Ribs need time more than anything else. Wrapping them for the first part keeps them moist; the uncovered finish browns the outside.
Brown Butter Cod
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Oven-Baked Pork Ribs
Baby back ribs baked low under foil until tender, then uncovered to brown. Salt and time are all they need.
Recipe
Oven-Baked Pork Ribs
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 2 hr 45 min
- Total
- 2 hr 55 min
- Meat
- Pork
- Method
- Oven-roasted
Strict carnivore: only meat, fish, eggs, butter or animal fat, salt and water. Our ingredient policy
Method
- Heat the oven to 275°F. Pull the thin membrane off the bone side of the ribs with a paper towel.
- Season both sides with the salt.
- Wrap each rack tightly in foil and bake on a tray for 2½ hours.
- Unwrap, turn the oven up to 425°F and bake 10 to 15 minutes, until browned.
- Rest 5 minutes and cut between the bones.
Tips
The ribs are ready when the meat has shrunk back from the ends of the bones.
Storage and reheating
Keeps 4 days in the fridge. Reheat wrapped in foil at 300°F.
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