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These easy riblets are baked right in your oven. They are so delicious, the meat just falls right off the bone!
If you are looking for a great recipe to serve guests that has great taste, look no further. These bbq riblets are so easy to make, but your guests will only know how delicious they are to eat! Just make sure you have a lot of napkins on hand! They are a bit messy to eat.
Ingredients Needed
- Riblets. These are pork ribs and is the piece trimmed from the sparerib. They are a small, thin rib.
- Brown Sugar
- Paprika
- Mustard. I use dry mustard but you could use a teaspoon of wet mustard.brown sugar
- Chili powder. Can add extra if you prefer a bit of heat.
- Worcestershire sauce
- Vinegar. Use white vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- Tomato sauce
- Ketchup
What are Barbecue Pork Riblets?
Pork riblets are a cut of meat prepared by a butcher. When the butcher trims spare ribs to make them straight and flat, the piece he removes are sold as riblets. They are delicious, easy to cook and the biggest benefit is that they cost considerably less than a rack of ribs. That is a big help to the budget! The package I bought fed 5 adults, plus some leftovers, and was only $6.00! That price can’t be beat.
How Do I Cook Riblets?
- Place riblets in a foil lined 9 x 13 pan. Spray with cooking spray. This will make clean up easier.
- Brown the meat in a 450 degree F oven.
- Cover them with the delicious sauce once browned. This homemade bbq sauce is a recipe from my mother and it has stood the test of time.
- After covering the ribs, turn the oven down to 350 degrees. Then put them back in the oven for about 90 – 120 minutes, basting them every 30 minutes or so.
- When they are fall-off bone tender and done, riblets will be nice and glazed and gooey, just the way a bbq riblet should be! Depending on the size of the pan and the amount of meat you are cooking, you may need to allow for more time
Homemade Barbecue Sauce
- Mix together all the ingredients.
- Keep refrigerated until ready to use.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can use other kinds of ribs, the baking time will just vary depending on the size and thickness of the rib meat.
You can store bought but this homemade version is thinner and it thickens up as the riblets bake.
I have only done them in the oven. I would recommend using a thicker BBQ sauce if you want to do it on the grill.
Tips for Perfect Ribs
- To make clean up easier, line. your pan with foil.
- Cook the ribs at higher heat (400 degrees F) to brown them first and then turn down heat (350 degrees F) and add the sauce.
- Baste the ribs several times during the baking process to make sure all sides of the ribs are coated.
- The sauce will thicken up and become gooey and coat the riblets as it bakes, it will be very runny in the beginning.
Try these other delicious BBQ recipes:
What Sides Go with Riblets?
Corncake
Homemade Garlic Fries
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
30 Minute Dinner Rolls
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Oven Baked BBQ Riblets
Ingredients
- 3-3.5 lbs pork riblets
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp. paprika
- 1 tsp dry mustard
- 1/4 tsp chili powder
- 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup vinegar I used white
- 8 oz. tomato sauce
- 1/4 cup ketchup
Instructions
- Mix sauce ingredients together.
- Place ribs in pan and brown in oven at 450 for 15 minutes, Remove ribs from oven.
- Turn the oven down to 350.
- Pour sauce over ribs and put back in the oven to bake at 350 for 1 1/2 hours or until ribs are glazed and gooey! There will be a lot of sauce but it will thicken up as it cooks and coat the ribs.
- Turn and baste every 20-30 minutes
Tips & Notes:
- To make clean up easier, line. your pan with foil.
- Cook the ribs at higher heat (400 degrees F) to brown them first and then turn down heat (350 degrees F) and add the sauce.
- Baste the ribs several times during the baking process to make sure all sides of the ribs are coated.
- The sauce will thicken up and become gooey and coat the riblets as it bakes, it will be very runny in the beginning.
Nutrition Facts:
Originally posted September 23, 2009
Linda Hollins says
Love this recipe, use all the time. Great flavor pretty easy to make.
Troy Stallard says
Good basic recipe; I’m saving it. I covered the pan with parchment paper instead of foil. I used smoked paprika in the BBQ sauce, and added New Mexico ground chili and a little garlic powder.
Ginny Angell says
So easy. So good and gooey. I served them with green beans and baby red potatoes. I’d send a picture but we ate them all.
Andrew kopriva says
Made it four times now. We do Keto so traded brown sugar for powdered erythritol monk fruit. Came out good