Saucy Country Style Oven Ribs
One thing that anyone who’s on pretty good terms with me will tell you, is that I’m usually a self-depreciating person.
I second guess myself a lot. Even if I try something new and it turns out, I’ll usually focus first on the things I did wrong before acknowledging the things I did right.
Especially when it comes to my cooking. I’m super anal about my cooking.
If I’m making a meal for a crowd or my family, I’ll taste test the dish over and over again, making sure I’ve got my seasonings right.
I’m obsessed with the done-ness of my meats.I’m either afraid that I’m going to undercook them and feed somebody raw food, or overcook them and give someone a piece of leather. There is no in-between.
I use a thermometer to make sure my cakes bake at just the right temperature to be moist, but not too dry. 190 degrees fahrenheit. Yeah. I totally know it by heart.
I hover over everyone asking questions about the food:
“How is everything?”
“Taste ok?”
“Is it tender/moist enough?”
“Too sweet? Too salty? Too spicy? Not sweet/salty/spicy enough?”
Even if the dish turns out well, and everyone likes it, I usually still just let it roll off my back. I’m not huge on gloating or giving myself great huge thumbs up.
Most of the time.
But guess what? This time is different. Very, very different.
This time, I’m gloating. Majorly gloating.
And I dare anyone to try and stop me.
Life in the kitchen is full of trial and error. Sometimes you’ll fail and mess something up. Sometimes you’ll do ok and put out something that’s passable.
And then sometimes, you’ll make something that totally and completely blows your mind.
That’s what happened to me with this dish, guys.
Country-Style Ribs were something that before this dish, I’d never handled or attempted to cook with before. Red meat itself is just usually something I don’t get my hands on very much anymore because it’s gotten to be too friggin expensive. But my grocery store put them on sale for SUCH a good deal. And the meat looked so beautifully marbled and vibrant in the package that I just couldn’t help myself. I went ahead and bought two packages.
Because it was my first time making them, I decided to stick with something relatively simple and traditional. No frills, no fancy stuff. Barbecue ribs are the best type of ribs.
But me and the grill don’t get along, so I knew I would have to find another way of making them ‘barbecue style’. Cue this recipe I found on Epicurious.com
What you’re looking at is hands down, one of the most delicious, outstanding, perfect things that I have ever made in my life.
I am NOT kidding.
This is legit one of the best foods I’ve ever eaten. I almost couldn’t believe that I actually cooked it. It made me step back, take a look at myself and say, “Hey: maybe I’m actually pretty GOOD at this whole cooking thing….”
I followed this recipe almost to the letter, the only thing I changed was to decrease the original amount of vinegar called for in the barbecue sauce recipe. (I’m from the South, so I tend to prefer my sauce on the sweeter side.)
Guys, I can’t say enough about the tenderness of these ribs. I mean…Goll-LEEEEEE. Put that knife away: you will NOT be needing it. I’m not even 100% convinced that you’ll need a fork. That’s how tender and juicy and moist the meat comes out. You can literally pull it apart with your fingers.
See that? That was me after I took one bite of these ribs.
I was Hot Stuff that day. And the day after that when I ate the leftovers.
Lord, just looking at these pictures is making me re-live the glorious feeling of sheer and complete culinary victory all over again. Somebody get me a trophy and a podium to make an acceptance speech, stat.
I’m super duper late, but I’m still bringing these ribs to the Fiesta Friday#66 party. Because the world deserves to know about these ribs. It’s that serious. Thanks to Angie and Anna @Anna International for hosting (all by herself too, that is NO easy task!)
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Saucy Country Style Oven Ribs
Recipe Adapted from Epicurious.com
Ingredients
- 4 lb boneless country-style pork ribs
- 1 large onion, finely chopped (2 cups)
- 4 garlic cloves, minced (2 tablespoons)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups ketchup (12 oz)
- 2/3 cup honey
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (from 2 lemons)
- 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 2 teaspoons drained bottled horseradish
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Directions
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
Put ribs in a 6- to 8-quart pot and cover with water by two inches. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, skimming froth, 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook onion and garlic in oil in a 3- to 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients and simmer, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes.
Drain pork in a colander and pat dry, then arrange in 1 layer using tongs in a 13- by 9-inch baking dish. Pour sauce over pork to coat evenly, then cover dish tightly with foil. Bake 1 hour, then remove foil and carefully turn pork over with tongs and cook, uncovered, until very tender, about 30 minutes. Skim fat from sauce if desired.
Country style pork ribs are my absolute favorite and your saucy ribs make my mouth water. Now I need to get some of those ribs and give this a try, I envision my plate with those ribs and some potato salad.
