BAKED BBQ BABY BACK RIBS

INGREDIENTS:

½ cup ancho chile powder
¼ cup white sugar
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup salt
2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon ground dried chipotle pepper
1 rack baby back pork ribs
1 cup barbecue sauce

DIRECTIONS:

-Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
per in a small bowl until combined.

-Place ribs meat-side down on aluminum foil. Prick back of rib rack several times with a knife.

-Generously apply coating of dry rub to all sides of rib rack.

-With rib rack meat-side down, fold foil around it to create a tight seal. Transfer to sheet pan.

-Bake in preheated oven until tender and cooked through, about 2 hours. Remove and cool 15 minutes.

-Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

-Open foil, drain and discard any accumulated juices and fat. Brush barbecue sauce on all sides of rack.

-Place rack meat-side up and return to oven, leaving foil open. Bake for 10 minutes, remove from oven, and brush another layer of barbecue sauce on meat-side only. Repeat baking and brushing with sauce 4 more times, for a total of 50 minutes baking time.

-Cut rack into individual rib segments and serve with more barbecue sauce.
Enjoy !