1Combine garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, brown sugar, dry mustard, and ground cumin in a bowl to make the rub.
2Rub the seasoning onto the country-style pork ribs, ensuring they are well coated.
3Add freshly ground black pepper and kosher salt to taste, leaving them for last to control the amount.
4Mix one cup of water with three-fourths of a cup of apple cider vinegar.
5Pour the apple cider vinegar mixture over the seasoned ribs in the bowl.
6Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to tenderize the ribs.
7Remove the ribs from the liquid.
8Add a little more of the seasoning, pepper, and salt, ensuring they are well coated again.
9Preheat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
10Place the seasoned ribs on a roasting pan with a rack.
11Pour one cup of the marinating liquid into the pan.
12Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil to prevent steam from escaping.
13Bake the ribs in the center of the preheated oven for an hour and 30 minutes.
14After 1 hour and 30 minutes, remove the ribs from the oven and apply barbecue sauce generously.
15Cover the ribs with aluminum foil again and return them to the oven for 30 more minutes.
16Remove the aluminum foil and quickly drain any accumulated liquid from the pan.
17Apply a bit more barbecue sauce on top of the ribs.
18Set the oven to broil on a high setting.
19Place the ribs on the top rack, about five or six inches from the top heating element.
20Broil for about four minutes, watching carefully to prevent burning.
21Carefully flip the ribs over.
22Lather the other side with barbecue sauce.
23Return the ribs to the oven on high broil for another four minutes.
24Serve the country-style barbecue ribs.
Ingredients
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
2.5 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon dry mustard
0.25 teaspoon ground cumin
kosher salt
freshly ground pepper
2.5 pounds country style pork boneless ribs
1 cup water
0.75 cup apple cider vinegar
homemade barbecue sauce
Equipment
bowlplastic wraproasting pan with a rackcookie sheetaluminum foil
Tips
Do not put the ribs in the refrigerator with the apple cider vinegar mixture for longer than 30 minutes to prevent them from getting mushy.
When setting the oven on broil, ensure the top rack is about five or six inches away from the top and do not take your eyes off the ribs to prevent burning.