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MOIST AND TENDER OVEN BAKED BBQ
RIBS
 
2 to 4 lbs. boneless beef or pork ribs
1/4 cup salt
1/4 cup sugar
3 (18 oz. ea.) bottles K.C. Masterpiece Barbecue Sauce
Paprika

Preheat oven to 250°F. Mix equal amount of salt and sugar. Add in paprika to taste. Roll each portion of meat in sugar-salt-paprika mixture. Place meat in large baking dish in about one inch of water (or halfway each rib).

Bake at 250°F for one hour - remove from oven - turn meat. Bake at 250°F for one hour - remove from oven. Drain and add barbecue sauce as needed - increase heat to 400°F. Bake 30 minutes. Remove from oven and serve.

recipe reviews
Moist and Tender Oven Baked BBQ Ribs
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 Trina (Texas) says:
I love it!! It was so tender my husband loved it the most.
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 Wife deprived of bbq (Texas) says:
Well, since I can't get my husband to make ribs for me often enough I showed him! I followed your recipe (used a little less salt) and probably should've covered the ribs but they were really tasty! I'll definitely use this recipe again (and even less salt) but thank you so much! I can't wait to try it out again.
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 Becky (United States) says:
It's the method of cooking that makes this wonderful. I didn't put any salt or sugar on mine. I used some other seasonings. It turned out just as promised: moist, tender, and delicious. Served with fries, cole slaw, and peach tea, this was button poppin' good!
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 Foodie (California) says:
I was hopeful about recipe. Completely disappointed. Sodium overload burns the tongue. Never again. Meat is not as tender as I had expected. I will keep exploring for the correct recipe.
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 Mary (West Virginia) says:
Very good. Followed recipe exact and turned out great :) thank you.
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 Dano (Indiana) says:
This is a great basic recipe, but many thing make it better & easier. First, Give the rack an overnight rub of your fav. flavors. I like cajun spice, Lemon pepper, Crushed red pepper, Salt & pepper. Next, Give the rack a quick run on the grill to get a slight char. Be careful to not let the rub catch flame. 10 to 15 min. max. Put it in a baking pan, oven @ 250°F with pickle juice & beer & half a yellow onion for 1 hour, basting @ least once. Flip, Put other half of yellow onion on top, baste & repeat @ 250°F for an hour, basting @ least once. Drain off baste & add barbecue sauce. I prefer "Sweet Baby Ray's". Be sure to bury those perfectly carmelized onion slices underneath for 20 mins. a side. Check once for barbecue baste a side. Whalah, there's the family secret. Try this recipe once & you'll be a god among barbecue enthusiasts.
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 Alex (Florida) says:
Time is perfect! Don't be afraid to cut off a few minutes on the 2 hours to save a little time, if needed. Made them twice, and cut 10 minutes per side the second time, but did full 30 minutes at 400°F. Used Sweet Baby Ray's Hickory. When doing the water, I added sugar, salt, and a squeeze of the sauce for flavor. I used Grill Master's Pork Rub and no salt, sugar, or paprika on the meat. Make sure to wait till the last 30 for the sauce!
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 Marlene (Louisiana) says:
I was searching for an easy way to prepare pork ribs and found your recipe. I used Sweet Baby Ray's B-B-Q and no paprika. They are excellent! So EASY and so GOOD! This recipe is the best.
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 Ariel Fernandez (New Jersey) says:
Excellent recipe! I have triplet 10yr old boys and this dish has quickly become their favorite meal!
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 Chel (Minnesota) says:
This really worked!!!! I usually mess up all my dishes but this one was fail-proof and delicious. Thanks!
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 Natasha (Texas) says:
I just tried a piece out of the oven, they were wonderful! I only did an 1/8 of salt, but everything else the exact same ! They are great I can't wait to eat them!
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 Alex (West Virginia) says:
Great! Came out just as planned, I sprinkled a little brown sugar on the ribs during the 30 minute cook process.
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 Amy (United States) says:
Wow 100% delicious. First time I've cooked ribs and they are fabulous. Thanks :)
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 Jay (Michigan) says:
Turned out fantastic. I used "country style" ribs (which is the cheap but really good pork). I only sprinkled salt over the top and again when I turned them over. I covered it for the 2 hours, and added some pepper to the rub. It would work better with FRESH paprika, not the store-bought stuff. I used a big roaster and drained - it worked plenty well enough.

They turned out nice and tender. Will definitely do this one again.
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 J-Rizzle (Massachusetts) says:
I made this (with some alterations) and it came out absolutely fantastic. Here are the alterations I made.

(Note: I made a 2.5 lb package of beef ribs, and they were covered at all times while in oven)

- Rather than using water, I used beer.
- Rather than sweet KC Masterpiece, I used Sweet Baby Rays.
- Rather than 1/4 cup regular sugar, I used 1/2 cup of dark brown sugar
- Rather than 1/4 cup of salt, i used 1/8 (maybe even a little less)
- In addition to the listed ingredients in the rub, I used a few ounces of maple syrup, a teeny bit of garlic powder, and a shake or two of cinnamon.
- After the 30 minutes at 400°F, I removed the ribs, applied BBQ sauce (mixed with some Frank's Red Hot), wrapped them, and threw them on the grill (lowest possible setting) for 5-10 minutes.

No complaints whatsoever. I eat a fair amount of ribs from decent BBQ places and these rivaled them.

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