This is my personal baby back rib recipe I got from a Greek Friend a long time ago. I am serving it up to you Perbites Gratis, Free of Charge and I hope you like it.
It is a nice change from St Louis style tangy tomato based ribs.
One full rack per person. Sure they are expensive and you think even the tiniest female will only eat half a rack but you are wrong. Everyone even children will eat a whole rack. I have made this many times and I know from personal experience one rack is just about right!
Place the ribs on a bed of thickly sliced onions cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes at 375 F. If you boil your ribs, stop here and go away. This recipe retains a bit of the pork fat, not a lot and they are to die for!
Remove ribs, throw away onions and fat then lay the ribs upside down in the pan.
Cover with BBB's Deeply Satisfying Greek Marinade. (Sufficient for at least six racks of Baby Back Ribs)
1 1/2 Cup EVO. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/4 lb butter
As much crushed fresh garlic as you and your guests can tolerate. I put a lot on mine like two whole cloves in total. Vampires suddenly disappear from the GVRD whenever BBB is makin ribs!
4 TB of Greek Seasoning such as Cavenders or make your own with fresh Oregano!
2 TB Hy's Seasoned Salt without MSG.
And lots of fresh ground pepper.
A few splashes of Worchestershire Sauce to kick it up a notch. Perhaps add some heat too like a few extra drops of Louisiana Hot Sauce.
Combine all ingredients, microwave for a couple of minutes, stir to get everything nicely mixed and set aside.
Take a large serving spoon or ladle and pour a generous amount of the mixture on the ribs. Cover again with foil and return to 375 F oven for 30 minutes. You will need roughly a third of the mixture for each part of this recipe.
Flip ribs over, right side up, cover with generous amount of mixture (saving enough for the third and last baking in the oven), cover with foil and return to 375 F oven.
Remove from oven, place remaining mixture on ribs and one more 30 minute interval in the oven without the foil to brown the ribs. Marinade the ribs with the mixture that is already in the pan. Monitor the ribs at this point so they do not over cook. Depending upon the number of racks in the pan dictates how long you need to bake this final time. I did three racks a while ago and this segment was 15 - 20 min. Six racks is usually 30 minutes.
Serve with fresh lemon squeezed onto the ribs and a nice healthy Greek Salad.
Should you have some really big eaters make Greek Roast Potatoes too.
Quarter Potatoes and par boil for 12 minutes (rapid boiling salted water)
Cover with EVO, sprinkle Hy's salt lightly over potatoes, dust with Garlic Powder and fresh cracked pepper. Bake on bottom rack the final 90 minutes under the ribs. Remove from oven and move the EVO around the 9 X 13 Pyrex baking dish so the potatoes do not stick.
You will find the meat falls off the bone and they really are not too greasy. Please for all that is sacred, do not boil these ribs as you will be throwing your cash down the drain.