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Indoor Ribs Recipe

Four men trying indoor ribs recipe.

Here’s how to make ribs in your oven that most folks will think you nursed for hours in the smoker. Just because you don’t have a smoker or a grill or are waiting out a blizzard doesn’t mean that you can’t make tender, juicy ribs indoors with a flavor that might fool you into thinking it was cooked outdoors. This recipe shows you how.

Chinatown Char Siu Ribs Recipe

Char siu ribs in Chinese food takeout container.

Everybody loves Chinese restaurant “BBQ” ribs. They have a distinct pork flavor, a glossy sheen that implies the sweet glaze beneath, and a glowing red-pink color that penetrates the surface. Here’s a simple recipe for making Chinatown char siu ribs at home on your grill or in the oven featuring a flavorful marinade.

How To Know When Ribs Are Done

A rack of smoked ribs being held by tongs.

There are several techniques to tell when your ribs are ready: bend, twist, peek-a-boo, taste, toothpick, popup, and thermometer test. Since ribs come in so many different weights and thicknesses, knowing when they are done is an inexact science but here are some guidelines and techniques that will help make it easier.

Tuscan Marinated Ribs Griglia Recipe

Two full racks of Tuscan ribs on a plate.

Ribs have never tasted better than with this tested recipe for Tuscan Marinated Ribs. In Italy pork on the grill, carne di maiale alla griglia, is extremely popular as are fresh herbs. This recipe features a flavorful herbed oil and vinegar marinade and roasting without smoke. The results are complex and exotic.

Chinese Five Spice Ribs Recipe

Plate of sauced pork riblets topped with sliced scallions.

Perfectly flavored with five spice powder then smoked until tender, these Asian inspired pork ribs are a sure fire hit for dinner or cut into smaller riblets for a mouthwatering party appetizer. In this recipe, the Chinese five spice riblets are marinated and grilled but they can also be cooked in the deep fryer for extra crunch.