Shay's Fall-off-the-Bone Baby Back Ribs Recipe (2024)

Like others, I do not review recipes. However, the ribs were so tender and delicious, I had to write a review. I also baked the ribs for only 2 hours, I did add garlic to the baking pan with the onions and Sam Adams Lager. I used Buffalo Trace original BBQ sauce for the grilling step. Many compliments during dinner as well as after! This recipe is a keeper!

Made for the first time because the weather has kept us all inside. Used our homemade pork rub and baked the ribs on a rack so they could sit above the beer. After three hours they were super-tender, fall-off-the-bone. Basted with sauce & finished at 500F for ten minutes. Think next time might put a couple drops of liquid smoke in the beer, see what happens.

Have just bought all the stuff to do this recipe tonite and I'm really excited and hope mine are as good as the reviews on them xxx

Yes, as anther reviewer stated, chop the onions in a food processor. You can cut them up by hand. Either way, once chopped, mix them into your BBQ sauce.

Like your last review "OMG". By far a 5 star recipe. This was the most tender i have ever been able to do any meat. Our Easter dinner was a great hit thanks to you outstanding "fall off the bone babyback rib recipe. Thankyou for sharing it .

I never made ribs before until I saw this recipe. I made them and accidentally burned them a little and everyone still raved about them. Cooked them 3 more times the correct way and literally the best we ever had. I feel like a rib pro and am confident they are better than anyone I know cooks lol. We used Dos Equis. Yummmmmy. Also we do 2-2.5 hours instead of 3. Cooking them for the fifth time as I write this.

OMG AMAZING! Followed other reviewers advice and shut the oven off at 2 hours. Perfect "fall off the bone" ribs!!

This is the third time I've made these. It is now the "go to" rib recipe for us. 2 hours in oven is enough for fall of the bone ribs. Let ribs rest for at least an hour before trying to handle or transfer. Absolutely delicious, tender, fairly simple, and no need to baste on a grill for hours. Made per recipe, and put in fridge until next day, then on the grill for just a short time. Perfect. Use any of your favorite BBQ sauces, and you have a winner. I purée the cooked onions into the BBQ sauce, delightful.

I have never had much luck when it comes to making tender ribs. I finally found a recipe that works for me! Very tender, fall off the bone, deliciously easy ribs!! Thank you!

These turned out really well. I cooked a little over 2 hours in oven per other reviews then let rest a little bit before grilling. I added maple syrup and chipotle pepper to bottled sauce. The spicy sweet sauce would also be good on chicken. Grilled on a gas grill with three burners - left one in the middle off. Next time I will turn on all three burners because the parts that "blackened" slightly were really good and gave the ribs a nice texture.

TY great recipe my family enjoyed them very much will do it this way for now on.

This may be the BEST EVER RIB recipe. Followed the recipe with two exceptions, I cooked the ribs for only two hours as several others did, and I used a bottled sauce that is a favorite. All in all a most enjoyable meal.

Concur with everyone else.....needs a little less time in the oven but is delicious!

Amazing. I LOVE this recipe! I used Dos Aquis beer and for the sause, I used my fav. bbq sauce mix (1A, Worcestershire, mustard, hoisin sauce). It's sooo good and soo easy to prepare.

These were easy and outstanding. I did a half rack of baby back and a full rack of st. Louis style ribs - I wish I'd done all st. Louis! Probably worse for you, but oh soooooo good and worth it on the rare occasion I have ribs. I recommend upgrading. Cook times and preparation exactly the same.

Fabulous and easy. I had brined the ribs overnight in a salt/sugar/herb blend, but then followed this recipe for roasting in the oven. I cooked 2 full slabs of ribs for just a little over 2 hours. Because it was then POURING rain, I opted to add BBQ sauce (Sweet Baby Ray's) and finished them in the oven for 30 minutes. Very tender and very flavorful. Can't wait to try finishing them up on the grill, but the total oven version is also worth 5 stars.

