The Ultimate Oven Ribs

This is indoor barbecue at its finest! The sauce is the star of the show. Seriously, this sauce is so good and not too complicated to make. The sweetness of the peach preserves, brown sugar, molasses is balanced with savory paprika, garlic, onion, bacon, and thyme. Wow! The sauce is also perfect on chicken as well.

Course main

Cuisine American

Keyword Oven Ribs, Ultimate Ribs

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1 15

Total Time 1 30

Servings

Calories 586kcal

Author Debby - www.AFeastfortheEyes.net

Ingredients

For the ribs:

2 slabs baby back ribs about 3 pounds
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Extra virgin olive oil
2 slices bacon
4 sprigs fresh thyme

For the sauce:

1/2 onion chopped
3 cloves garlic smashed
2 cups ketchup
1 cup peach preserves
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 cup molasses
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon paprika

Instructions

Preheat oven to 250°F.
Place the ribs on baking sheet, season with salt, pepper and drizzle with olive oil. Stick them in the oven and let the ribs bake low and slow for 1 ½ hours.

Make the sauce:

Wrap the bacon around the middle of the thyme sprigs and tie with kitchen twine so you have a nice bundle.
Heat a 2 count of oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
Add the thyme bundle and cook slowly for 3 to 4 minutes to render the bacon fat and give the sauce a smoky flavor.
Add the onion and garlic and cook slowly, without coloring, for 5 minutes.
Add all the rest of the sauce ingredients, give the sauce a stir, and turn the heat down to low.
Cook slowly for 20 minutes for the flavors to meld.
Put some sauce in a separate bowl for basting, reserving the remaining for serving.
Baste the ribs with the sauce and continue cooking, basting twice more for 30 minutes. When the ribs are cooked, take them out of the oven. You can let them hang out like this until you're ready to eat.
When you’re ready to eat, preheat the broiler for 5 minutes.
Broil the ribs, basting with the sauce, until they are crisp and browned somewhat, or to your liking.

Notes

Recipe Source: Tyler Florence, Food Network

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