The Speares

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Back Ribs

This recipe makes one rack of ribs, about 3 pounds, which is a feast for two. If another couple is coming or your ribs came in a two pack then use the double recipe.

Serve your ribs with Air Fries.

Preheat the oven to 300. Mix together in a small bowl
  • 1 ½ TBSP brown sugar
  • 2 ¼ tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • ¾ tsp garlic powder
  • ¾ tsp onion powder
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp dried oregano
  • ¼ tsp ground mustard
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
Rinse and pat dry your
  • Baby back ribs (about 1.3 kg)
Attempt to remove the membrane. If it won't come off then prick the membrane liberally with a fork. Coat the ribs with about half the rub and allow to sit on a rack in your 2.6 litre glass pan (probably have to cut the rack in half). Once the ribs have sweated - let's say 15 minutes, then coat with the rest of the rub. It looks like a lot of rub but use it all. Then put the ribs back in the pan, slightly elevated upon a rack. Cover with aluminum foil.

Then into the oven for

2 hours at 300

Are you making air fries? Time to slice and dice.

Check the ribs. They should be fork tender to say the least. Assuming that is the case then remove from oven and liberally coat with BBQ sauce and let sit somewhere. Fire up the BBQ to get it warm.

Grill the ribs until they look good enough to eat, only a few minutes or they'll dry out. And don't let the sauce go black! You can also just broil the ribs for a minutes or so if it's not a BBQ night. Either way, remove the ribs from the heat and let sit for 10 minutes.

All done!

You can easily make the ribs in advance. Cook them for 2 hours in the oven and then 1) let them coast in the turned off oven for a half hour or two or 2) refrigerate them for a day or two or even 3) freeze them for a month or two before bringing them back to life on the grill. Just give them more time on the grill, and thaw them first, as may be appropriate.

However you make them, be sure to keep the juice from the baking pan and the rib bones. Together with a mirepoix they make an oustanding broth.