This is a real review. This recipe was awesome! Just used yesterday for Memorial Day weekend cook out and everyone was raving about it! I did use a barbeque rub tho with Williams Brother's bbq sauce. But followed directions with beer and cook time etc... and came out perrfect! thanks.

Un. Frickin'. Believable. I will never make ribs any other way.

To make the BBQ sauce, I used a bold and smokey BBQ sauce, and mixed it with 2 diced chipotle peppers in adobo sauce and 2 T of maple syrup... it was absolutely the best ribs I have ever had!

Outstanding flavor that we, our kids, and many guests have raved about! AND it's a very simple recipe! LOVE IT!

OMG! I know why this recipe received 5 stars. These are simply 'thee best' ribs I have ever had...cooked at home, restaurant or otherwise. They were easy to make and turned out cripsy on the outside and tender on the inside. A couple of notes: * I used Dos Equis beer and noticed that with about 45 minutes left in the oven, it had evaporated, so I added a bit of water to the pan. (If you can use a disposable foil pan or line a metal pan with foil, it will save you some clean-up). * I couldn't find any Chipotle Maple BBQ sauce and didn't want to make it myself, so I bought a honey chipotle sauce and added a bit of real maple syrup and it made an outstanding sauce! * I bought St. Louis style baby back ribs and they were really meaty. Thank you for submitting this recipe. I will be making it agin very soon.

In a word: ridiculous! I have never, ever posted a recipe review online and these were so unbelievable I had to! I used a can of chicken broth instead of the beer and used a Cajun spice mix in addition to pepper and Stubb's spicy bbq sauce to finish them. 300 degrees for 3 hours was perfect for 3 1/2 pounds and I let them rest about an hour before putting them on the grill. They fell apart when you looked at them - you won't be disappointed!

These ribs are great! I cooked them a 1/2 hour less than the recipe called for. I also used some cajun spices on them during the cooking process. Yum

Today was the first time trying this recipe and we all loved them! I would only bake them about 2 hrs next time but am planning to make for the 4th of July! Loved the onions on the bottom, would like to incorporate them into a BBQ sauce. Any suggestions?

These ribs are easy and truly fall right off the bone. My kids loved them - said they are "amazingly tasty" and thought it was cool that the recipe used beer. This will definitely become my go-to rib recipe!

WOW!!! I thought I would struggle forever with trying to find a way to make ribs that literally fall off the bone. Well, I will search no more cause this is it. The concept is perfect...slow and low. However, if you are only going to cook one rack of ribs at about 2 or 2 1/2 lbs. keep the time at about 2 1/2 hours. If you go longer than that, the beer will dry up.

I NEVER, I mean NEVER go to the trouble of rating recipes, but I am telling you if you have not done this recipe yet you should leave your house right now and go buy some ribs to make this asap. This recipe (sauce included) was WONDERFUL. Perfect for guests or special occations or just a random tuesday night. LOVE IT and HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!

This is a delicious and easy recipe. Fool proof!! 5 stars for sure

I LOVED these ribs and so did everyone else! I only baked the ribs for 2 hours, as suggested and they were perfect. I used Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce and heated more on the side for people to add. Absolutely the best!

These are the easiest and best way to fix baby back ribs EVER! I used the co*ke "base" mentioned earlier in reviews. I would recommend either doing the 2 hr and take out to refrigerate or turn off the heat leave in for 3 hrs and then refrigerate before putting on the grill. They really need to "chill" a bit otherwise being so tender they will fall all over your grill. Incredible ribs!

If you don't like cooking with beer, use a can of regular co*ke (not Diet). Flavorful and delicious.

I made this recipe for the 1st time a few months ago. I followed the recipe to the letter even after reading the reviews and saw that a few people only baked them for 2 hours. I made 4 racks of baby back and because the cook time was so long I made 2 racks the day before and the other racks the morning of. I agree that right out of the oven, the ribs just don’t hold together while grilling. On the other hand the day before ribs grilled perfectly and still fell right off the bone.

