Oven Baked Country Style Ribs

Mar 25, 2020 · 64 Comments

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Oven Baked Country Style Ribs are delicious, meaty, and fall apart tender. These pork ribs are seasoned with a flavorful spice rub and barbecue sauce, then baked to perfection!

Oven Baked Pork Ribs

Did you know that you can make tender, flavorful pork ribs in the oven? You sure can, and they are wonderful!

When seasoned properly, these meaty ribs absorb the flavors and really make a satisfying meal.

Why Are Country Style Ribs So Good?

They are super meaty.
When cooked properly they are very tender.
They come in bone-in and boneless.
There are many ways to flavor them.
They can be cooked in several ways.
Easy to prepare.

What Are Country Style Ribs?

These ribs are actually cut from the blade end of the loin close to the pork shoulder. The bones are not from the ribs, but are actually pieces of the scapula.
You can buy the bone-in or boneless. I usually go for boneless as they cook faster.
The meat can be used for other recipes such as pork carnitas, pozole, chili verde, pulled pork, and so on.

The steps to make these delicious oven baked ribs are easy. Here they are:

Best Barbecue Sauce for Pork Ribs?

My recommendation is to use a smoky flavored barbecue sauce for a more "grilled" flavor. As I always say though, use what you have, and use one that you know you like.

Seasoning the Country Style Ribs

It is important to flavor these country style ribs in three layers.
• First, coat in a flavorful spice rub that has salt, cumin, pepper, chili powder, and other spices.
• Second, after the initial bake time, you will coat the ribs in a smoky barbecue sauce. This makes them taste amazing!
• Third, after baking, brush with the remaining barbecue sauce right before serving.

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If you make these amazing Oven Baked Country Style Ribs in the oven, please leave a comment with a star rating below. I would enjoy knowing how you liked them!

Oven Baked Country Style Ribs are tender and delicious. The flavorful spice rub adds a lot to these easy to make meaty pork ribs.

4.98 from 45 votes

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Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Baked pork ribs recipe, Country ribs recipe

Prep Time: 25 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 2 hours hours 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 2 hours hours 55 minutes minutes

Servings: 6

Calories: 423kcal

Author: Sandy Clifton

Equipment

9x13-inch Baking Dish

Ingredients

SPICE RUB

1 Tablespoon Kosher Salt
2 teaspoons Black Pepper
2 teaspoons Cumin
2 teaspoons Chili Powder
1 Tablespoon Smoked Paprika
2 teaspoons Sweet Paprika
2 teaspoons Garlic Powder
2 teaspoons Onion Powder
1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
½ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper

RIBS

3-4 lbs Boneless Country Style Ribs
¼ cup Water
2 cups Barbecue Sauce (I like a smoky flavored bbq sauce) divided

Instructions

Heat oven to 300° F.
Mix together the ingredients for the spice rub. Set aside.
In a 9"x13" baking dish, add the ribs in a single layer.
Sprinkle both sides of the ribs with the spice rub.
Pour in the water.
Cover the dish with foil. Bake the ribs for 2 hours.
Check to make sure they are very tender and at least 180°F. If not, bake another 30 minutes.
Remove the foil. Drain the liquid from the baking dish and discard.
Brush on 1 cup of the barbecue sauce generously.
Place the ribs back in the oven, uncovered, and bake another 30 minutes.
Remove from the oven and brush on the remaining barbecue sauce.
Serve immediately.

Notes

If using bone-in pork ribs, the cook time may be longer, depending on the size of them.
Use your favorite barbecue sauce, or make homemade.

Nutrition

Calories: 423kcal

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Sue says
October 10, 2023 at 4:05 pm
I've made this recipe twice and I loved it! I need to make it the day before a gathering. Is there any change I need to make?
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- Sandy says
  October 13, 2023 at 5:15 pm
  No change, just slather with bbq sauce and wrap them in foil. Heat them in the oven, on 325° until heated through.
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Cinsully says
September 06, 2023 at 9:37 am

Made these the other night. They were the best, most moist and tender county style boneless ribs ever.
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- Sandy says
  September 06, 2023 at 2:07 pm
  Yay I'm so glad you liked the recipe!
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Susan Deak says
August 06, 2023 at 9:58 am

I'm making this recipe for the 2nd time! They were so delicious the first time and so easy. This recipe goes into my favorite file! Sue D
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Jill says
July 21, 2023 at 4:28 pm

These were the BEST ribs I ever made. Thank you for this wonderful recipe.
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EVERETT says
March 12, 2023 at 7:00 am
Went through all this, yet never mentioned the temperature?
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- Sandy says
  April 05, 2023 at 1:51 pm
  The oven temp and meat temp are mentioned in the instructions. Hope this helps!
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Crystal says
March 04, 2023 at 4:17 pm

So good and easy to make.
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Kelli says
January 23, 2023 at 3:40 pm

These were fantastic!! Used the leftovers to make barbeque beef sandwiches on brioche buns and they were even better.
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- Sandy says
  February 07, 2023 at 8:40 pm
  Great! Thank you for letting me know!
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Kathy Fickling says
January 01, 2023 at 11:31 am

