# Country-Style Oven Baked Barbecue Ribs

A step-by-step guide to making tender and delicious country-style barbecue ribs in the oven.

- Total time: 158 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

1. Combine garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, brown sugar, dry mustard, and ground cumin in a bowl to make the rub.
2. Rub the seasoning onto the country-style pork ribs, ensuring they are well coated.
3. Add freshly ground black pepper and kosher salt to taste, leaving them for last to control the amount.
4. Mix one cup of water with three-fourths of a cup of apple cider vinegar.
5. Pour the apple cider vinegar mixture over the seasoned ribs in the bowl.
6. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to tenderize the ribs.
7. Remove the ribs from the liquid.
8. Add a little more of the seasoning, pepper, and salt, ensuring they are well coated again.
9. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
10. Place the seasoned ribs on a roasting pan with a rack.
11. Pour one cup of the marinating liquid into the pan.
12. Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil to prevent steam from escaping.
13. Bake the ribs in the center of the preheated oven for an hour and 30 minutes.
14. After 1 hour and 30 minutes, remove the ribs from the oven and apply barbecue sauce generously.
15. Cover the ribs with aluminum foil again and return them to the oven for 30 more minutes.
16. Remove the aluminum foil and quickly drain any accumulated liquid from the pan.
17. Apply a bit more barbecue sauce on top of the ribs.
18. Set the oven to broil on a high setting.
19. Place the ribs on the top rack, about five or six inches from the top heating element.
20. Broil for about four minutes, watching carefully to prevent burning.
21. Carefully flip the ribs over.
22. Lather the other side with barbecue sauce.
23. Return the ribs to the oven on high broil for another four minutes.
24. Serve the country-style barbecue ribs.

## Equipment

- bowl
- plastic wrap
- roasting pan with a rack
- cookie sheet
- aluminum 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.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-12-14

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