Try my easy way to cook St. Louis ribs in the oven – no BBQ grill needed! Baked ribs is an easy dinner that is satisfying and can feed a crowd. Let’s make it!
Scroll to the bottom of the page for a step-by-step recipe video.
How long to cook St. Louis ribs in the oven
Since St. Louis cut ribs are cut wider and thinner than baby back cut ribs for example, the cooking time will be much faster. Oven baking at 275 degrees F, you can properly cook St. Louis ribs in about 90 minutes.
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Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make St. Louis ribs in the oven.
- 1 rack St. Louis ribs (2 – 2.5 pounds)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp BBQ dry rub
- 2 tbsp BBQ sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
If you’re craving something hearty and fall-off-the-bone tender, try these oven baked spare ribs next!
Detailed recipe steps
Below, I’ve included bonus tips to make this recipe easy for beginners to home cooking…
- Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
- Remove the St. Louis ribs from the packaging and pat each side dry with a paper towel.
- Drizzle the olive oil over each side of the ribs and rub in as your binder for the seasoning.
- Evenly coat the ribs with the dry rub seasoning and let the ribs sweat (sit out) for 20 minutes on a foiled rimmed baking sheet.
- Place the baking sheet into the oven and cook the St. Louis ribs for 90 minutes uncovered with the meat side facing up.
- Combine the BBQ sauce and honey together in a small bowl, whisk, and set aside.
- After 90 minutes, remove the ribs from the oven and brush with the honey BBQ sauce. The ribs will be cooked at this time with an internal temperature ~200 degrees F for fall of the bone ribs.
- Place the ribs back into the oven and broil for 3-4 minutes on high so the honey BBQ sauce can set onto the ribs.
- Remove, rest for 15 minutes and enjoy.
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Oven Baked St. Louis Ribs Recipe
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 rack St. Louis ribs 2 – 2.5 pounds
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp BBQ dry rub
- 2 tbsp BBQ sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
- Remove the St. Louis ribs from the packaging and pat each side dry with a paper towel.
- Drizzle the olive oil over each side of the ribs and rub in as your binder for the seasoning.
- Evenly coat the ribs with the dry rub seasoning and let the ribs sweat (sit out) for 20 minutes on a foiled rimmed baking sheet.
- Place the baking sheet into the oven and cook the St. Louis ribs for 90 minutes uncovered with the meat side facing up.
- Combine the BBQ sauce and honey together in a small bowl, whisk, and set aside.
- After 90 minutes, remove the ribs from the oven and brush with the honey BBQ sauce. The ribs will be cooked at this time with an internal temperature ~200 degrees F for fall of the bone ribs.
- Place the ribs back into the oven and broil for 3-4 minutes on high so the honey BBQ sauce can set onto the ribs.
- Remove, rest for 15 minutes and enjoy.
Nolan says
Took more than two hours in a gas oven. But good.