Applebee’s Baby Back Ribs are the most popular item on Applebee’s menu. Our Secret Restaurant Recipe for their Baby Back Ribs tastes just like Applebee’s.
Applebee’s Baby Back Ribs are incredibly easy to make at home with our Applebee’s Baby Back Ribs Secret Recipe. The whole thing takes about about 1 1/4 hours — with only about 4 minutes actual work time.
The BBQ sauce is surprisingly simple and has only 6 — count ’em 6! — ingredients.
I usually make 2 batches of the sauce. One for basting and one for dipping at the table.
Applebee's Baby Back Ribs are the most popular item on Applebee's menu. Our Secret Restaurant Recipe for their Baby Back Ribs tastes just like Applebee's.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Active Time1 hourhr30 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr50 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer, BBQ, BBQ Sauce, Lunch, Main Course, Party Recipe
Cuisine: American, BBQ, Southern
Keyword: Applebee's, BBQ, BBQ Sauce, Ribs
Yield: 4Servings
Ingredients
3racks of Baby-Back Pork Ribs, each rack cut in half (about one pound each)
1cupKetchup
1/4cupCider Vinegar
3tablespoonsDark Brown Sugar
3tablespoonsWorcestershire Sauce
1teaspoonLiquid Smoke
1/2teaspoonSaltto taste
Instructions
Put ribs in a large pot with water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 hour or until meat becomes fork-tender.
Mix remaining ingredients in a medium saucepan.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered, stirring often, 30 minutes or until slightly thickened.
Preheat broiler.
Line broiler pan with foil for easy cleanup.
Place ribs, meat side down, on broiler-pan rack, brush with 1/2 the sauce and broil 4 – 5 inches from heat source for 6 – 7 minutes.
Turn ribs over, brush with remaining sauce and broil 6 – 7 minutes longer or until edges are just slightly charred.
Remove from grill and serve hot, with dipping sauce if you took our advice and made 2 batches. 😉
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Photo of Applebee’s Baby Back Ribs by Lippo – Mike LaPlante and is used by permission under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) License. Thank you, Mike LaPlante. Great Picture. Photos may be “representative” of the recipe and not the actual finished dish. Recipe is our adaption of several recipes formally widely-circulated on the internet – courtesy of the Wayback Machine. Additional Information Courtesy of Wikipedia and is used by permission.
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