Super Secret Baby Back Ribs!

Well, not a secret anymore! My father acquired this recipe through a client he was working with at a convention in the early 90’s. It has become tradition to cook these for birthdays and special occasions in my family. I have sampled many ribs from around the country but I have never had any other pork ribs that could hold a candle to this recipe. They are very tender (fall off the bone!) and have a very unique aroma and flavor due to the oriental 5 spice used in the rub. I really recommend trying this recipe, you will not be disappointed!

4 Pounds of Pork Loin Back Ribs. I have tried using spare ribs for this recipe and have had poor results.



• Rub:


• 1 Tbsp - Brown Sugar
• 1 tsp - Oriental Five-Spice Powder (a.k.a. Chinese Five Spice)
• 1/2 tsp - Paprika
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp - Celery Seed
• 1/4 tsp - Pepper



• Glaze:


• 1/2 cup - Ketchup
• 2 Tbsp - Light Molasses
• 1 Tbsp - Lemon Juice
• 1 Tbsp - Soy Sauce
• Several dashes of hot sauce (I use Tabasco)

• the name of the game is low and slowwwww, so Preheat oven to 275.




• Rub: Mix brown sugar, five-spice powder, paprika, salt, celery seed, & pepper together in a bowl.




• Glaze: In a separate bowl, mix catsup, molasses, lemon juice, soy sauce, & hot sauce together and refrigerate until needed.

Optional: I usually rip of the thin membrane on the inside of the ribs which makes them even more "fall off the bone" good.


• Rub spice mixture over ribs. Place ribs in roasting pan and tent the pan with aluminum foil or if using roasting pan, cover. Cook for approximately 3 1/2 hours, test the ribs for tenderness. If necessary, continue to cook until meat is desired tenderness. The ribs are now ready for finishing on the grill!




• Place ribs on grill and liberally brush them with the glaze. WARNING, Distraction = burned ribs! Turn the ribs and glaze - repeat process until all glaze is used (Do Not let them burn at this point). You want the ribs to have a wonderful glazed crispness in appearance.


Don't forget, you can always use your favorite BBQ sauce instead of the glaze.

Enjoy!