Oven Baked Country Style Ribs are delicious, meaty, and fall apart tender. These pork ribs are seasoned with a flavorful spice rub and barbecue sauce, then baked to perfection!
Oven Baked Country Style Ribs
You may not have thought that you could make tender, flavorful ribs in the oven, but you sure can! And they are wonderful!
I first started making country style ribs in the '80s. We never ate them growing up.
The first time I made them we were in shock at how tender, easy and yummy they turned out.
What Are Country Style Ribs?
These ribs are actually cut from the blade end of the loin close to the pork shoulder. The bones are not from the ribs, but are actually pieces of the scapula.
You can buy the bone-in or boneless. I usually go for boneless.
The meat can be used for other recipes such as pork carnitas, pozole, chili verde, pulled pork, and so on.
The steps to make these delicious oven baked ribs are easy. Here they are:
Barbecue Sauce
My recommendation is to use a smoky flavored barbecue sauce for a more "grilled" flavor. As I always say though, use what you have, and use one that you know you like.
Seasoning the Ribs
It is important to flavor these country style ribs in three layers.
• First, coat in a flavorful spice rub that has salt, cumin, pepper, chili powder, and other spices.
• Second, after the initial bake time, you will coat the ribs in a smoky barbecue sauce. This makes them taste amazing!
• Third, after baking, brush with the remaining barbecue sauce right before serving.
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If you make these amazing Oven Baked Country Style Ribs, please leave a comment with a star rating below. I would enjoy knowing how you liked them!
Oven Baked Country Style Ribs
Ingredients
SPICE RUB
- 1 Tbsp Kosher Salt
- 2 tsp Black Pepper
- 2 tsp Cumin
- 2 tsp Chili Powder
- 1 Tbsp Smoked Paprika
- 2 tsp Sweet Paprika
- 2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 2 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 Tbsp Brown Sugar
- ½ tsp Cayenne Pepper
RIBS
- 3-4 lbs Boneless Country Style Ribs
- ¼ cup Water
- 2 cups Barbecue Sauce (I like a smoky flavored bbq sauce) divided
Instructions
- Heat oven to 300° F.
- Mix together the ingredients for the spice rub. Set aside.
- In a 9"x13" baking dish, add the ribs in a single layer.
- Sprinkle both sides of the ribs with the spice rub.
- Pour in the water.
- Cover the dish with foil. Bake the ribs for 2 hours.
- Check to make sure they are very tender and at least 180°F. If not, bake another 30 minutes.
- Remove the foil. Drain the liquid from the baking dish and discard.
- Brush on 1 cup of the barbecue sauce generously.
- Place the ribs back in the oven, uncovered, and bake another 30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and brush on the remaining barbecue sauce.
- Serve immediately.
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EVERETT says
Went through all this, yet never mentioned the temperature?
Sandy says
The oven temp and meat temp are mentioned in the instructions. Hope this helps!
Crystal says
So good and easy to make.
Kelli says
These were fantastic!! Used the leftovers to make barbeque beef sandwiches on brioche buns and they were even better.
Sandy says
Great! Thank you for letting me know!
Kathy Fickling says
Extra good! Even without bbq sauce!
Metissa Leach says
Just AWESOME!!!🤤🤤🤤
David says
I made this a bit faster I put the rub on and put it in my pressure cooker Xl for 15 min then moved to the sauce it up and bake in the oven part. Came out great and tasty.
Angela says
I have made these before and as I type this, I am baking them right now again. Yum
Andrea says
This is so unbelievable good! I made it now twice and will never make any other rib recipe.
But can you freeze leftovers? I made way too much.
Sandy says
Glad you liked it! Yes, you can freeze the leftovers.
MrsYEE says
Made this last night and, let me say, the dry rub was absolutely amazing! I should have stopped there. I used a sugar free bbq sauce and, while my son liked it, I didn't like it at all. I will absolutely use the best quality bbq sauce I can find next time. The ribs deserve it!
Dennie Costello says
I'm making this tonight. They're in the oven right now 4 they're 1st hour. We were in SUCH a hurry & I hadn't read the instructions thoroughly. So I didn't make a 'rub' per se. I sprinkled the spices just on the topside. We're using the Sweet Baby Ray's B-B-Q sauce. I'm SO GLAD it got a rave review! I'll post how mine turn out....... can't WAIT!
Julie says
They turned out very delicious!
Angela says
Sweet Baby Rays is awesome!!!
Kristy says
These turned out great! I had no success on the last two recipes I tried.
Sally Gerrie says
These are delicious! My husband loves them too!
mike says
Perfect
Trish says
Has become one of our favorites!!! I tend to use less barbecue sauce just to monitor calories.
Sandy says
I've been watching my calories as well. I found the best sugar free bbq sauce, it's called G Hughes. So good!
Tim says
These are delicious.
Julie B says
Recipe was outstanding! I only used 1 cup of sauce, we like to taste the meat not so much sauce. So we skipped the final sauce and they were wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
Sal says
A-1 recipe as is. No change necessary. Fantastic, great taste and very tender
Stephanie says
I'm the worst cook ever, so I was hesitant about making country style ribs. But, your cooking instructions were so easy to follow and my ribs turned out perfectly! Thank you so much for this recipe!!!
Sandy says
Yay! I's so happy for you!
