Fall Off The Bone Ribs

The 4th of July is right around the corner.  How will you be celebrating?  We will be grilling and chilling.  This week we will sharing all the recipes that we will be making for our celebration.

First up are these ribs.  We've tried to make ribs in the past. They were good but not great. I ran across this method of cooking ribs and decided to give it a try.  OMG - these ribs were un-freakin-believable!  Fall off the bone tender.  They were hands down the best ribs we've ever made.

Don't tell your guests, but these ribs are actually really simple to make.  They require very little hands on cooking time.  All you have to do is put the dry rub on the ribs, wrap them up in foil, bake them in the oven for 3 hours and then finish them off on the grill with some BBQ sauce.  This is our new go-to recipe for ribs.  These would be great for your 4th of July feast or even a football tailgate this fall.

Fall Off the Bone Ribs
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3 racks baby rack ribs
Dry Rub (recipe below)
BBQ Sauce (recipe below)

Remove the membrane from the back of the ribs. (I got my ribs at Costco and the membrane was already removed)  *I suggest cutting each rack of ribs in half - we had a hard time keeping them in one piece after they were cooked.*

Place one full rack of ribs on top of two sheets of heavy duty foil.  Apply rub generously to the front and back of the ribs, patting gently to ensure the rub adheres.  Fold and wrap foil around each rack.  Let ribs marinate in refrigerator for 30 minutes to overnight.  (You can skip marinating if you are pressed for time).

Preheat the oven to 300°F.  Place rib packs on a rimmed baking sheet to catch any juices that may leak.  Cook ribs for 2 1/2 - 3 hours.   The ribs are done when you can twist the bones with little resistance.

Heat the grill.  Unwrap cooked ribs and transfer them carefully to the grill and brush with BBQ sauce.  Grill for 5-10 minutes.  Alternately, you can brush the ribs with BBQ sauce and cook them under the broiler in the oven.

Rub
4 Tbsp brown sugar
2 Tbsp paprika
1 Tbsp kosher salt
2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion salt
1 tsp celery salt
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp ground cumin

This was enough for 3 slabs of ribs

BBQ sauce
1 cup ketchup
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2-3 dashes hot sauce
1 cup water
1/4 cup vinegar
1 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp celery seed

Combine all ingredients in medium sauce pan. Heat to boiling. Let simmer for 30 minutes.

This was enough for all 3 slabs of ribs.