Baby Back Ribs with Dry Rub

Name: Baby Back Ribs with Dry Rub
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 racks baby back pork ribs; 3 tbsp brown sugar; 2 tbsp smoked paprika; 1 tbsp garlic powder; 1 tbsp onion powder; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp cayenne; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp salt; 1 cup BBQ sauce

Slow-baked American ribs with a smoky-sweet dry rub, finished on the grill. Wrapping the ribs tightly in foil for the full 2.5-hour bake traps enough steam to break the meat down until it's properly tender before the grill ever adds its char.

Total time

175 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

160 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

2 racksbaby back pork ribs

3 tbspbrown sugar

2 tbspsmoked paprika

1 tbspgarlic powder

1 tbsponion powder

1 tspcumin

1 tspcayenne

1 tspblack pepper

1 tspsalt

1 cupBBQ sauce

Instructions

Mix all spices and sugar. Rub generously all over ribs.

Wrap tightly in foil. Bake at 150°C for 2.5 hours.

Remove from foil. Brush with BBQ sauce.

Grill over high heat 3-4 minutes per side until charred and sticky.

Rest 5 minutes before slicing into individual ribs.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

166

Protein

1.7g

Fat

Carbs

39.9g

Fiber

2.5g

Sodium

901mg

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