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5-Ingredient Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs

These oven-baked baby back ribs are coated in BBQ rub, garlic, butter, and liquid smoke for rich, smoky flavor without a grill. Wrapped in foil and baked until fall-apart tender, they're perfect for an easy barbecue dinner.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 2 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Course: Dinner, Entree
Cuisine: American, Southern
Calories: 443
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1 Slab Baby Back Ribs
  • 2 tablespoon liquid smoke
  • 3 tablespoon BBQ Rub, divided
  • 2 tablespoon Garlic Powder
  • 4 tablespoon Butter, divided

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (189 degrees C) or up to 370 degrees F (188 degrees C). Remove membrane from the back of the slab.
  2. Drizzle 1 tablespoon liquid smoke on one side of the slab; massage into the meat. Flip over; massage remaining 1 tablespoon liquid smoke into the other side of the slab.
  3. Sprinkle 1 tablespoons BBQ rub on one side of the slab (or more to taste); rub in thoroughly. Flip over; massage 1 tablespoon BBQ rub into the other side (or more to taste). Sprinkle 1 tablespoon garlic powder over each side of the slab.
  4. Place 2 tablespoon butter on the meaty side of the slab. Wrap the slab, meaty side up, completely in foil; place on a flat pan.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and flip the slab over, bony side up. Bake for 30 minutes.
  6. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter; stir remaining 1 tablespoon BBQ rub into melted butter.
  7. Remove slab from the oven and turn back over to the meaty side. Brush meaty side with half the butter-rub mixture. Leave slab in the foil but do not cover the slab.
  8. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes more.
  9. Remove from the oven; brush with remaining butter-rub mixture. Allow to sit for a few minutes before cutting.

Nutrition

Calories: 443kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 17gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 121mgSodium: 312mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2g

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