Easy Oven Baked Riblets

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?

• Line a 9 x 13 pan with foil and spray with cooking spray. This will make clean up easier.

• Place riblets in a foil lined 9 x 13 pan.
• Brown the meat in a 450 degree F oven. 
• Mix up BBQ sauce in a bowl while ribs are browning..
• Pour sauce over ribs after they are browned. This homemade bbq sauce is a recipe from my mother and it has stood the test of time. The sauce is very thin and there is a lot of it but it will thicken as the ribs bake.
• 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

Tips for Perfect Ribs

1. To make clean up easier, line. your pan with foil.
2. 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.
3. Baste the ribs several times during the baking process to make sure all sides of the ribs are coated.
4. The sauce will thicken up and become gooey and coat the riblets as it bakes, it will be very runny in the beginning.

Originally posted September 23, 2009