- 4
- 20 mins
- 23 mins
Ingredients
- 1 cup of Hunt's Fancy Ketchup
- 1 cup of Heinz Distilled White Vinegar
- 1/2 cup of Dark Corn Syrup
- 2 teaspoon of Brown Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon of Sea Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon of MSG (Monosodium Glutamate)
- 2 cloves of Fresh Garlic (finely minced or pressed)
- 1/2 teaspoon of Onion Powder
- 1/8 teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper
- 4 lbs or 3 slabs of Baby Back Ribs
- NOTE: I want to make to make the point here that any of the name brand products mentioned below can be substituted for some other brand but it may affect the flavor of the recipe.
Preparation
Step 1
TO MAKE THE SAUCE:
Combine all the ingredients in a small sauce pan and bring to boil. Reduce the heat and allow it simmer for about 20 minutes until it becomes as thick as any normal BBQ sauce should be.
BABY BACK RIBS PROCEDURE
3 slabs of Baby Back Ribs (4 lbs)
Tony Roma's BBQ Baby Back Ribs Sauce
Start by preparing the ribs. This is quick and easy, if you have never done it. The only real consideration is to ensure that the membrane has been removed from the bone-side of the slab. If not, just slide a dull knife under the membrane and lift it up a small section of it. (You might have to pry it a little bit.) Then grab that section and peel the membrane off. It's pretty tough so it should come off in one piece. Finally, clean anyway any excess fat that may have been trapped underneath it.
Once the ribs are cleaned up, place them in a pot of water and boil them for about 30 minutes. Afterwards give them a generous coating of sauce and wrap them in aluminum foil suitable for baking. Don't use the super thin stuff, if it breaks, you are going to have a nasty mess to clean up. Place the seal of the foil wrap facing up. Or you can place the ribs (in the foil) in a large casserole dish when baking them, to prevent spillage if they happen to leak. Make sure you sealed them up good and then pop them in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.
After that preheat the oven to 250°F and stick the ribs in. Let them cook for about 2 1/2 - 3 hours or until the meat shrinks back from the ends of the bones and take them out. This will ensure that the meat will be tender and fall off the bones.
At this point you have two choices. The first is to coat the ribs with the remaining sauce and stick them back in the oven with the foil unwrapped (so they are exposed). Turn the oven on broil and let them cook for about 15 more minutes. This will give them a nice crispy top.
The other alternative (the one I usually do) is to allow the ribs to cool, seal them back up and put them back in the refrigerator. Later when you are ready to serve them; fire up the grill, coat them with the remaining sauce and cook them until they are warm and a little bit crispy. It shouldn't take more than a few 2 -5 minutes on each side.
There you have it. Tony Roma's BBQ Baby Back Ribs right at home. It's a fairly lengthy procedure but it's not the least bit hard, just time consuming. You could forgo boiling the ribs at all and just bake them. In that case, bake them at 300°F for about 2 and 1/2 to 3 hours.