Pork Spare Ribs

The best dry rub for your pork spare ribs that is sugar-free and can be made in your oven.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword dry rub pork spare ribs, pork spare ribs

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 3 hours 30 minutes

Total Time 3 hours 45 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 42 kcal

Author Kelly Bejelly

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Throw all the ingredients into a bowl and mix with a spoon until well blended.
Lightly apply this rub to both sides of your rack until it is well coated. There will be some rub left over which I typically don't apply to the ribs. You can if you would like but it is a strong flavor.
Next take two sheets of aluminum foil and sandwich the ribs Place them in your oven to bake for 3 – 3.25 hours.
The meat should be falling off the bone by the time they are done.

I recently started precooking my pork spare ribs in my Instant Pot to cut down on the oven cook time and make them fall of the bone deliciousness.

Place your ribs in an Instant Pot with 1 cup (0.24 l) of broth.
Close the lid and press the Manual button and set to 45 minutes.
Let the ribs natural release and then coat with the spice rub.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and place the ribs on a sheet pan and bake for 30 minutes.
When the ribs are done, slather in BBQ sauce and devour.

Nutrition Facts

Pork Spare Ribs

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 42 Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Fat 3g5%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Cholesterol 9mg3%

Sodium 806mg35%

Carbohydrates 2g1%

Fiber 1g4%

Protein 2g4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.