Fall Off The Bone BBQ Ribs

A rack of baby back ribs cut into rib pieces

4.73 from 47 votes

These Fall Off The Bone BBQ Ribs are the best! Marinated in a dry rub for hours and baked in the oven on low. Smothered in BBQ sauce and grilled on the BBQ to finish. These ribs are so tender they literally melt in your mouth on the first bite!

Prep Time8 20

Cook Time3 20

Total Time11 40

Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free

Keyword: Baby Back Ribs, BBQ, Grilling, Ribs

Servings: Half Racks

Calories: 851kcal

Author: Alisa Infanti

Equipment

Large Foil Oven Safe Tray

Ingredients

4 racks baby back ribs
1 ½ cups white sugar
¼ cup salt
2 ½ tbsp ground black pepper
2 tbsp paprika
1 tbsp cayenne pepper
2 tbsp garlic powder
1 ½ cup BBQ Sauce

Instructions

Clean ribs, trim any excess fat and remove membrane from back of ribs.
In a medium bowl combine sugar, salt, ground pepper, paprika, cayenne pepper and garlic powder. Mix well.
Coat each rack of rib top and bottom with dry rub mixture massaging in so it is evenly and well coated. Stack in a large foil roasting pan and cover with foil to let sit in fridge for at least 8 hours.
Preheat oven to 275°F and bake covered with foil for 3-4 hours or until ribs are tender and start to fall apart when prodded with a fork. Depending on the cut of the ribs it may take a little longer to get to this level of tenderness.
When tender remove from oven. Preheat BBQ to medium heat.
BBQ ribs a few minutes each side basting with Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce or your sauce of choice. Be careful not to let them sit for long because the sugar in the sauce may burn.
Remove from barbecue and serve immediately.

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Notes

Prepare the ribs with the dry rub the night before and let rest in the fridge overnight for a minimum of 4 hours before cooking.

If using back ribs or any other larger rib adjust the cooking time for an extra hour or so to allow them to cook longer and become more tender.

Storage

Store any leftovers in the fridge tightly covered for up to 2 days. Warm up on the grill with more BBQ sauce or in the microwave.

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