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LARRY'S BEST BABY BACK RIBS 
These are the best ribs you'll ever wrap your lips around! The meat practically falls off the bone by itself, and the sauce is better than anything you can buy in the supermarket!

2 racks baby back ribs
1 clove garlic, minced
1 medium onion, minced
5 tablespoons butter
2 1/2 cups catsup
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1/3 cup cider vinegar
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2 tbs. spicy mustard w/horseradish
2 tbs. Worcestershire sauce
1 tbs. chili powder
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 tsp. liquid smoke
1/2 tsp. black pepper

Melt butter in 2 quart pot. Add onions and garlic. Cook over low heat until onions are soft.

Stir in remainder of ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let cool completely.

Cut each rib rack in half. Place in tins and pour a liberal amount of BBQ Sauce over ribs. Cover with tin foil and place in preheated 190°F oven for 9 hours. (Yes, 9 hours!)

Remove from oven. Discard drippings or save for other use. Transfer ribs to grill or place under broiler for about 10 minutes. May be refrigerated and grilled at later time. Serve with extra BBQ sauce. Enjoy!

Drippings Suggestions:

Pour drippings through a sieve and bring to a boil. Lightly brush slices of ciabatta or other Italian bread on both sides with drippings. Place on grill to toast, turning over midway through. Top with chopped sun-dried tomato, Gorgonzola cheese and fresh chopped parsley.

Submitted by: Larry Frankenberg

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Larry's Best Baby Back Ribs
 #10730
 Melinda says:
This is how I prepared mine and it was the best rib I have ever made. Those boiling and cooking under 7 hours don't even know. This is the best home oven method of making a rib!
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 Petaluma Deadhead says:
I do a similar "slow-cook" style with ribs. I only use a dry rub though. I take a rectangular baking pan with about an inch of water (with a tad bit of liquid smoke for flavor). Take a bread cooling rack (sprayed with cooking spray) and sit that on top of the pan. Put the ribs (already coated with rub on the rack. Use a couple of large pieces of foil and "tent" the whole thing... set on a cookie sheet and throw it in a 185°F oven for 8 hrs or so... open foil and cook 30 minutes more... pull that baby out of the oven and impress the livin' hell out of you friends!
cheers~
 #27452
 Dina (Florida) says:
I made these ribs last night...I only changed the mustard to yellow mustard. The were the best and most tender ribs we have ever eaten!
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 John (Oregon) says:
Don't put all the sauce on the ribs. Make sure to save some extra for the ribs when you're ready to eat.
 #36131
 Blake (Tennessee) says:
Best ribs ever.
 #39209
 Glenn (Oklahoma) says:
Fantastic. Absolutely the best ribs we've ever made, and we've made quite a lot. We were out of liquid smoke, but the sauce was still delicious.
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 Steven (Ohio) says:
I made these a while back and lets say it was amazing. So amazing that, im here again and cooking for christmas tommorow. The only thing I did different and it probably made no difference. Cook at 150°F for 10 hours and 170°F last 4 hours. Yes 14 hours total but you really can just flick the bones out.. Lol
   #67236
 JP (North Carolina) says:
You're the man Larry, DEEEEELISH
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 Joanne (British Columbia) says:
Larry, I have been making these ribs for about 4 years now and friends are still asking for the recipe! They are the BEST ribs we have all ever tried...fall off the bone..and the sauce is what makes it. I tried, in a hurry, to cook them the same way with another sauce and they didn't even come close. Thanks for sharing :)
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 Greg (Illinois) says:
These ribs rock! Nicely done Larry ! Stick to the recipe everyone , it's not broke so don't even try to change it!
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 Beth (Florida) says:
It is 10:40 p.m. and my ribs are ready to be put in the oven for their 9 hours of cooking. The sauce is very good, I know the ribs will be terrific when finished. I will post later after my dinner guests have had a chance to sample these wonderful ribs. So thankful for the recipe!!!
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 Steven Nystrom (Illinois) says:
I've been doing this for years. However, I only use his sauce about 35% of the time (it is the best way). I've used baby rays, famous Daves, and super smokers Texas hot (the best store brand IMO). For fathers day today, I'm goin 1 rack with Larry's sauce (get an extra 16oz bottled for other things =) ), and 1 rack split. Half dry rub, half Chinese style sauce. Good eatin tonight.

You are the man Larry.
   #73009
 Ken (Illinois) says:
I tweaked this a bit (added less of the sweeter elements) as it was getting a little sweet and ketchupy for my taste -- but, man, what a great recipe to start from. The flavors just exploded on the tongue, with a sweetish start and a nice spicy back-end. Also, the slow-cook method was definitely the way to go; the meat fell off the bone. Threw 'em on the grill, mopped with sauce, flipped 'em a couple times to let the sauce caramelize a bit -- took about 8 minutes. These were some of the best ribs I've ever had.
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 Larry J. (Pennsylvania) says:
I have been a chef for years and after a while all you have to do is read a recipe to figure out if it will work and somewhat what it will taste like and this one is a keeper!
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 Alix Odonnell (Washington) says:
These are the best ribs ever! They are even better than my sister-in-laws; who previously made the very best. Now even I can make great ribs!

 

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