Succulent Baby Back Ribs Recipe & Rain - Lots of it

It has been raining for the last few days. For a while, it was off and on. Now the only variable is how much it is raining. Ellie loves it. This crazy picture is of her trying to catch rain in her mouth. I like what it will do for our garden, though the weather has been so cold that some of the seeds are taking a long time poke their little leaves through the dirt. Ethan and I keep wondering if the lack of show is due to cold weather or squirrel raids. We usually see where they have dug up the dirt, so we're optimistically thinking it is the cold.

A local grocery store had a great deal on baby back ribs, buy one get two free. Crazy. I'm not sure how they make that work. Anyway, after many years of trying to find an amazing rib recipe, I think I have found it. The method take planning and time, but it is so worth it. Here it is:

Succulent BBQ Ribs

3-4 Lbs. Ribs (Country style, baby back, etc.)
BBQ Sauce from the store
Hickory Smoke Flavor (the best is from William Sonoma!)

The Rub -
1/2 c. Brown Sugar
3 tsp Paprika
2 tsp Salt
3 tsp Black Pepper, ground
2 tsp. Garlic Powder
2 tsp Onion Powder


Mix the rub together. Then prep. for the process by laying out layers of foil then plastic wrap until you have enough for all of the ribs. I wrap two country style ribs together or cut the baby back ribs so that they are in groups of about four. Rub all sides of the ribs. Place the on the plastic wrap and wrap them up nicely. The woman I learned this from uses two layers of wrap for hers. Then wrap that in foil. Continue until all are prepared. Let these sit in the fridge over night. You can also freeze them at this point.

The next day you place the foil and plastic wrapped ribs in a casserole pan. Bake at 300 degrees for about 2 1/2 hours. Take the ribs out and turn the oven on to high broil. Carefully unwrap the ribs. You can brush them with a bit of BBQ sauce, if you like. You can also amp up the BBQ sauce by adding a small bit (1 1/2 tsp) of liquid smoke to to. Place these on a broiler pan. Place that near the broiler, watching closely for the meat to brown. This happens quickly. Flip and finish. Feel free to brush with warmed up BBQ sauce, or serve it on the side.