Barbecue Rub Ribs

Ingredients:

- 4 lb baby back pork ribs
- 4 cloves garlic, sliced or chopped (or equivalent dried minced garlic)

- 1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin

- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup chili sauce
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped onion (or equivalent dried minced onion)
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 clove garlic, crushed

Directions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Place ribs on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Scatter the 4 cloves of sliced or chopped garlic over the ribs. Cover; bake for 1 hour.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together the white sugar, paprika, salt, black pepper, chili powder, and ground cumin.

After the ribs have cooked for 1 hour, rub half the spices over one side of the ribs then bake for 15 minutes. Then rub the remaining spices over the other side of ribs and bake for another 45 minutes. (At this point the ribs should have baked for a total of 2 hours.)

Once the ribs have cooked for 1 hour, start making the barbecue sauce: In a small saucepan, mix together the brown sugar, cider vinegar, ketchup, chili sauce, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, onion, dry mustard, and 1 clove garlic. Simmer over medium-low heat, uncovered, for 1 hour.

After the ribs have cooked for 2 hours, pour the barbecue sauce on top and bake for another 30 minutes.