These Oven Barbecued Short Ribs are melt-in-your-mouth tasty. Flanken-cut beef short ribs are rubbed with a seasoning blend, then slow roasted in the oven to tender, saucy perfection.
At first glance, this recipe might seem a bit overcomplicated. 16 herbs and spices? Really? Well, yes – really. The method for producing these mouthwatering short ribs is actually quite simple, despite the multitude of dry ingredients. Trust me, it’s worth the effort.
Corky, the man who shared the inspiration for this recipe with me, uses a blend of 3-4 different spice rubs in equal amounts. Unfortunately, these rubs are not widely available in my area. In replicating the flavor, I researched the blends he uses online and broke down the spices and herbs they used. The custom blend below is my crack at capturing the flavor from scratch.
Flanken vs. English Cut Short Ribs – What’s the Difference?
There are two different cuts available for short ribs. Short ribs cut across the bone are known as flanken. Each piece of flanken contains 3-4 small pieces of bone between the areas of meat. If you’ve ever cooked or eaten Korean food, you may be familiar with this style of ribs. English Cut short ribs are cut between the bones. This leaves one long, thick piece of meat (approximately 4 inches) attached to one piece of bone.
Flanken cut works best for these ribs; it helps keep the meat juicy during the low, slow cooking. Flanken can be found at kosher markets or in the meat department of most nicer grocery stores, though it’s likely you’ll have to ask the butcher to cut them for you. Korean grocers also stock them. Just make sure you ask the butcher to slice them 1 inch thick. Enjoy!
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Oven Barbecued Short Ribs
Ingredients
Dry Rub Ingredients
- 3 3/4 teaspoons mustard powder
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 1/4 teaspoons cumin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoons celery salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons marjoram
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon chili powder (mild)
- 3/4 teaspoon dried sage
- 3/4 teaspoon sour salt (or citric acid)
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- Heaping 1/4 teaspoon allspice
Ingredients
- 4 pounds bone-in flanken rib strips cut 1 inch thick (8 rib strips - should have 4 bones to each piece)
- 3/4 cup sweet barbecue sauce
- 3/4 cup spicy barbecue sauce
- 1 tablespoon dry rub mixture
NOTES
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. In a small bowl, mix together all of the dry rub ingredients until well incorporated. Set aside 1 tbsp of rub for later.
- Cover a sheet tray with aluminum foil or a generous amount of nonstick cooking spray and place the ribs, evenly spaced, on the tray. Coat one side of the ribs with half of the dry rub mixture, then turn and coat the other side. Place the ribs in the oven for 1 hour.
- After one hour has passed, remove the ribs from the oven and use tongs to flip them over. Place back in the oven for 1 hour, or until nicely browned.After the second hour has passed, remove the ribs from the oven and turn the oven temperature up to 450 degrees F.
- While the oven heats up, mix the two barbecue sauces and 1 tbsp of dry mix in a mixing bowl until thoroughly combined.
- Generously coat each side of the ribs with the barbecue sauce mixture using a basting brush.
- Once the oven has reached 450 degrees F, place the ribs back into the oven for 2-3 minutes, just until they are crisp on the outside and meltingly tender on the inside. Watch closely to make sure they don't burn. Slice and serve!
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I am hooked on this recipe. It is excellent just as written and needs no changes. I have prepared it so many times that I keep the seasonings pre-mixed so that I can just purchase the ribs and be ready to prepare them.
This Flank Rib recipe is delicious
These were soooooo good and so easy! That rub was awesome! Also put it on some chicken and it was a huge hit! Thanks will be making this again 🙂
I cooked this tonight for my family of 7 and my family loved it!! The meat was so tender!!
Mine just came out of the oven, and I made my potato salad yesterday. My 4th of July mean is done and it just 10:02 AM.
I think the spices were nice. While it was good I would have liked to see a link to the BBQ sauce used. I used my good old standby that I have been making for years.
This recipe was so good!!! I bought a pack of flanken cut short ribs at my local co-op on a whim because they looked like they’d be mighty tasty. But then I needed an idea how to cook them. This recipe was so easy and delicious. I didn’t have every last spice for the dry rub (I was missing marjoram and all spice I think) and I used lemon powder from Penzey’s instead of citric acid. I used Stubbs Sweet Heat BBQ sauce and whisked in a smidge of molasses. Tender and full of flavor. Wow!! This one will go into regular rotation.
Love love loved it!
So yummy!
First time cooking rib tips and the recipe was on point! we all loved them!!
Does this go in the oven uncovered for 2+hours??
Yes, but at a low temp.
Oh! how I wish I could reach through the screen and grab those short ribs right about now! My wife would do everything to get her hands on one of these.
I recently discovered that Sam’s stocks flanken, but not English cut. They are in 3lb or more trays.
Would love to find out where I went wrong when cooking this. The flavor was fantastic, but the meat had the consistency of beef jerky. It was just too tough. I cooked at 275 for 1.5 hours on each side (I read a comment that asked for a tip to make it extra tender and it was suggested to cook them an extra 15 minutes on each side). Could that extra half hour of cooking time actually have been a bad idea? Would really like to try again because of the great flavor, so any tips would be helpful! Thanks!
The recipe said 1 hour each side. Your comment said you did for an hour and a half each side. Thats thre hours total. Should have been an hour each side, that equals 2 hours then and additional 15 minutes to brown, that’s a total of 2hours 15 min
For anyone who has this issue it usually because the ribs have not been cooked long enough. Tough cuts like ribs and brisket should be cooked to an internal temp around 195-205 degrees F. The temperature needs to be high enough for the internal fat and collagen to render producing amazing tender ribs. My advice is not to worry about following cook times in a case like this and instead use a temp probe and/or a pull test.
How would you modify this recipe for a make ahead prep – Freeze ?
Just made these and they came out amazing! Thanks for the recipe.
I had never heard of flanken steak/ribs until I got some from my butcher. I found this recipe and have found it to be a “go to, no fail”. Absolutely fabulous, a bit tedious due to the array of spices, but oh my goodness, THE BEST
So good and easy! My first time cooking this type of bib and I love them! I used cumin, salt, pepper, garlic and Johnny’s seasoning salt for my rub and sweet baby rays for my sauce. Will save and make again!
This tasted amazing
Mine are in the oven now!! Mouth is watering!