Dutch Oven Ribs
Baby back ribs will melt in your mouth when baked in a cast iron dutch oven! They're juicy, fork-tender and delicious!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 2 hr
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 5 pounds baby back pork ribs
- 1 cup barbecue sauce ((I use Sweet Baby Rays))
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon steak seasoning
- 1 teaspoon ground mustard
Instructions
- 1
Wipe pork ribs with a paper towel until dry.
- 2
Using another paper towel, pull the membrane or connective tissue off the back of pork so the spice rub can penetrate the meat.
- 3
Cut pork into 2 sections so they will fit in your dutch oven.
- 4
In a separate bowl, mix the bbq rub together and sprinkle it on both sides of the meat. Rub spices into the surfaces of ribs with your hands.
- 5
Use tongs to place pork in the bottom of the dutch oven that has been lined with foil.
- 6
Close the lid on the dutch oven, place in oven and bake for 2 hours at 350 degrees.
- 7
Open dutch oven lid. Pour your favorite BBQ sauce over ribs. Broil for a few minutes until sauce is caramelized. Enjoy!