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two racks of southern style ribs on the grill.

Easy Southern Style Ribs Recipe (Oven Baked & Grilled)

This Easy Southern Style Ribs Recipe gives you tender meat that’s bone tender and fall-off-the-bone delicious! With a slow cooking process in a low oven, a flavorful dry rub, and a final sear on the grill or under the broiler, these country ribs are packed with smoky, sweet, and tangy flavor that the whole family will love.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Course Main Course, meat
Cuisine north american, southern
Servings 6 servings

Equipment

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Pat ribs dry with paper towels and remove the fat membrane from the bottom of the ribs. (There is a video linked above if needed)
  • Place ribs on a large baking sheet lined with tinfoil, bone side up, and coat with ½ of the dry rub. Flip and coat the meaty side with the remaining half of the dry rub.
  • Let ribs sit at room temperature for 30 minutes or refrigerate and marinate for up to 24 hours.
  • When ready to cook, preheat the oven temperature to 275F.
  • Wrap the sheet pan (or the individual racks of ribs) tightly with aluminum foil, then place in the preheated oven for 2.5-3 hours or until fork tender.
  • Once fork tender, remove from the oven and let them sit for 10 minutes before unwrapping.
  • Brush with homemade bbq sauce or favorite bbq sauce.
  • At this point, you can either use the oven or a grill to caramelize the barbecue sauce.
    If using the oven: Bake at 425F for 15-20 minutes until caramelized OR place under the broiler for a few minutes.
    If using the grill: Sear on a super hot grill for a few minutes per side.
  • Brush on another layer of bbq sauce before serving.

Notes

For Country Style Ribs - follow the process as written but bake at 300F for 1-2 hours until fork tender then continue the recipe as directed.
Keyword bbq, ribs, southern food
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