My rule of thumb is always to prepare a recipe exactly as written the first time, and then refine after that. I put the ribs into the oven for three hours, and they literally were falling over the bone, making it difficult to then move them to the grill. Delicious, yes, but next time I will check after two hours. Since I don't like the chipotle flavor, I served with another homemade BBQ sauce for a traditional Memorial Day cookout along with potato salad, baked beans, and apple pie for dessert. I certainly would serve to company.

These were soooo good and so easy! We omitted the onions as we don't care for onion flavor. We also used bottled bbq sauce. The ribs were tender after about 2 hours in the oven. Made them for a Memorial Day bbq and everyone raved about them! Would definitely make these again!

I've made these several times, and they always get rave reviews!!! Best rib recipe ever!

This will be our second time making this ... it is absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing!!

I have made these ribs several times. They always get rave reviews. My husband calls them, "smack your mama" good - and he is not really a fan of ribs. I have made them with Sticky Fingers BBQ sauce. I have also done them in of a Greek style with a drizzle of lemon juice and sprinkle of oregano. YUM!

This was my first time making ribs and they came out awesome! Removed the membrane and cooked in the oven for a little over two hours. Used Sweet Baby Rays bbq sauce when grilling. Yum!

So, so good. I made a double batch and did need the whole baking time in the oven. I used two roasting pans and switched them half-way thru the cooking time. Fall-off-the-bone ribs = my favorite. This was the first time I have ever made ribs. I will use this recipe again and again. The only thing i changed was taht I didn't have any hot peppers, the only thing i had in the house was szchechuan sauce - but it was still delish!

These were the most amazing ribs ever...and the chipotle maple bbq sauce made them that much better. I will NEVER buy bbq sauce from the store again! This had just the right amount of sweetness and spice. We chose to use spare ribs instead of baby back ribs because we were told the spare ribs had more meat on them and they were about half the price. We were a little concerned about them not being tender enough and actually being a little over cooked, cooking them at 350 degrees for 3 hours, but they turned out perfect and had so much meat on them. We didn't have any problems keeping them together on the grill and we just lathered them up with sauce and left them on until they had a nice dark color all around. This recipe is a MUST for any rib lover, any occasion!

These are amazing! Everytime I make them I gets tons of compliments. I like them best cooked with guiness or some other type of dark beer.

Made for Father's day and my husband loved them. First time making ribs. Very easy. Sauce was great. Will make again.

Prepared them for the first time today. They were very good and tender. I did not bake them as long after reading some other reviews. This is the first time I have ever prepared these kind of ribs and it was because I did not have a good solid recipe. This recipe has solved that for me. I will definitely fix them again.

I have never been successful with ribs until I tried this recipe. The only thing I did different was cook the ribs two hours. I put them on my gas grill for about one half hour with some store bought sauce. The meat was falling off the bone and everyone thought they were delicious. I will make this recipe again.

Followed the recipe to a "T". Turned out great...except for the fact that after 3 hours in the oven, the ribs were indeed totally falling apart, which made it very hard to grill them without the meat falling through the grates. The Chipotle Maple sauce was very good! I guess next time, I may reduce the oven time so I can have the ribs not fall apart as I'm trying to put them on the grill grates and adjust the grill time as needed.

Lives up to its name! Falling off the bone, indeed, and couldn't be easier. Great flavor from the beer. This was the first time I'd ever made baby back ribs and they were perfect. I'm sure you could substitute water for the beer if you wanted.

I made these for Christmas dinner. Cooked 3 racks (7 1/2 lbs) the day before. Also made the BBQ sauce that goes with them. Because they were cold we grilled them for 1/2 hour. They were fantastic! Will definitely make again. Very easy and quick. Nice not to have to stand next to a grill on a cold MN night for hours.