Easy Oven Baked BBQ Beef Short Ribs

This simple oven baked BBQ beef short ribs recipe cooks a long time in the oven but it is so easy, tender, and delicious.

This beef short ribs recipe is a starting off point. Feel free to dress up the ribs with some of your favorite spices: cumin, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, dried herbs, etc.

INGREDIENTS

- beef short ribs - salt - pepper - bbq sauce Full Recipe

Salt and pepper the beef. Lay the beef (bone side down) in a baking dish, snuggle the ribs close together and cover tightly with aluminum foil. I use 2 sheets of foil.

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Cook ~ 3 ½ - 4 hours or until bone starts to separate from the meat and meat is tender.

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Uncover, drain off any liquid or excess fat or place ribs on an aluminum lined baking sheet if you don't want to drain the hot baking dish.

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Remove any excess fat from the top of the ribs with a butter knife.

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Baste on bbq sauce (my favorite bbq sauce is Sweet Baby Ray's). Broil on low for 2-4 minutes (watching carefully so it doesn't burn) or until caramelized.

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