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Broil the ribs for about 5 minutes, until the sugar in the dry rub is bubbling and the ribs are evenly browned. Bake the ribs: Set the oven to 300Â°F. Move the ribs to an oven rack in the middle of the oven. Roast for 2 1/2 to 3 hours for spare ribs or 1 1/2 to 2 hours for baby back ribs. Halfway through cooking, cover the ribs with aluminum foil to protect them from drying out. Brush with barbecue sauce: About 30 minutes before the end of cooking, brush the ribs with barbecue sauce, re-cover with foil, and finish cooking.
1 Place ribs, bone side down, on the grill rack over the drip pan. 2  Cover and grill for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until the ribs are tender, brushing occasionally with desired sauce during the last 15 minutes of grilling. 3  For a gas grill, preheat grill. 4  Reduce heat to medium. Roast, uncovered, in the preheated oven for 1 hour. 2  Drain off fat. 3  If desired, brush ribs with sauce. 4  Continue to roast, uncovered, about 30 minutes more or until the ribs are tender, basting once with sauce, if desired.