind because it looks great!
I never order them in restaurants either but we make them at home a lot in the summer time. Can’t wait to try your recipe! They look so good!
I never eat ribs in restaurants but at home – all bets are off. These ribs would be perfect for game day and I can’t get over the simplicity of the sauce – perfection!
Holy moly! These ribs looks beyond delicious. I wish I had a few right now for a midnight snack.
I could eat an entire rack of these ribs right about now !
I flipping love ribs. These look absolutely amazing. I could eat these all the live long day. Nothing beats slow roasted ribs.
Oh I can just imagine the flavor!
They’re just as delicious as you’d imagine! Thanks.
My family has been requesting ribs, so I will definitely be making these soon!
Your family will be very happy with these, Tayler! Enjoy!
Hah! I totally agree with you about eating ribs in public. At home, I gnaw them raw. 🙂
I’ve always left the rib making to my husband, but after reading this, I may make some on my own and surprise him!
I know your husband will appreciate the surprise! Enjoy 🙂