Extra good! Even without bbq sauce!
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Metissa Leach says
December 17, 2022 at 1:20 pm

Just AWESOME!!!🤤🤤🤤
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David says
December 15, 2022 at 6:27 pm

I made this a bit faster I put the rub on and put it in my pressure cooker Xl for 15 min then moved to the sauce it up and bake in the oven part. Came out great and tasty.
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Angela says
November 21, 2022 at 2:27 pm

I have made these before and as I type this, I am baking them right now again. Yum
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Andrea says
November 06, 2022 at 5:28 pm

This is so unbelievable good! I made it now twice and will never make any other rib recipe.
But can you freeze leftovers? I made way too much.
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- Sandy says
  January 19, 2023 at 11:23 am
  Glad you liked it! Yes, you can freeze the leftovers.
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MrsYEE says
August 02, 2022 at 4:56 am

Made this last night and, let me say, the dry rub was absolutely amazing! I should have stopped there. I used a sugar free bbq sauce and, while my son liked it, I didn't like it at all. I will absolutely use the best quality bbq sauce I can find next time. The ribs deserve it!
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- Dennie Costello says
  August 28, 2022 at 12:56 pm
  
  I'm making this tonight. They're in the oven right now 4 they're 1st hour. We were in SUCH a hurry & I hadn't read the instructions thoroughly. So I didn't make a 'rub' per se. I sprinkled the spices just on the topside. We're using the Sweet Baby Ray's B-B-Q sauce. I'm SO GLAD it got a rave review! I'll post how mine turn out....... can't WAIT!
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  - Julie says
    January 21, 2023 at 10:35 am
    
    They turned out very delicious!
- Angela says
  November 21, 2022 at 2:25 pm
  Sweet Baby Rays is awesome!!!
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Kristy says
July 07, 2022 at 4:22 pm

These turned out great! I had no success on the last two recipes I tried.
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Sally Gerrie says
June 18, 2022 at 12:21 pm

These are delicious! My husband loves them too!
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mike says
May 19, 2022 at 12:05 pm

Perfect
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Trish says
April 26, 2022 at 8:00 am

Has become one of our favorites!!! I tend to use less barbecue sauce just to monitor calories.
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- Sandy says
  April 28, 2022 at 8:31 am
  I've been watching my calories as well. I found the best sugar free bbq sauce, it's called G Hughes. So good!
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- Tim says
  June 22, 2022 at 8:56 pm
  
  These are delicious.
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Julie B says
March 25, 2022 at 10:52 am

Recipe was outstanding! I only used 1 cup of sauce, we like to taste the meat not so much sauce. So we skipped the final sauce and they were wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
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Sal says
March 05, 2022 at 6:42 am

A-1 recipe as is. No change necessary. Fantastic, great taste and very tender
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Stephanie says
March 01, 2022 at 8:13 pm

I'm the worst cook ever, so I was hesitant about making country style ribs. But, your cooking instructions were so easy to follow and my ribs turned out perfectly! Thank you so much for this recipe!!!
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- Sandy says
  March 03, 2022 at 5:08 pm
  Yay! I's so happy for you!
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Lisa says
February 05, 2022 at 1:07 pm
Making them now and can’t wait to enjoy! Thank you.
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Crissy says
February 04, 2022 at 1:21 pm

These were very good! Followed recipe as is. Turned out very tasty and tender! Thank you.
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Don says
January 30, 2022 at 12:46 pm

Very good rub my new favorite!
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Rick says
December 30, 2021 at 7:02 am

Very good.
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Jim says
November 28, 2021 at 12:09 pm

Great recipe when it's too cold to BBQor you are too lazy/busy to stoke a fire. If you have a covered roasting pan you definitely should use it for this.
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- Mary says
  December 15, 2021 at 12:49 pm
  My first time using my roasting pan. Thank you for that info.
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RBenenenti says
November 16, 2021 at 7:57 pm

I halved the rub( I had less ribs). Shorter cooking time, added 1 tbsp red wine vinegar to the pan with the water. So Good, didn't even use BBQ sauce. Thanks for the recipe
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Pam Wilson says
November 07, 2021 at 5:12 pm

I made this recipe today for dinner. I made it pretty much exactly as the recipe was written. I baked the ribs 3 hours, and used Sweet Baby Rays on them the last hour. My husband loved them! I made creamy cole slaw and it was the perfect side dish for these ribs!
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- Phil says
  November 20, 2021 at 3:33 pm
  
  Exceptional recipe. My dad called them the best pork ribs he's ever had, and he's pretty picky when it comes to his meat. So easy to make and such little clean up or prep... Thank you for this
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  - Sandy says
    November 21, 2021 at 6:13 pm
    That's great! I'm happy to know that your dad enjoyed these ribs!
Mary Anne says
October 28, 2021 at 2:36 pm

