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Beef Back Ribs in the Oven

Sam Guarnieri
Sam Guarnieri Posted: 07/13/21 Updated: 05/26/23
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These beef back ribs are insanely juicy and flavorful! Baked in the oven until fall-off-the-bone tender, this foolproof recipe yields perfectly cooked ribs every time. Finish these oven baked beef back ribs with a slathering of your favorite barbecue sauce and enjoy!

BBQ beef back ribs piled on parchment paper.

What Makes This Recipe So Good

  • The oven takes all of the guesswork out of cooking this particularly tricky cut of meat! Simply season your beef back ribs, wrap them in foil, and transfer them to the oven. Leave them to cook low and slow, before returning to perfectly tender and juicy ribs – YUM!
  • You can serve them however you’d like! The quick and easy homemade dry rub included in the recipe is insanely delicious on its own. However, if you’re like me and crave even more flavor, finish your ribs off with your favorite barbecue sauce. These beef back ribs are incredibly tasty no matter which way you serve them!
  • They’re a total crowd pleaser! Everyone will go crazy for this intensely flavorful recipe. I especially love throwing this recipe together for dinner guests and watch as they go crazy over this dish!

Key Ingredients

Beef Back Ribs – Beef back ribs are the meat remaining after the butcher removes the ribeye roast off the bones. These ribs are known for being particularly lean since they don’t contain much meat. Though you’ll still find a decent amount of beef that when properly cooked is juicy and delicious! You can make this recipe using either a full rack of beef back ribs, or sliced ribs. I used sliced ribs since an entire rack is sometimes hard to come by.

Smoked Paprika – Since we’re cooking these ribs in the oven, the smoked paprika emulates that delightful smokey flavor as if you’d cooked them on the grill. If you don’t have smoked paprika, I highly recommend you pick some up. However, you can definitely use regular paprika instead!

Chef’s Tips

  • Resist the urge to remove the ribs from the oven before at least the 3 hour mark. By baking them wrapped in foil, the meat soaks in as much flavor as possible. If you check on them too early, you risk releasing too much steam, and therefore flavor, from the beef back ribs.
  • These ribs are best enjoyed immediately after cooking! However, you can store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. To reheat, transfer the ribs to a baking sheet, cover them with aluminum foil, and bake at 350° Fahrenheit for 15 to 20 minutes or until warm throughout.
  • Do not attempt to increase the temperature of your oven. Four hours seems like a long time, but trust me, it is so worth it! Cooking these beef back ribs low and slow encourages the collagen in the meat to slowly break down, creating super tender beef.
Side view of BBQ beef back ribs showing tender, juicy meat.

Other Barbecue Recipes You’ll Love

  • Instant Pot Country Style Ribs
  • Sous Vide Ribs
  • Keto BBQ Sauce
  • BBQ Jackfruit Sandwiches
  • Chick-Fil-A Coleslaw
  • Cauliflower Potato Salad

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BBQ beef back ribs on a sheet of parchment paper.
4.96 from 25 votes

Beef Back Ribs in the Oven

Prep:15 minutes minutes
Cook:4 hours hours 5 minutes minutes
Total:4 hours hours 20 minutes minutes
Baked in the oven until fall-off-the-bone tender, this foolproof recipe yields perfectly cooked ribs every time.
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4 servings

Ingredients

For the Dry Rub

  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper

For the Ribs

  • 4 pounds beef back ribs
  • ½ cup BBQ sauce see Notes

Equipment

  • Baking sheet
  • 2 large sheets Aluminum Foil
  • Cutting board
  • Small mixing bowl
  • small whisk or mixing sopon

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 275° Fahrenheit. Line baking sheet with sheet of aluminum foil and set aside. Place 4 pounds beef back ribs on cutting board.
  • Add 2 teaspoons smoked paprika, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon black pepper to small mixing bowl. Mix until ingredients are well blended, then cover ribs with dry rub on all sides.
  • Place seasoned ribs on foil-lined baking sheet, bone-side up. Cover ribs with second sheet of foil and wrap edges of foil sheets tightly to seal foil around ribs. Note: see video below if unsure how to cover ribs.
    Seasoned beef back ribs on a sheet pan lined with aluminum foil.
  • Place baking sheet in oven and bake ribs bone-side up for 4 hours.
  • After 4 hours, remove ribs from oven. Unwrap ribs and discard aluminum foil. Drain any remaining fat from baking sheet, then return ribs to baking sheet with bone side facing down.
    Beef back ribs on baking sheet.
  • Brush ½ cup BBQ sauce on ribs, coating ribs thoroughly on all sides.
  • Set broiler to High. Place baking sheet approximately 6 inches below broiler and broil 3 to 5 minutes, or until skin of ribs is crispy and caramelized.
    Caramelized BBQ beef back ribs on baking sheet.
  • Carefully remove baking sheet from oven. Divide ribs into preferred portions and serve warm with desired sides.

