Tomato Barbecue Baby Back Ribs
Tender baby back ribs smothered in a homemade tomato barbecue sauce made with ketchup, molasses, and aromatic onions and garlic. Perfect for a family barbecue meal.
6 servings
2 hr 35 min
Ingredients
- •1 cup coarsely chopped onion
- •1½ tablespoons coarsely chopped garlic
- •1½ cups ketchup
- •¼ cup molasses
- •1½ tablespoons cider vinegar
- •1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- •2 teaspoons salt
- •2 teaspoons black pepper
- •4 lb baby back ribs
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 17- by 12- by 1-inch shallow baking pan with foil.
10 min
- 2.
Stir together all sauce ingredients in a 2-quart heavy saucepan and bring to a boil over moderate heat. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 15 minutes.
20 min
- 3.
Transfer sauce to a food processor and purée until smooth.
5 min
- 4.
Coat both sides of ribs with sauce. Arrange ribs, meaty side up, in 1 layer in baking pan, overlapping if necessary. Cover pan tightly with foil and bake ribs 1 hour. Remove foil (from top) and bake ribs 1 hour more.
120 min