For those who grew up in Montreal, I’m sure you’ve enjoyed many a meal at Bar-B-Barn. I remember going to Bar-B-Barn as a kid. It was near my Mom’s work, so we sometimes went there for dinner on a Friday night.
Years ago, a friend e-mailed me a recipe similar to the one for Bar-B-Barn’s ribs. In college, another friend e-mailed me a similar recipe. Over the years, I have lost the e-mails, but vaguely remember the ingredients and proportions. I’ve since tried to replicate the recipe and this is what I came up with. Hubby and Little One call it “The Best Ribs Ever”! Of course, because of the amount of sugar in the recipe, we don’t have this often!
I must warn you, it is quite tasty!
Best Ribs Ever!
Finger lickin' good ribs! No cutlery necessary! Tender, delicious, and great served with potato wedges and a homemade slaw!
Author: Christine McNaughton
Serves: 5
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs pork ribs, parboiled
- 1 cup unsweetened apple sauce (I use homemade)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 8 tablespoons lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper
- ½ teaspoon Paprika
- ½ teaspoon Cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- * I recall that my friend's recipe calls for a can of Coke. I don't have Coke in our house unless we're having a party, so I often omit the Coke.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Cut ribs into segments of 2 or 3 ribs per segment. In a large pot of water, parboil pork ribs.
- In a heavy saucepan, add applesauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, lemon juice, black pepper, oregano, garlic powder, paprika, cinnamon. Bring to a boil.
- IF you are using a can of Coke, add to saucepan and stir.
- Remove ribs from pot and in baking dish, place ribs in bone side up. Ladle sauce over ribs. I used two baking dishes for this recipe.
- Cover with tin foil and bake for 40 minutes.
- Turn ribs over an baste with remaining sauce. Bake for another 40 minutes, uncovered.
Notes
**This recipe contains a lot of sugar (ketchup, applesauce, brown sugar --and in the Coke if you use it). This is why this recipe is reserved for a treat night in our house 🙂
Bon Appétit!
Oh boy, these look delish. Haven’t had the greatest success with ribs, so will try out this recipe!
I also don’t ever have Coke in the house, but it does add a good sweet layer to recipes so I think I would try it with the Coke as a treat. Certainly my kids would enjoy these, they look so sticky & delicious! The Maple BBQ ribs look great, too.
Honest to admit that I rarely cook ribs – as I find many attempts they are dry and more work than the reward. This recipe looks promising – wow they look so moist and flavorful. Always searching for different recipes to change the food routine norm – these fit the bill for Saturday afternoon – soccer practice + ribs + potato salad. Thanks for sharing the recipe and the picture of the little one enjoying them – talk about subliminal thinking….almost tempted to food shop this late in the evening to prepare for Friday after school. Thanks for sharing.
Eva Mitton-Urban
These are so drool-worthy!
Sound absolutely delicious. Our family loves ribs. This recipe is different than any I have tried. Thanks for sharing. I’m pinning this.
We are a rib loving family and these ribs look like they do not disappoint! Thanks for the recipe!!
Christine my hubby is salivating over this recipe so guess what? Now I gotta cook them for him LOL — Thanks for the great recipe luv, 🙂
That rib is almost as big as she is :)! My gang loves ribs so I am going to have to make this.
Heidi, you will not believe how much that little munchkin ate! Try that times FIVE!!! lol
Oh. Em. Gee. So drooling right now.
Haha! Thanks, Janie!
They looks so tasty, I just pinned it and will have to treat my family to them one night soon!
Thanks, Judy! Drooling…again! I need to make these again soon!