Who Loves Ya Baby-Back Ribs

Fall-off-the-bone oven-braised baby back ribs with a sweet-spicy dry rub and a tangy braising liquid.

Ingredients

• 2 whole slabs pork baby back ribs
• 8 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
• 1 cup white wine
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 cloves garlic, minced

Directions

Heat the oven to 250 degrees F.

1. Combine the brown sugar, salt, chili powder, black pepper, cayenne, thyme, onion powder, and Old Bay to make the dry rub.

Rub the mixture all over both slabs of ribs.

1. Lay each slab on a large sheet of heavy-duty foil, meat-side down, and crimp into sealed packets, leaving one end open.
2. Whisk together the white wine, vinegar, Worcestershire, honey, and garlic for the braising liquid.
3. Pour half the braising liquid into each foil packet, then seal completely.
4. Place the packets on sheet pans and bake for 2 1/2 hours until very tender.
5. Carefully open the packets, pour the juices into a saucepan, and reduce to a glaze.
6. Brush the ribs with the glaze and broil or grill briefly to caramelize before serving.

Notes

Alton Brown’s ‘Who Loves Ya Baby-Back’ ribs; the foil braise makes them tender without a smoker.