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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!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe!
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
- Brown Sugar
- Paprika
- Mustard, dry mustard
- Chili Powder
- Worcestershire Sauce
- Vinegar, white vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- Tomato Sauce
- Ketchup
- Salt
How To 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.
- Cover the ribs with foil and 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.
- Remove the foil the last 20 minutes of cook time to allow the sauce to set up.
Tips for Perfect Ribs
- To make clean up easier, line. your pan with foil.
- Cook the ribs at higher heat (450 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are 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.
Can I use a different kind of ribs?
You can use other kinds of ribs, the baking time will just vary depending on the size and thickness of the rib meat.
Can I use a store bought BBQ sauce?
You can store bought but this homemade version is thinner and it thickens up as the riblets bake.
Can I cook these on the grill?
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.
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What Sides Go with Riblets?
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Oven Baked Riblets
Ingredients
- 3-3.5 lbs pork riblets
Sauce Ingredients
- 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
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Mix sauce ingredients together.
- Line a 9 x 13 pan with foil and spray with cooking spray.
- Place ribs in prepared pan in a single layer.
- Brown ribs in oven for 15 minutes, Remove ribs from oven.
- Turn the oven down to 350 F.
- Pour sauce over ribs, cover with foil nd 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
- Remove the foil the last 20 minutes of cook time to allow the sauce to set up.
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.
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Kathy says
What would I do without this riblet recipe?? Its my go-to for oven baked riblets! I Google “Oven riblets missionary guests Winco” and up it pops! Love them, and they turn out delicious every time! And thanks to your mom, too, for the delicious sauce!
Leigh Anne says
I love that!!! And I am so glad you love the recipe too!
Larry B says
how many pounds of riblets did you use in this receipe?
Leigh Anne says
Larry, The bag was five pounds and I just filled my 9 x 13 pan with what would fit.
Vicki Lollis says
My husband and I love this recipe for baked riblets! It has become one of my favorites to prepare. Good and Easy!
Leigh Anne says
So glad you love it!
Diane says
Just was wondering if you are supposed to cover this or leave it uncovered?
Leigh Anne says
I don’t cover it but if it’s starting to get to brown near the end you can cover it for the last few minutes.
Kay Wardell says
I was watching my grand kids while they are off for Presidents day (they are off the whole week) I made the BBQ Rib-lets so my daughter in law wouldn’t have to cook when she came home from work.(she then had to rush the boys off to their basketball game so no time for cooking) They were a hit I made sticky white rice and made extra sauce for the rice plus broccoli and salad. I made enough for my husband and I we all loved it I am here now printing a hard copy for my personal recipe book Thanks it was good and very easy. I have never used rib-lets before my daughter in law said they are so much easier to eat than regular spare ribs that you end up with BBQ sauce from ear to ear. Thanks for the recipe its a keeper. Oh and i bought the rib-lets at Winco Riverside CA. too. they were yum
Leigh Anne says
So glad you enjoyed them. They are so easy and yummy!