Tender, moist and juicy and very flavorful. The spice rub made the difference. The pork butt boneless country ribs were cooked in my Nesco roaster. The rack was placed in the bottom of the roaster pan covered by heavy aluminum foil. 3 1/2 lbs. just fit nicely in there aided by cutting the ribs in half as suggested. I topped the ribs with another piece of aluminum foil loosely covering the meat. All the timings and temperature worked as per the recipe. This is a keeper.
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Lynn Emery says
October 21, 2021 at 11:20 am
Do you turn them over after bbq sauce and 2nd bake time?
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- Sandy says
  October 26, 2021 at 1:16 pm
  After removing the liquid and brushing with BBQ sauce, you can flip them and brush with more BBQ sauce and continue baking.
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Tamara Rousseau says
October 15, 2021 at 3:47 pm

this rub is amazing. I make alot of ribs and have always been told mine were the best. well I beg to differ. these are the best. thank you
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KS says
October 10, 2021 at 7:23 am

Awesome, easy, tasty! The entire family will love them, even your pickiest eater.
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Carol says
September 26, 2021 at 3:00 pm

This is my first time cooking pork ribs or pork anything because of my mom’s blood pressure concerns. So I wasn’t sure how to cook them and how long to cook them. The recipe really helped. My mother loves pork so I wanted to surprise her. She was getting tired of my chicken and fish. Now I just need to figure out what is best to serve with them., something healthy but tasty.?
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- Janiece says
  October 26, 2021 at 4:40 pm
  
  A healthy side dish for pork is baked yams. White potatoes are starchy but yams, are not. I bake mine in the microwave or you can just bake them for an hour in the oven with the ribs. Add a salad or a healthy veggie and you've got a yummy meal.
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- Sandy says
  May 22, 2022 at 7:17 am
  Coleslaw is fantastic
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Alyson says
September 18, 2021 at 7:00 am

Finally found the perfect rib recipe. Excellent! Did not have to change or add anything. Followed recipe as written
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Jeanette says
September 10, 2021 at 9:58 am

These are THE BEST ribs that I have ever made !!!!
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SandraBogan says
August 31, 2021 at 8:51 am

EXCELLENT Tastyand tender Melt indoor mouth!
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Sherry says
August 28, 2021 at 3:26 pm

This turned out AMAZING and fall off the bone tender!! Unbelievable!! I used a McCormick’s Memphis Rib Rub for seasoning and followed all other directions! It was the best ribs I’ve EVER had!!
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Kenny Dodd says
August 28, 2021 at 2:49 pm

I made them tonight they where very good. We cook ribs a lot and we cook them even more now meat prices are out of site,especially beef so that’s ok we love pork also,ribs turned out great I would recommend this recipe!!!
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Randi says
July 17, 2021 at 7:16 am

So I haven’t made any type of ribs since my early 20’s. I don’t like spare ribs so I thought let’s bake. I got some country style that were not too fatty and found your recipe. Loved the idea of the rub. I tweaked it a bit since I did not have 3-4 lbs of meat .. approx 1-2 lbs just enough for two people. So I made it .. loved it . Easy and fab.. I suggest anyone who was boneless tender .. bbq in an oven to try it .. ty for the recipe
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- Sheen says
  August 19, 2021 at 1:49 pm
  Did you cook 1-2 lbs for the same amount of time?
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  - Corrina says
    December 08, 2021 at 3:15 pm
    For 1 1/2 lbs of pork does the some amount of baking time apply to recipe
  - Sandy says
    December 09, 2021 at 10:17 pm
    Yes.
GMJ says
April 03, 2021 at 4:30 am

The Rub is excellent. I used it mostly as written with the exception of using 1 1/2 TBs of Dark brown sugar instead of just 1 T. Then used a scant half teaspoon of red pepper flakes instead of cayennne.. For the BBQ sauce I used Heinz Kansas City Sweet and Smoky. I usually use Sweet Baby Rays, BUT this one worked better in this recipe. One tip. If your ribs are fairky fork tender, BUT not falling apart DO not add that extra 30 min mentioned after "if not tender add 39 more min and the top w/ BBQ. Next time I will just Drain all the liquid (There was ALOT) The coat well with sauce And bake 20 to 30 min max more.
I absolutely recommend using a 9x13 pan or slightly larger. NOT a rimmed sheet pan. Too much liquid comes off for that.
This rub is excellent. If you like more smoky heat you can add 1/2 t. Chipotle chili powder & a 1/2 t dry mustard to the rub mix.
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Debbie says
March 28, 2021 at 9:41 am

Absolutely THE best ribs !!!!!!
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Pat Major says
March 26, 2021 at 2:38 am

These were excellent! Very easy and company worthy. Spices were just right for us.
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Carrie says
January 24, 2021 at 12:55 pm

Tender juicy and full of flavor...there are never any leftovers when I make this.
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Sheri Quiroga says
January 12, 2021 at 6:14 am

Made last night for supper. So good and meat just fell off the bone.
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Cynthia says
December 07, 2020 at 8:06 pm

Was soooooooo good! Deliciously tender and will make this over and over again!
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