My mom did some kind of magic to her beef ribs. I didn't get her exact recipe (she rarely gives away all her secrets, even to me!) but I did throw in some of my tricks for tender ribs. The slabs of ribs are coated with a homemade rub using spices you most likely already have in your pantry. Once coated, the ribs are wrapped in foil and left to chill overnight, allowing the meat to both tenderize and absorb some flavor from the spices. The next day, place the foil wrapped ribs on a baking sheet and let them cook low and slow in the oven or crockpot. The ribs are removed from their foil wrapping, basted with a honey BBQ sauce and then baked once again for a slight crust. These ribs may not be traditional in the sense of being cooked low and slow on an open flame, but they sure are finger lickin' good and ridiculously tender without much effort!
5-7 pounds beef spare ribs (in slabs)
Rub:
1/4 cup smoked paprika
1 tablespoon cumin
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Honey BBQ Sauce:
1/4 cup molasses
3 tablespoons ketchup
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
Combine all the rub ingredients in a small bowl. Coat the beef ribs with the rub and wrap each slab of ribs in foil. Place rubbed and wrapped slabs of ribs in the fridge to chill at least 6-8 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place foil wrapped ribs on a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 4-6 hours. Alternately, you can place the foil wrapped ribs into a large crockpot; cover and cook on high for 4-6 hours. (If doing in a crockpot, have butcher cut your slab of ribs to fit your crockpot.)
Meanwhile while ribs are baking, combine the BBQ sauce ingredients.
Remove the foil wrapped ribs from the oven and carefully transfer the ribs out of the foil and onto another baking sheet. Increase the oven temperature to 375. Baste the cooked ribs with the prepared BBQ sauce and place back in the oven to form a slight crust. Bake for 10 -15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly before cutting and serving.
What!? Your mom doesn't share all of her cooking secrets with you?? You need to remedy that! ;) Ribs are something I need to dive in and tackle. Maybe this summer, because these look finger smacking good! :)
ReplyDeleteSounds delicious,I think I'll try them this weekend!!
ReplyDeleteThis will be done this weeked
ReplyDeletewell just did the rub and threw them on the BBQ... we'll see how it turns out :)
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