Please do, Suzanne, they’re FANTASTIC- thank you 🙂
Looks so good, nice article and recipe! Also dig the honesty that it’s a big thumbs up:)
Thanks Georgina 🙂
O my Lord! That looks positively mouth-watering! I wish I could have some of that! 🙂
Thanks Angie, this really is one of the best meals I’ve ever had 🙂
I believe it, Jess! I love ribs! I’m in need of a co-host this week, FF67. Caroline is in. Can you be her partner?
Sure, I can partner up with Caroline- consider me in for this week 😉
Thanks, Jess! See you Friday! Trying to finish a post for Cinco de Mayo but getting very sleepy! 😀
Reblogged this on Mary's Country Kitchen and commented:
Love bbq ribs
Thank you Mary-and thank you for the reblog as well!
I trying to get back in to my blog a little bit more. My hubby has cancer and I am his only caretaker so it requires a lot of my time
I have very much enjoyed your blog
I’m so sorry to hear about your husband. He’s a very blessed man to have someone to care for him. Thank you for showing appreciation for my blog Mary 🙂
Looks delicious!
Thank you- it is 😉
My mom is OBSESSED with ribs! She goes to all of these buffet places before going to the movies with friends and fights for the last of the ribs!! (She is such a skinny-mini too by the way…) I need to make these for her- they look AMAZING!
Lucky Mom Josette- if you make these for her, I PROMISE she’ll be fighting over them with everyone lol Thank you!
Wowser! Your ribs look delightful, Jess! Just how I love ’em! Juicy and meaty! Mmmm, so flavourful! 🙂
Thanks Julianna- this is my new FAVORITE way to eat ribs. I’m not sure if I can ever go back to any other way now lol
Totally had that feeling the other day with guests over – not sure it was going to turn out, and when it was much better than anticipated, I couldn’t help but puff out my chest a bit. Thanks for sharing with FF, late or not.
Thank you- cooking pride doesn’t hit me often, but it’s a great feeling when it does 🙂
NOM NOM NOM!!! Jess those ribs look so incredible!! I’m a self depricating person too, and I’m the queen of the food hover, I harass my husband asking him a thousand times if he likes the meal lol
Haha, glad to see I’m not the only one Amanda- thank you!
Those ribs look so tender and juicy! Yum!
Thanks Anna 🙂
It’s always a pleasure, Jess. 🙂
Don’t you just love it when everything comes together and you realise you’ve pulled a culinary equivalent of a hole in one out of the bag?! Mixing my metaphors and sports there, but hey ho! You know what I mean right? Actually, there is only one thing I make that I know will be foolproof every time, and that’s my BBQ ribs! But I’m half convinced the reason they are so good is because they’re homegrown pigs from my parents’ farm, maybe it isn’t my cooking after all! But anyway, they are GOOD! And now I have a new way of cooking them – the pictures alone had me sold, but the description, well, yum. And who doesn’t love a perfectly cooked rib? (Except veggies and vegans obvs). Brilliant. Thank you so much for bringing these to the party! Less thanks for making me absolutely ravenous for ribs, lol!
I DEFINITELY know what you mean. I wish I could get my hands on those ribs from the pigs at your parents’ farm- they’d probably make this dish taste even better.
I don’t know how vegans and vegetarians function on a day to day basis. I really don’t lol
Thank you 😀
Haha! I am exactly like you – I would ask every guest with the same question. They sometimes would look at each other, it’s like they are asking themselves why am I asking the same question to each and everyone of them. 😀
This looks so tender and delicious, Jess! Happy FF! xx
Hahaha, that part about your guests looking at each made me laugh out loud Jhuls. Eventually, my family just tells me to shut up lol
Thank you, Happy FF to you too 🙂
These ribs look amazing and close to the way my mother used to make them. I am drooling!
Thanks Julie, and a BIG thank you for sharing the post on Twitter, I really appreciate that 😀
You are welcome Jess!
Wow! Taunting! I might need to have my husband whip these up this weekend! Just for me 😉
MAKE HIM. Neither one of you will be sorry lol Thank you!
Ah yes, “sheer and complete culinary victory,” as you put it, is a wonderful feeling! Every once in a while I get to say, “It IS good, isn’t it?” with a giant grin on my face. I will definitely try this dish soon.
Thank you, I really do live for those moments I get coming out of the kitchen 🙂
Those ribs look sooooo tempting! Too bad I don’t eat red meat!! Happy FF and Happy Mother’s Day!
Thanks Suchitra- and sorry about that 😉 Happy FF and Mother’s Day to you too!
these look soooooo good! perfect time for the BBQ season!
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