Delicious Oven Baked Barbecue Baby Back Ribs

Total Time: 25 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 racks of baby-back lamb ribs
• salt and pepper (can use seasoning salt)
• 2 cups of prepared barbecue sauce (recipe below)
• 2 cups ketchup
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
• 4 cups water
• 1 cup cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup chili powder
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 -2 teaspoon liquid smoke (to taste) (optional)
• black pepper

Recipe

• 1 prepare this sauce a day ahead and chill overnight.
• 2 in a saucepan combine all ingredients and bring to a slow boil, stirring occasionally to prevent from scorching (about 30-35 minutes).
• 3 you can strain the sauce if desired to remove the onion and garlic, that is optional.
• 4 cool to about room temperature; cover and chill overnight or up to 2 days.
• 5 sprinkle ribs with salt and pepper, then let the ribs sit out for 30 minutes at room temperature before baking.
• 6 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 7 grease a large baking sheet/s.
• 8 place the ribs (meat side up) on baking sheet.
• 9 bake the ribs for 30 minutes.
• 10 remove the ribs and brush on about 1/4 cup prepared sauce over each rack of ribs; return to oven and continue to bake for 20 minutes longer.
• 11 after 20 minutes, remove and brush another 1/4 cup over each rack, place back in the oven for another 20 minuters.
• 12 repeat again using 1/4 cup sauce this time for about 25-30 minutes (100 minutes baking time in total).
• 13 cut the ribs into thirds and arrange on a serving platter; rub a bit more sauce over the top of the ribs and serve!