posted by BarbaraD 05-13-100 3:56 PM
from Tony Roma's a'World Famous Ribs"
4 lbs. baby back or spareribs
Barbecue sauce for coating (recipe follows)
Preheat oven to 300 degrees Cut ribs into serving size (4 to 6 ribs per rack). Cut pieces of foil about 6 in. longer than ribs.
Coat ribs front and back with sauce and place each section on piece of foil and wrap tightly.
Put ribs in oven seam side up and bake approx. 2 to 2 1/2 hrs. This long cooking time will ensure that meat will be very tender.
Toward end of cooking time, prepare grill.
Remove ribs from foil and smother with additional sauce. Saving some for later.
Grill ribs on hot barbecue for 2 to 4 minutes each side or until you see several spots of charred sauce. Watch for flames and do not burn.
Serve piping hot with additional sauce.
Barbecue Sauce:
1 cup ketchup
1 cup vinegar
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
2 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. garlic and onion powder
1/4 tsp. Tabasco pepper sauce
4 lbs. baby back pork ribs
Combine all ingredients except ribs and cook on high heat, whisking till smooth.
When mix. comes to boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered about 30 to 45 min. When mix. thickens, remove from heat. If you want a thicker sauce, continue cooking. If too thick, thin with vinegar.
Use cooking technique for ribs as listed above.
Tip: If you can marinate the ribs for a few hours or overnight, they are even more flavorful. Simply make up the foil packets and refrigerate. The next day, pop them into the oven.