fall off the bone

you know how they advertise baby back ribs as "fall off the bone good?" as a kid, my parents always purposely cooked ribs so that they stuck to the bone. it's probably a chinese thing. those who aren't chinese or asian just don't understand. one time we brought my grandma out to dinner and got her the lamb shanks. the plate was enormous and we thought she'd be happy she was getting her money's worth (yet another chinese thing: cheapness). she then cut off all of the meat and put it to the side asking if anybody wanted it. then she tore through those bones like a little old chinese cave woman gnawing at every little bit of cartilage and nook n' cranny she could get herself in to. she, like lots of chinese, like to really dig into bones. seriously, seeing those who've immigrated eating chicken bones is a pretty disturbing scene. trust me. you don't want to know what that looks like.

i've attempted to cook ribs in the oven before and they've never come out "fall off the bone." but today i did my research and to my surprise the ribs came out perfectly!! i don't have a picture because, well, the picture was pretty hideous. i'm an ammateur to the cooking world but i promise you this method is fool proof. here's the recipe if you ever want to try it yourself.

"fall off the bone" oven cooked baby back ribs
ingredients:

4 lbs pork ribs
3/4 c brown sugar
1 teaspoon hickory smoke salt (i just used regular salt)
1tbs paprika
1tbs garlic powder
1/2 tsp cayenne
2c any bbq sauce

directions:

1. preheat oven to 300 degrees F
2. peel off tough membrane on bony side of ribs
3. mix sugar and spices together
4. rub all sides of the rib with rub
5. lay ribs over two layers of thick foil on a baking sheet, meat side down
6. lay two layers of thick foil on top of ribs and fold edges together to make a seal
7. bake for 2-2.5 hrs until meat sharts to shrink away from the ends of the bone.
8. remove from oven, uncover and drain excess juices from the pan
9. heat broiler
10. brush bony side of ribs with bbq sauce
11. broil for 1-2 minutes until the sauce is cooked on and bubbling
12. flip ribs over to brush meat side with bbq sauce
13. repeat broiling process