Tender, Saucy Barbecue Ribs Without a Grill or Smoker The Best Oven Baked Barbecue Ribs are tender, tangy pork ribs made completely indoors without a grill or smoker. The ribs are first parboiled with onion, apple cider vinegar and salt until tender, then baked and repeatedly basted with a doctored-up barbecue sauce until they are sticky, caramelized and full of flavor. This is the first recipe I ever cooked completely on my own when I was seventeen, and it is a method I learned from my mom that my family has been making for more than fifty years. These ribs…