Notes

  • Make it Keto: Use your favorite keto-friendly BBQ sauce, store-bought or homemade.
  • Make it Whole30: Use your favorite Whole30-compliant BBQ sauce, store-bought or homemade.

Video

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 643kcal, Carbohydrates: 16g, Protein: 64g, Fat: 34g, Saturated Fat: 14g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 15g, Cholesterol: 195mg, Sodium: 1166mg, Potassium: 1308mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 12g, Vitamin A: 575IU, Vitamin C: 0.4mg, Calcium: 46mg, Iron: 8mg, Net Carbs: 15g

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

 

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

 

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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Meet Sam Guarnieri

Sam is a travel, food, and fitness enthusiast from the New York metro area who loves creating new and inventive recipes. Her love of food goes all the way back to her early childhood, cooking alongside her mom and Nonna – the two best cooks she knows! She's a big believer that good-for-you food can still explode with flavor and (most importantly) be easy to make. When she's not in the kitchen, Sam can usually be found planning her next vacation, spending time outdoors, or bingeing the latest Netflix docu-series.

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  1. Bob says

    Posted on 5/30/23 at 10:49 am

    Is there a way to make these and avoid using foil? I am extremely concerned about aluminum seeping into the food in a heated oven due to alzheimer’s and other poisoning concerns. Thanks, Bob5 stars

    Reply
    • Megan | 40 Aprons TeamMegan | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 5/30/23 at 12:27 pm

      We didn’t test this with other equipment so I can’t make any definitive recommendations. The foil insulates the ribs so they don’t dry out, and also keeps the ribs from being directly exposed to the heating element so they don’t burn. That’s crucial with such a long cook time.

      Instead of a baking sheet and foil, you might be able to use a glass baking dish with a lid or a dutch oven with a lid. In theory, they would accomplish the same goals, but they would likely change the cook time and could potentially give you different results.

      Reply
  2. Anna Vacek says

    Posted on 5/14/23 at 1:46 pm

    Perfect.5 stars

    Reply
    • Jessica | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 5/15/23 at 12:36 pm

      So glad you enjoyed them, Anna! 😊

      Reply
  3. Julia Egan says

    Posted on 4/11/23 at 8:50 pm

    How do I adjust the cooking time if I only have 1.84lbs of ribs? And do u cut the ribs before u cook them into individual ribs? Or leave them in the intact slab? Last, after I wrap the sheet pan with foil, do the ribs go on the sheet pan and then I wrap the sheet pan with foil OVER them, or do I wrap the ribs in a foil packets and place them on the sheet pan? Thanks so much! Excited to try making thos recipe. Have never HAD a beef rib!5 stars

    Reply
    • Megan | 40 Aprons TeamMegan | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 5/1/23 at 7:56 pm

      Hi, Julia! We actually just added a process video that should help answer your questions about cutting the ribs and wrapping them in foil! That video’s in the recipe card above, right below the Notes section.

      Reply
      • kate says

        Posted on 5/24/23 at 9:15 am

        Hi, I am trying to play the video but there is no link. I’ve tried on 2 web browsers and removed any blocks. Can you send the link please.

      • Megan | 40 Aprons TeamMegan | 40 Aprons Team says

        Posted on 5/24/23 at 12:36 pm

        Hi, Kate! There’s actually no external link to the video – it plays right in the recipe card, above the nutrition information! You might try an incognito browser if you haven’t already. I’m watching it play right now, so I’m not sure why it might not be working in your browser unless you have an ad blocker installed?

        Another consideration might be – are you one of our 40 Aprons Premium members? If so, ads are blocked for you when you’re logged into your account. The way we had to set that feature up meant videos are being treated as “ads”, so the videos don’t show for logged-in members. If you try an incognito browser, that should take care of the issue.

  4. Deborah Brack says

    Posted on 4/4/23 at 6:19 pm

    I’ve made this recipe a few times now and it works perfectly for my needs!5 stars

    Reply
    • Jessica | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 4/10/23 at 12:31 pm

      So glad you love this recipe! Thanks for sharing, Deborah! 😊

      Reply
  5. Edmund Chavez says

    Posted on 4/2/23 at 7:47 pm

    There’s nothing like cooking beef back ribs until they fall off the bone, hands down and I’m a begginer (rookie) if you will.5 stars

    Reply
    • Jessica | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 4/3/23 at 2:46 pm

      Glad you enjoyed the recipe. Thanks for sharing, Edmund!

      Reply
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