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★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★
Just 5 Ingredients
Baked until tender in a sweet and savory sticky sauce, these honey BBQ riblets are a tasty dinner. Made with only 5 ingredients, you can whip up these baked ribs pieces quickly, without fuss, any day of the week.
Coated in a simple yet delicious honey BBQ sauce, these riblets are then baked in the oven so that you can skip the effort of the grill. They come out tender, juicy, and full of flavor.
They’re melt-in-your-mouth ribs you won’t be able to refuse yet so easy to make.
An Easy Meal
Pair these riblets with my Sour Cream Chive Mashed Potatoes, Corn Casserole and Cherry Pineapple Jello Salad for dessert — a delicious meal!
This riblet recipe is:
Easy: With only 5 ingredients and minimal prep time these riblets come together without much kitchen time.
Versatile: Use the honey-baked ribs for a tasty family dinner or double the batch and make them as part of a backyard gathering or potluck.
Flavorful: The combination of sweet honey and tangy barbecue sauce is a classic and you can spice it up if you wish.
★ Ingredients You'll Need ★
Just 5 ingredients is all you need to create these amazing baked riblets.
Here's a look at what you'll need to gather:
- Boneless pork ribs: Cut them into bite-sized pieces so that each bite is coated in sticky sauce.
- Honey BBQ sauce: Any of your favorite barbecue sauces can work here. So, vary the flavor each time you make them.
- Brown sugar: This makes the sauce almost caramelize onto the riblets.
- Worcestershire sauce: Adds a hint of savory taste to the sweet sauce.
- Grill Makes Memphis Pit BBQ seasoning: The best seasoning you’ll find for ribs, or use a homemade blend of spices if you prefer. See recipe notes for a DIY blend.
★ How to Make this Recipe ★
This recipe comes together in just a few super simple steps that will take you 5 minutes.
Here's a look at what you need to do:
- Mix together sauce ingredients.
- Add pork pieces and toss to coat.
- Pour riblets and sauce into baking dish.
- Bake.
- Toss to coat riblets in sauce.
- Serve with prepared mashed potatoes.
★ Tips & FAQs ★
Ribs and riblets can be paired with any side dish. Coleslaw is a popular traditional side as well as mac and cheese, corn bread, and baked beans.
I love to serve the riblets over homemade mashed potatoes or if I'm short on time or tired, I grab ready-made mashed potatoes and heat them up while the ribs cook.
Roasted veggies or a side salad completes the meal perfectly.
Let the rib pieces cool fully before storing them in an airtight container in the fridge. They’ll stay fresh for 3 days and can be reheated in the oven at a low temperature.
If you like a kick of heat, you can choose a spicy barbecue sauce or add some cayenne pepper, hot sauce, or red pepper flakes to the coating.
You can buy ready-made rib seasoning, or make your own seasoning by combining: 1 teaspoon each of black pepper, garlic, salt, onion powder, and smoked paprika. Feel free to adjust quantities to suit your preferences if you're going with a homemade spice blend.
Use any barbeque sauce you love for the recipe. This is really a personal preference. Add your own honey to plain barbeque sauce so that you can adjust the amount of sweetness in the recipe.
Yes! You can slow cook riblets in barbecue sauce on low for 4 hours or until cooked through.
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Honey Barbecue Riblets
Equipment
- casserole dish or cookie sheet w/ an edge
Ingredients
Riblets
- 2 lbs boneless pork ribs
- 1 ⅓ cups honey barbecue sauce
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2.25 oz Grill Mates Memphis Pit BBQ Seasoning (1 packet)
Serve with
- 2 cups mashed potatoes
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Prepare pork. Cut ribs into bite-sized pieces.
- Make sauce. In a large mixing bowl combine honey-barbecue sauce, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and seasoning packet. Add pork and toss until riblets are well coated.
- Bake. Pour riblets into a 9x13 baking dish. Bake for 30-45 minutes or until pork is fork-tender and sauce is glazed and caramelized.
- Serve over mashed potatoes.
Notes
- Internal temperature of pork should be 145ºF when done. Bake time with vary depending on size pieces you cut. So check early and pull from the oven when temp reaches 145ºF.
- To add spice, add cayenne pepper, hot sauce, or red pepper flakes to taste.
- Make your own rib seasoning using 1 teaspoon each: black pepper, garlic salt, onion powder, and smoked paprika.
- Add honey to plain BBQ sauce if you prefer to control the amount of sweetness.
- You can slow cook the riblets in sauce on high for 2 hours or low for 4 hours or until cooked through.
- For extra tender riblets, bake for longer. Bake up to 2 hours. Cover with foil so sauce does not burn if cooking longer.
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