Spicy St Louis Ribs – made with large pork ribs and a sauce chock full of flavor, you’ll need a knife and fork for these Asian inspired ribs!

One of the things I always miss about summer is the taste of barbecue meat, but no more. Spicy St Louis Ribs slow baked in the oven can be just as delicious and flavorful as off the grill. The secret is in the technique and the sauce.  

This is truly the only rib recipe you will ever need for Spicy St Louis Ribs. Ribs simply don’t get any better than this! You’ll need a fork and knife to eat these, as they will fall off the bone and be tastier than you can imagine.

While the ribs are slow cooking, they’re tightly wrapped in foil to prevent drying out the meat. To give the ribs a real flavor hit, they’re bathed in a spicy sauce right before going in the oven.

The sauce slow bakes right into the meat. Toward the end of the cooking time, the ribs are then uncovered and coated with sauce again, this time to form a nice sticky topping.

INGREDIENTS TO MAKE ST LOUIS PORK RIBS

• St Louis Style Pork Ribs – meatier ribs than baby back, cut from the belly of the hog.
• Red Pepper Flakes
• Chinese Five Spice – this is a ground combination of star anise, fennel seeds, szechuan peppercorns, cinnamon and cloves. If you don’t have five spice powder, you can substitute cayenne, cinnamon and ground cloves instead.
• Sesame Oil
• Rice Vinegar
• Garlic
• Soy Sauce
• Honey
• Hoisin Sauce
• Minced Ginger
• Tomato Sauce

HOW TO MAKE EASY PORK RIBS IN THE OVEN

This is a totally simple dish to make. The deliciously basted ribs will be moist and tender and literally fall off the bone.

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. In a medium bowl, blend all of the ingredients except ribs.
2. Cut ribs into single serving size pieces. Place the ribs on a greased, foil lined baking pan or casserole dish.
3. In a medium bowl, blend all of the remaining ingredients to make the sauce. Using about 1/3 of the sauce mixture, coat both sides of ribs.
4. Bake uncovered for 45 minutes with the bone side up.
5. Drain the grease off the pan.
6. Pour another 1/3 of the sauce over the ribs.
7. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for another 1 hour.
8. Uncover and bake for an additional 30 minutes, basting the ribs with the remaining sauce 2-3 times during final cooking stage.

More Rib Recipe Ideas

• Southern Style Slow Cooker Ribs
• Best Every Barbecue Ribs

Spicy St Louis Style Ribs

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Prep 15 minutes mins

Cook 2 hours hrs

Total 2 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

The only rib recipe you will ever need for Spicy St Louis Ribs. You'll need a knife and fork for these Asian inspired ribs!

Servings 6

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Ingredients

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• ▢ 2.5 pounds St. Louis style pork ribs
• ▢ 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes
• ▢ 1 tsp chinese five spice
• ▢ 1 tbsp sesame oil
• ▢ 1/2 cup honey
• ▢ 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• ▢ 2 tsp fresh minced ginger
• ▢ 1/3 cup tomato sauce
• ▢ 1 tbsp rice vinegar
• ▢ 1 tbsp minced garlic
• ▢ 1 tbsp soy sauce

Equipment

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  Ever Sharp Chefs Knife
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  Basting Brush
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  Sheet Pans

Instructions

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1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet or dish with foil. Lightly grease or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
2. In a medium bowl, blend all of the ingredients except ribs.
3. Cut ribs into serving size pieces. Place ribs on greased, foil lined large baking pan or casserole dish. Brush both sides of ribs using 1/3 of the sauce, coating completely.
4. Bake uncovered for 45 minutes bone side up. Drain the grease off the ribs.
5. Pour another 1/3 of the sauce over the ribs. Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour. Uncover and bake for an additional 30 minutes, basting the ribs with the sauce 2-3 times during final cooking time.

Nutrition

Serving2ribsCalories509kcalCarbohydrates30gProtein22gFat34gSaturated Fat10gCholesterol106mgSodium533mgPotassium410mgFiber1gSugar27gVitamin A71IUVitamin C2mgCalcium34mgIron2mg

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