The Sizzling Story Behind BBQ Baby Back Ribs
Baby Back Ribs
Andrew Harrington
4
30 minutes
70 minutes
BBQ
Main Meal
Hello to all my fellow Aussie food enthusiasts! It's hard not to get excited about BBQs, especially when we talk about the ever-so-delicious Baby Back Ribs. The sensation of meat sizzling over an open flame, the aromatic dance of spices in the air – it's a universal love story. For the utmost tenderness, we consistently remove the slender membrane on the rack's rear side. Depending on your ribs' source, this step might have been taken care of for you.
Smoky, sweet, savoury and pull-apart tenderness – these baby back ribs have it all.

Ingredients
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2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
2 teaspoons Sea Salt Flakes
1½ tablespoons smoked paprika
1½ teaspoons garlic powder
1½ teaspoons onion powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon ground mustard
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
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1 cup (250ml) barbecue sauce
1/4 cup (250ml) Tomato sauce
1/4 Cup of Orange juice
2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
2 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoons oyster Sause
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons onion powder
1½ tablespoons smoked paprika
2 teaspoons Umamipapi chilli oil
2 tablespoons olive oil
Sea Salt Flakes to taste
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup (125ml) Water
Directions
Method Spice Blend
Craft a BBQ SPICE RUB with ingredients like sugar, salt, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, dried mustard, and cayenne pepper.
In a mixing bowl, thoroughly blend all the dry ingredients together.
Generously coat the ribs with the BBQ SPICE RUB, making sure to evenly season both sides of each rack.
Arrange the ribs on a baking tray, shield them with aluminium foil and let them bake at 150°C fan-forced for an hour.
By consistently baking at this low heat, the ribs, enriched with spices, become succulent and effortlessly detach from the bone.
After an hour's baking at 150°C, remove the ribs from the tray and section each rack into three parts.
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In a large bowl, blend all the BBQ Sauce ingredients until you achieve a rich, thick sauce consistency.
Place the segmented ribs in a deep baking tray and generously pour the BBQ sauce over them, making sure every section is drenched in the savoury concoction.
Seal the tray filled with sauce-coated ribs using aluminium foil.
Proceed to bake at 150°C fan-forced for an hour and 30 minutes, ensuring the foil seal remains intact.
Once baked, set the ribs aside to rest while you prepare the dipping sauce.
Transfer the remaining BBQ sauce from the baking tray and strain it through a fine-mesh strainer into a small stovetop pot.
Gently simmer the BBQ sauce on low heat until it reaches your desired thickness.
This enhanced sauce can be drizzled over the BBQ ribs when serving and also presented on the side for additional dipping.