Oven-Baked BBQ Ribs

Spareribs are baked in the oven and basted continually with a tangy homemade BBQ sauce until fall of the bone tender and full of flavor!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 748 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups ketchup
• 4 pounds pork spareribs
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or as needed
• 2 cups sliced onions
• 0.25 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 0.5 cup dark brown sugar
• 0.5 cup white vinegar
• 4 teaspoons mustard powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Split ribs down the center between the bones.

Step 2

Mix onions, ketchup, water, vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard powder, and salt together in a bowl. Set aside 1/2 of the sauce for basting.

Step 3

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in several batches, add ribs and sear until browned, 4 to 5 minutes per batch.

Step 4

Transfer ribs to two baking pans and arrange in a single layer. Pour remaining BBQ sauce over ribs.

Step 5

Bake ribs in the preheated oven, turning and basting with sauce every 20 minutes and adding reserved sauce as needed, until meat easily pulls away from the bone, about 2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).