Ingredients
2 to 2 ½ pounds baby back pork ribs
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup finely diced onion
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
3-4 Majestic Picklery Deli Style Kosher Dill Spears, finely chopped
½ cup brine from Majestic Picklery Deli Style Kosher Dill Spears
1/2 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon hot chili sauce like Sriracha
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Salt and ground pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 275°F. Set aside a large roasting pan or rimmed baking sheet and foil.
- Season both sides of the ribs generously with salt and pepper. If you are using a spice rub, rub it over the ribs.
- Place the ribs, meatiest-side up, in a large roasting pan. You may need to cut the ribs in half to fit them into the pan. Cover the pan tightly with foil.
- Bake the ribs until the meat falls easily from the bones, 2 ½ to 3 ½ hours.
- While the ribs are roasting, make your pickle BBQ sauce. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the onions and cook until soft and translucent, 5 to 8 minutes.
- Add the chopped pickles and cook another 1-2 minutes.
- Stir in the cumin and cook for an additional 30 seconds.
- Add the pickle brine, ketchup, hot chili sauce, brown sugar, and apple cider vinegar.
- Stir to combine, season with salt, then cook for 2 minutes.
- Set aside while the ribs finish baking.
- Remove the ribs from the oven, discard the aluminum foil, and generously brush both sides with the sauce.
- Move an oven rack near the top of the oven. Turn the broiler to high and broil the ribs until the sauce begins to caramelize, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Keep a close eye on the ribs while they broil so the sauce does not burn. Enjoy!
Course: Main Dish