Yield: 1 rack baby back ribs

Louisiana Cajun-Style Barbecued Baby Back Ribs (Dry Rub & Easy Mop Sauce)

Louisiana Cajun-Style Barbecued Baby Back Ribs (Dry Rub & Easy Mop Sauce)

Ingredients

  • 1 rack pork baby back ribs, sinew (silver skin) on back removed

For Dry Rub:

  • 1 Tbl. paprika
  • 1/2 Tbl. salt
  • 1/2 Tbl. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. black pepper
  • 3/4 tsp. onion powder
  • 3/4 tsp. dried leaf oregano
  • 3/4 tsp. dried thyme
  • 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. creole or cajun seasoning
  • 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 cup (packed) dark brown sugar

Easy Mop Sauce:

  • 1/2 cup Sue Bee Honey's Louisiana-Style Barbecue Sauce
  • 1/2 tsp. molasses
  • 1/4 tsp. creole or cajun seasoning
  • scant 1/8 tsp. garlic salt (or you can add garlic powder and salt to taste)
  • 1/16 tsp. onion powder

Instructions

  • Remove sinew (silver skin) from back of ribs. Place rack of ribs, meaty side up onto a large sheet of heavy duty foil.
  • In small bowl, mix very well the dry rub ingredients. Pat on a little over half onto the top side of the ribs. Turn ribs over, and pat on rest of rub. Bring up sides of foil and roll down. Roll up each end. *BE CAREFUL not to tear or make holes in foil. Place onto a foil-lined baking sheet.
  • Bake now, or let let marinate for several hours or overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 300º F.
  • Pop ribs into oven and bake for 2 1/2 hours. Remove from oven.
  • Turn oven up to 350º F.
  • Carefully open foil, and move ribs to a new foil-lined baking sheet bones side-up.
  • In small bowl, whisk together sauce ingredients well. Coat bone side with a little less than half of the sauce.
  • When oven has reached 350º, pop into oven and bake for 10-12 minutes.
  • Remove from oven, turn ribs over, coat with rest of sauce.
  • Pop back into oven and bake another 5 - 10 minutes.
  • Cut into serving-sized pieces.