The Best Oven Roasted BBQ Ribs | Chef Jean-Pierre

BBQ sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade BBQ sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup

Homemade BBQ sauce can be lower in sugar and preservatives.

pork ribs

🥗Healthier: chicken ribs

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken ribs are leaner, while pork shoulder is often less expensive.

Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).

Prepare Saint Louis spare ribs by applying a dry brine mixture of garlic, onion, smoked paprika, cumin, thyme, oregano, cayenne, black pepper, and salt.

Remove the membrane from the back of the ribs using a paper towel for grip.

Place the ribs on a rack in the fridge to dry brine for 3 to 5 hours or overnight if possible.

Wrap the ribs in parchment paper to limit aluminum exposure.

Place the wrapped ribs in the preheated oven and cook for 2.5 hours.

Prepare the barbecue sauce by mixing ketchup, garlic, onion, black pepper, salt, cayenne, corn syrup, honey, molasses, white balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, Liquid Smoke, and bourbon.

After 2.5 hours, remove the ribs from the oven and brush with the prepared barbecue sauce.

Cooking Techniques

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