Lisa says
Making them now and can’t wait to enjoy! Thank you.
Crissy says
These were very good! Followed recipe as is. Turned out very tasty and tender! Thank you.
Don says
Very good rub my new favorite!
Rick says
Very good.
Jim says
Great recipe when it's too cold to BBQor you are too lazy/busy to stoke a fire. If you have a covered roasting pan you definitely should use it for this.
Mary says
My first time using my roasting pan. Thank you for that info.
RBenenenti says
I halved the rub( I had less ribs). Shorter cooking time, added 1 tbsp red wine vinegar to the pan with the water. So Good, didn't even use BBQ sauce. Thanks for the recipe
Pam Wilson says
I made this recipe today for dinner. I made it pretty much exactly as the recipe was written. I baked the ribs 3 hours, and used Sweet Baby Rays on them the last hour. My husband loved them! I made creamy cole slaw and it was the perfect side dish for these ribs!
Phil says
Exceptional recipe. My dad called them the best pork ribs he's ever had, and he's pretty picky when it comes to his meat. So easy to make and such little clean up or prep... Thank you for this
Sandy says
That's great! I'm happy to know that your dad enjoyed these ribs!
Mary Anne says
Tender, moist and juicy and very flavorful. The spice rub made the difference. The pork butt boneless country ribs were cooked in my Nesco roaster. The rack was placed in the bottom of the roaster pan covered by heavy aluminum foil. 3 1/2 lbs. just fit nicely in there aided by cutting the ribs in half as suggested. I topped the ribs with another piece of aluminum foil loosely covering the meat. All the timings and temperature worked as per the recipe. This is a keeper.
Lynn Emery says
Do you turn them over after bbq sauce and 2nd bake time?
Sandy says
After removing the liquid and brushing with BBQ sauce, you can flip them and brush with more BBQ sauce and continue baking.
Tamara Rousseau says
this rub is amazing. I make alot of ribs and have always been told mine were the best. well I beg to differ. these are the best. thank you
KS says
Awesome, easy, tasty! The entire family will love them, even your pickiest eater.
Carol says
This is my first time cooking pork ribs or pork anything because of my mom’s blood pressure concerns. So I wasn’t sure how to cook them and how long to cook them. The recipe really helped. My mother loves pork so I wanted to surprise her. She was getting tired of my chicken and fish. Now I just need to figure out what is best to serve with them., something healthy but tasty.?
Janiece says
A healthy side dish for pork is baked yams. White potatoes are starchy but yams, are not. I bake mine in the microwave or you can just bake them for an hour in the oven with the ribs. Add a salad or a healthy veggie and you've got a yummy meal.
Sandy says
Coleslaw is fantastic
Alyson says
Finally found the perfect rib recipe. Excellent! Did not have to change or add anything. Followed recipe as written
Jeanette says
These are THE BEST ribs that I have ever made !!!!
SandraBogan says
EXCELLENT Tastyand tender Melt indoor mouth!
Sherry says
This turned out AMAZING and fall off the bone tender!! Unbelievable!! I used a McCormick’s Memphis Rib Rub for seasoning and followed all other directions! It was the best ribs I’ve EVER had!!
Kenny Dodd says
I made them tonight they where very good. We cook ribs a lot and we cook them even more now meat prices are out of site,especially beef so that’s ok we love pork also,ribs turned out great I would recommend this recipe!!!
Randi says
So I haven’t made any type of ribs since my early 20’s. I don’t like spare ribs so I thought let’s bake. I got some country style that were not too fatty and found your recipe. Loved the idea of the rub. I tweaked it a bit since I did not have 3-4 lbs of meat .. approx 1-2 lbs just enough for two people. So I made it .. loved it . Easy and fab.. I suggest anyone who was boneless tender .. bbq in an oven to try it .. ty for the recipe
Sheen says
Did you cook 1-2 lbs for the same amount of time?
Corrina says
For 1 1/2 lbs of pork does the some amount of baking time apply to recipe
Sandy says
Yes.
GMJ says
The Rub is excellent. I used it mostly as written with the exception of using 1 1/2 TBs of Dark brown sugar instead of just 1 T. Then used a scant half teaspoon of red pepper flakes instead of cayennne.. For the BBQ sauce I used Heinz Kansas City Sweet and Smoky. I usually use Sweet Baby Rays, BUT this one worked better in this recipe. One tip. If your ribs are fairky fork tender, BUT not falling apart DO not add that extra 30 min mentioned after "if not tender add 39 more min and the top w/ BBQ. Next time I will just Drain all the liquid (There was ALOT) The coat well with sauce And bake 20 to 30 min max more.
I absolutely recommend using a 9x13 pan or slightly larger. NOT a rimmed sheet pan. Too much liquid comes off for that.
This rub is excellent. If you like more smoky heat you can add 1/2 t. Chipotle chili powder & a 1/2 t dry mustard to the rub mix.
Debbie says
Absolutely THE best ribs !!!!!!
Pat Major says
These were excellent! Very easy and company worthy. Spices were just right for us.
Carrie says
Tender juicy and full of flavor...there are never any leftovers when I make this.
Sheri Quiroga says
Made last night for supper. So good and meat just fell off the bone.
Cynthia says
Was soooooooo good! Deliciously tender and will make this over and over again!