I suppose calling this “barbecued” is a bit of a misnomer since no barbecue or grilling is involved. However, there are some flavors of barbecue here in the sauce. Every year we buy a quarter of a beef, and there are cuts that we use often and others that just seem to hang out in the freezer waiting for inspiration. For me, short ribs are that cut. I was thrilled to see this recipe and that it called for four pounds, because I had four packages just waiting to be used. I can’t identify this handwriting, but the card seems to have been well used.
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I used my favorite baking dish for this one: Pyrex Grab and Go Baking Dish but be warned, the sauce cooked on there pretty solidly and it took two of us quite a bit of scouring to get the dish cleaned afterward. Lining the dish with foil would go a long way towards keeping it cleaner, learn from my mistake.
Layer the ribs in the pan, then mix together everything else and pour over the top. The recipe says to heat the ingredients together, but I couldn’t really figure out why it was necessary so I didn’t do that.
These are covered with foil and chilled for a few hours, I found it very convenient because I could prepare them early in the day and then take them out a bit before baking. Since they go into a 450 degree oven, they do need to come out of the refrigerator about a half hour before baking in order to take the chill off of the pan and prevent such an extreme temperature change which could cause the pan to break.
They are first baked covered for 30 minutes, then decrease the temperature to 350 degrees and bake 1 1/2 to 2 hours, basting often. I set a timer and basted every 20 minutes.
The finished ribs were really delicious with a sticky barbecue like sauce coating them. Everyone in my family enjoyed them and I would definitely make this recipe again, especially since they were quite simple to make.
Barbecued Short Ribs
Ingredients
- 4 pounds Beef Short Ribs
- 1 1/2` cups water
- 1 can tomato sauce 8 ounces
- 1 onion chopped
- 3 Tablespoons vinegar
- 3 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 Tablespoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon chili powder
- 1 Tablespoon dried mustard
Instructions
- Place ribs in a single layer in a 13x9x2 inch baking dish
- Mix together remaining ingredients and pour over the top
- Cover with aluminum foil and chill several hours
- Bake in a 450 degree oven for 30 minutes, covered
- Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees and uncover ribs
- Continue to bake, basting often, for 1 1/2 to 2 hours
