Citric Acid Free Honey & Ginger BBQ Pork Ribs

Sticky, smoky, and deeply satisfying, these oven-baked ribs deliver the kind of fall-off-the-bone tenderness that makes everyone reach for seconds before the platter even hits the table. Most store-bought BBQ sauces are loaded with citric acid as a preservative, which makes finding a safe option genuinely frustrating — so building the sauce from scratch here is a total win. Tomato paste, honey, apple cider vinegar, coconut aminos, and fresh ginger come together in a saucepan to create a glaze that's tangy, sweet, and completely free of hidden additives. The spice rub — smoked paprika, cumin, ground ginger, and turmeric — gets pressed right into the meat after the membrane is removed, so every bite is packed with flavor all the way through. A low-and-slow bake sealed in foil does the heavy lifting, and a final blast at high heat caramelizes the glaze into that gorgeous, deep reddish-brown finish you'd expect from a proper rack of ribs. It's the kind of recipe that looks and tastes like you spent all day at the smoker, but your oven did most of the work.

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