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Tomato Barbecue Baby Back Ribs

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Tomato Barbecue Baby Back RibsRomulo Yanes

A slightly sweet tomato sauce blankets these tender baby back ribs.

Cooks' notes:

• Sauce can be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. • Ribs can be marinated in cooled sauce in a large sealable plastic bag, chilled, up to 24 hours. Bake as directed.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    2 1/2 hr

  • Yield

    Makes 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

For sauce

1 cup coarsely chopped onion
1 1/2 tablespoons coarsely chopped garlic (2 cloves)
1 1/2 cups ketchup
1/4 cup molasses (not blackstrap)
1 1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons black pepper

For ribs

4 lb baby back ribs (4 racks)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 17- by 12- by 1-inch shallow baking pan with foil.

    Step 2

    Stir together all sauce ingredients in a 2-quart heavy saucepan and bring to a boil over moderate heat. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 15 minutes.

    Step 3

    Transfer sauce to a food processor and purée until smooth.

    Step 4

    Coat both sides of ribs with sauce. Arrange ribs, meaty side up, in 1 layer in baking pan, overlapping if necessary. Cover pan tightly with foil and bake ribs 1 hour. Remove foil (from top) and bake ribs 1 hour more.

TagsRibsAmericanBaby Back RibPork RibPorkMeatMainDinnerDairy FreeGluten FreeEasyOven BakeFood ProcessorSummerGourmet

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