Oven BBQ Baby Back Ribs Recipe

All I can say is – These BBQ Baby Back Ribs is sooo good. It just screams summer. Just the way they ribs should taste – sticky and sweet. Let’s not forget – its simple to make and the ingredients are paleo compliant.
I made my own bbq sauce with tomato sauce, pineapple, onions, garlic, and dates instead of those sugary bbq sauce at the store.

It’s been so long since I went to my Zumba class and I finally made it in the morning. There’s always that reluctance of going to the gym but once I’m there, I make an effort to work out for at least an hour. It’s really getting there that’s half the battle.

The class was a bit boring and I just went through the motions. I should have probably eaten breakfast instead of coffee to give me fuel or maybe I just wasn’t feeling the music or routine. Whatever it was, I made it through the hour.

I had a taste of my friend’s baby back ribs at Outback last night and I liked it. It was a bit too sweet but it was good and I was craving it. I had a slip-up yesterday so today I made sure I would stay Whole30 compliant. I searched inside my cupboard for ingredients that would be bbq-ish and found pineapple and thought I’d try it out. I knew I couldn’t use honey so I used dates to sweeten the sauce which worked out well to balance the tang.

After putting the ribs in the over to cook away for 2 hours, I started on the sauce. I like to caramelize the onions to give the sauce its sweetness and since this doesn’t have any brown sugar or sugar substance other than dates, this step was imperative. I add the garlic next then the dates to open them up then I add the tomato paste to give it that tomato base along with the tomato sauce. The pineapple comes next to give it that tanginess to the sauce. I let the sauce simmer for an hour until it reduces to nearly half. The sauce is tangy and sweet without all the sugar. It’s a sauce made for glazing and these are perfect for the ribs.

I stayed whole30 compliant today and I was happy. I think the toughest part for me in doing this diet is doing it alone. I get these stares like what am I thinking giving up bread, cheese, and alcohol like I’m crazy. I do it for health reasons so I can live comfortably in this body and live longer to experience what life has to offer.

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How to make BBQ Baby Back Ribs

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Prep Time: 2 Hours 15 Minutes Cooking Time: 2 Hours 30 Minutes

Ingredients

1 slab of baby back ribs

1 tbs of garlic powder

salt and pepper

2 tbs of oil

1 red onion, diced

3 cloves of garlic, minced

7 dates, chopped

1 tbs of tomato paste

1 8 oz of tomato sauce

1 8 oz of pineapple chunks, pureed

1 tsp of smoked paprika

1 tsp of chili powder

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 250 degrees.
2. Remove silver skin Season the ribs garlic powder, salt and pepper
3. Sweat the onions over medium heat and cook until caramelized
4. Add the garlic and sauté until fragrant
5. Add the dates and sauté until soften
6. Add the tomato paste, tomato sauce, pineapple purée, paprika, and chili powder
7. Continue to simmer for 1 hour and set aside
8. After 2 hours, brush the sauce onto the ribs on both sides and return to the oven meat side up and cook for 10 minutes
9. Turn the oven to broil and flip the ribs over and brush on the sauce again
10. Cook the ribs until caramelized, approximately 4-5 minutes (be sure to keep an eye on them before they burn)

Notes

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