Oven Ribs

I love a good pork rib.

As a younger man, for years I tried to get them right, but even in a smoker, I never nailed it. Then I got my first Orion Cooker and I was set for life, making perfect ribs.

But sometimes I just want a few ribs, and the Orion didn’t make sense. It’s good at cooking 6 racks, but 1 rack would be a waste of charcoal. Then I got my pressure cooker, and it was certainly fantastic at making my hosian ribs.

But tonight I wanted half a rack of ribs. So I worked up this recipe, and it was fantastic!

I cut a rack of St. Louis style ribs in half and hit it with my usual Don Rub (pepper, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, a hint of cumin, paprika, smoked paprika, celery salt) and then put it in the pressure cooker for 45 minutes. I added about a cup of water.

I pulled them out, put them on a foil lined baking sheet and baked them at 400° for 30 minutes. This was mostly to dry them out for the next step.

I switched from baking to a high broil to give me some ‘bark’, I did this for about 4 minutes till they looked crusty, and then drop the broil to a ‘low’ for about 4 minutes.

The result was a perfect rib with a nice, but not crazy bark to it. I used Jack Daniels original BBQ sauce to do something different, and served it with a simple salad with Bolthouse Ranch.