{"id":181,"slug":"baby-back-ribs","title":"Baby Back Ribs","description":"There are two methods here: the traditional smoking, and the oven smoking method. Both of them produce mouthwatering, fall-off-the-bone ribs.","ingredients_raw":["2 slabs baby back pork ribs (also known as back ribs, loin ribs, back loin ribs)","¼ cup paprika (if you're doing the oven method, use smoked paprika)","2 tbsp garlic powder","2 tbsp chili powder","2 tbsp cayenne pepper","1½ cups tomato paste","¼ cup molasses","½ cup dark brown sugar, divided","¼ cup apple cider vinegar","1 tbsp salt","1 tbsp black peppercorns, cracked","Several pounds each hickory and applewood chunks, or chips if using oven method"],"ingredients_norm":["slabs baby back pork rib","paprika","garlic powder","chili powder","cayenne pepper","tomato paste","molasses","dark brown sugar","apple cider vinegar","salt","black peppercorns cracked","several pounds each hickory and applewood chunks or chips if using oven method"],"steps":["Combine ¼ cup of the brown sugar, chili powder, garlic powder, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Rub meat side of ribs with this mixture and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.","Combine remaining ingredients in a large saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Cook until reduced by half. Set aside.","Place a ¼ cup each hickory and applewood chunks in the bottom of a roasting pan. Place a rack in the pan and place ribs on the rack.","Cover roasting pan with aluminum foil and place in the center of a 200°F oven and cook 6 hours, brushing with sauce every hour.","Take ribs and remove foil. Brush meat side liberally with sauce and place under a preheated broiler until well browned.","Slice into 1-rib portions and serve warm with remaining sauce.","Place enough hickory and applewood into the firebox of your friendly neighborhood smoker to keep the temperature around 200°F.","Place ribs in smoker and cook 6 hours, brushing with sauce every hour.","Brush meat side liberally with sauce and place meat side down on a high grill until well browned.","Remove, slice into 1-rib portions, and serve with remaining sauce."],"categories":["Pork recipes","Recipes using pork","Baked recipes","Recipes for spice mixes","Smoked recipes","Barbecue recipes","Main course recipes","Recipes using dark brown sugar","Recipes using chili powder","Recipes using cayenne","Recipes using molasses"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Baby_Back_Ribs","source_ref":"4599169","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Baby_Back_Ribs&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"2bdfbf44a7476d38e4bcb402a96516a5fb8d7b97587b408128e1d875e25c75dc","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:35:14Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:35:14Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/baby-back-ribs"}