BAKED BBQ BABY BACK RIBS

BAKED BBQ BABY BACK RIBS


½ cup ancho chiles powder
¼ cup white sugar
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup salt
2 tbsp. black pepper
1 tbsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp., cayenne pepper
½ tsp. ground dried chipotle pepper
1 rack baby back ribs
1 cup barbecue sauce


Preheat oven to 250 degrees
Mix ancho chile powder, white sugar, brown sugar, salt, black pepper, cumin, dry mustard, cayenne pepper, and chipolte pepper in a small bowl until combined.
Place ribs, meat-side down on aluminum foil, prick the back of the rib rack several times with a knife.
With rib rack meat side down, fold foil around it to create a tight seal. Transfer to sheet pan.
Generously apply coating of dry rub to all sides of rib rack.
Bake in preheated oven until tender and cooked through, about 2 hours, remove and cool 15 minutes.
Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees.
Open foil, drain and discard any accumulated juices and fat. Brush BBQ sauce on all sides of rack.
Place rack meat side up and return to oven, leaving foil open. Bake for 10 minutes, Remove from oven, and brush another layer of BBQ sauce on meat side only. Repeat baking and with sauce 4 more times, total of 50 minutes baking time.
Cut rack into individual rib segments and serve with more BBQ sauce

Yield: 4 servings.