Air Fried Baby Back Ribs

I had a hankering for ribs tonight. But there was a storm coming in, so I decided to do something new. Ribs in the Air Fryer.

I put my standard rub on the ribs (mostly onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, sea salt, paprika, basil and whatever feels good at the moment). I cut the ribs into individual ribs, which I never do on a grill. And then I air fried them (you are looking at one rack of baby back ribs) for 22 minutes at5 280°.

After that, I brushed on my BBQ sauce and cooked them for another 22 minutes. I left them bone down the whole time.

I served them with a few lines of BBQ sauce and joined it with a simple salad.

These were great, with a nice ‘bite’. Not ‘fall of the bone’ but sometimes I think that is an over-rated attribute. There certainly wasn’t any smokey flavor, of course, but the BBQ sauce was the star.

Bottom line, good ‘rib hit’ without the hours and effort on the grill. Maybe some smoked paprika in the future. But certainly a very satisfying meal. I will lower the cooking temp and extend the cooking time next go-around.

Here’s a link to my BBQ Sauce:

https://goodpointofview.com/2008/06/03/end-of-the-year-bbq-sauce/