Dinner · 180 min · american

Copycat Baby Back Ribs (Chili’s style)

Baby back ribs does the heavy lifting here, with brown sugar rounding it out. An American dinner that takes 180 minutes, start to finish. At 520 calories and 42g protein per serving, it fits easily into a high-protein day. No specialty equipment and nothing hard to find at a regular grocery store.

Ingredients

• 1 rack Baby back ribs
• 2 tbsp Brown sugar
• 1 tbsp Smoked paprika
• 1 tsp Garlic powder
• 1 tsp Onion powder
• 1 tsp Chili powder
• 1 tbsp Kosher salt
• 1 tsp Black pepper
• 1/2 cup BBQ sauce
• 1/2 tsp Liquid smoke

Steps

1. Pull the membrane off the bone side of the rack — slide a butter knife under it at one end, grip with a paper towel, and rip; it comes off in one satisfying sheet.
2. Rub the ribs all over with the sugar and spice mix, wrap tight in foil, and bake at 275°F for 2 and a half hours — low and slow is non-negotiable for fall-off-the-bone.
3. Stir the liquid smoke into the BBQ sauce; it fakes the smoker so convincingly nobody at your table will know.
4. Unwrap, brush the ribs with sauce, and broil 4 minutes per side until the sauce lacquers and chars at the edges — watch it, because sugary sauce goes from caramelized to carbonized fast.
5. Rest 10 minutes, then cut between the bones and serve with the extra warm sauce; resting keeps the juices in the meat instead of on the board.

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