Baked Baby Back Ribs with Lemon Confit Marinade

Name: Baked Baby Back Ribs with Lemon Confit Marinade
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 kilograms meaty baby back pork ribs (about 4 large racks); 1 Tbsp freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps coarse kosher salt; 2 Tbsps fennel seeds, ground; 3 Tbsps (scant) coarsely chopped fresh rosemary; 3 Tbsps chopped fresh thyme; 8 larges garlic cloves, peeled; 1 Tbsp (packed) golden brown sugar; 4 larges lemons; 59 milliliters olive oil

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Baked Baby Back Ribs with Lemon Confit Marinade a try. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 632 calories, 56g of protein, and 41g of fat. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up fennel seeds, thyme, garlic cloves, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the fresh rosemary you could follow this main course with the Vanilla Yogurt with Grape and Blueberry Compote with Honey and Fresh Rosemary: An Easy Breakfast or Dessert as a dessert.

Instructions

Make 4 vertical cuts, about 1/2 inch deep and 2 inches long, in skin of each lemon.

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Lemon

Place lemons in microwave-safe bowl (such as soufflé dish). Cover and cook in microwave on high until skins soften and lemons release juices, about 8 minutes. Uncover and cool lemons 15 minutes.

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Lemon

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Bowl

Cut lemons in half. Squeeze juice into strainer set over small bowl; reserve juice. Scoop out and discard lemon pulp and white pith from halves; reserve rinds.

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Lemon

Juice

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Sieve

Bowl

Combine 6 tablespoons reserved lemon juice, lemon rinds, garlic, olive oil, thyme, rosemary, fennel, salt, pepper, and brown sugar in processor and grind to paste. Generously smear paste on both sides of baby back ribs. Arrange ribs, meaty side up, on 2 large rimmed baking sheets. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

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Baby Back Ribs

Brown Sugar

Lemon Juice

Olive Oil

Rosemary

Fennel

Garlic

Pepper

Lemon

Thyme

Ribs

Salt

Wrap

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Baking Sheet

Plastic Wrap

Position 1 rack in top third and 1 rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 350°F. Scrape some of marinade off ribs.

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Marinade

Ribs

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Oven

Place baking sheets with ribs in oven.

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Ribs

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Bake ribs 30 minutes. Reverse position of baking sheets and roast until ribs are very tender and meat begins to pull away from bones, about 35 minutes longer.

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Meat