The Best, Juiciest Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs (Easy, Too!)

This amazing baby back ribs recipe takes five minutes to prepare, but what emerges from the oven — a juice-filled package of falling-off-the-bone baby back ribs, perfectly crisped on the exterior — tastes like a day's worth of toiling over a coal-filled BBQ pit. Sweet. Smokey. Salty. Delicious. These might just be the best ribs you ever make!

📝 Ingredients

• 1 rack of baby back ribs
• kosher salt
• freshly cracked black pepper
• smoked paprika (if you can find it) or paprika
• 1 cup brown sugar

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat the oven to 275ºF.
2. 2Rinse off the ribs and pat dry. Liberally coat the ribs with the kosher salt, pepper and the paprika. Pack on the cup of brown sugar.
3. 3Lay out two sheets of foil slightly overlapping. Place ribs on top and close foil on all sides. Repeat two more times so that the ribs are covered in three good layers of foil. Place ribs on a sheet tray and place in the oven for 2½ hours. Note: When placing the ribs on the tray, try to place them meaty side down. It’s not critical but it makes for a crisper exterior.
4. 4Remove tray from the oven. Let sit for one hour. Do not open the pouch during this hour.
5. 5When ready to serve, reheat the ribs in the oven for about 15 minutes at 350ºF (this is assuming the ribs have not been refrigerated) or open the pouch, baste the ribs with the juices and place them under the broiler for five minutes.
6. 6Serve immediately.