Ingredients

The following ingredients have 7 Servings
  • 4 tablespoons paprika
  • 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 tablespoon each salt and pepper
  • 8-9 lbs pork ribs* - leave the membrane on the ribs to help hold them together
  • 2 cups barbecue sauce (home made is always best (recipe below), but bottled will work)
  • Vegetable oil spray
  • foil to cover pan if you don't have a tight fitting lid

Instruction

  • About 9 hours before serving start this process. Most of the time will be cooking.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees, place rack in the middle of oven. You will be reducing the oven temperature right after placing the ribs in the oven.
  • In a small bowl, mix together paprika, brown sugar, cayenne, salt and pepper. Rub this mixture all over both sides of ribs. Good to do this with food handlers gloves on unless you enjoy a slightly orange colored hand for the rest of the day.
  • Arrange ribs in a large heavy pan with a lid*, fat side up. See note below if you do not have a lid to fit your large pan. Pour barbecue sauce over the ribs, cover tightly and place ribs in oven.
  • Reduce the temperature to 200 and cook ribs for 6-8 hours. Do not open oven door, do not lift the lid or foil off the pan.
  • After the ribs are cooked, remove the pan from the oven. Line a cookie sheet with foil and carefully place the ribs meat side up on the lined sheet. The ribs will be very tender and fall apart easily. I use a large spatula and some tongs. It is okay to cut the ribs a bit for easier handling. Set aside.
  • Pour the sauce remaining in the pan into a saucepan, skim off grease and discard.
  • Cook the remaining (de-fattesauce over medium high heat for about 10 minutes, until the sauce is reduced a bit.
  • Brush the sauce over the ribs in the lined pan.
  • Set the oven to broil and place the rack about eight to ten inches from the top of the oven.
  • Place the ribs into the oven, uncovered and broil just until the ribs are browned a bit, and the sauce caramelizes about 4-5 minutes. The original recipe says to flip the ribs and continue on the other side, but we found the ribs to be perfect with broiling on one side. Or maybe we were just hungry and wanted to eat?
  • Remove from oven and serve with additional sauce on the side.