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Country Style Ribs Recipe

These country style ribs are fall apart delicious. Finish them up on the grill or in the oven and best with mashed potatoes and your favorite vegetable.

The next day leftovers are wonderful warmed and made into a sandwich or you may add a little barbecue sauce and reheat them in the oven.  Comfort food at its best. 

These country style ribs are fall apart delicious. Finish them up on the grill or in the oven and best with mashed potatoes and your favorite vegetable.  Comfort food at its best. #misshomemade

Country Style Ribs Recipe

This recipe is the way my Mom makes them and they come out perfect every time.  You may finish them up on the grill instead of the oven if you want. 

2-3 lbs country style pork ribs
your favorite barbecue sauce

Bring the ribs out of the refrigerator and place in a dutch oven and fill with water.  Bring to a low boil, cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until meat starts to fall apart when tested with a fork.  If the ribs are frozen, it will take approximately 30 minutes longer.

PREHEAT oven to 375 degrees and spray a baking sheet or 9×13 inch pan with oil.

Drain water from ribs and pour in 1/4 cup cooking water on sprayed baking sheet or 9×13 pan so they don’t dry out.  Pick out the bones if there are any and discard.  

Pour barbecue sauce over the ribs and bake in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes.  They are ready to serve. 


Side Dish Ideas:

mashed potatoes
sweet corn  
baked beans

I love to heat the frozen sweet corn and put on my mashed potatoes with butter.  Divine. 


Recipe Notes:

Sometimes I add a teaspoon of fennel seed and thyme to the cooking water.  Other times I will sprinkle the cooked ribs with a little cayenne pepper, garlic and onion powder before pouring barbecue sauce over them.  Just depends on my mood.