An Easy Oven Baked Crispy Honey Garlic Ribs Recipe

You’re gonna want to make these ribs because they practically make themselves.

The other day ribs were on sale at the store. I was looking through the packages and an older man stopped to talk to me about them – he seemed really excited that they were so on sale. Then, while we were checking out, the checkout person also talked to us about them. I guess people really like ribs!

I love ribs too. I don’t know why I don’t make them more, they’re low effort and high reward, making them the perfect weeknight meal. These ribs were the little ribblet/spare rib kind. They come in 1-2 inch lengths and are usually still together as one big long piece. All you do is cut them into individual ribs and boom: spare ribs. If they don’t have any packs of these kind of ribs at the store, you can ask the butcher to cut regular ribs in half or you can just make full sized ribs too.

After a quick toss in some salt and pepper, and a dusting of cornstarch for crunch, the ribs go into the oven at high heat for 40 minutes with a flip right in the middle. During the last couple of minutes of baking, you heat up some oil and softly cook the garlic. For me, the more the better, but you can adjust as needed. Add a bit of honey, water, soy sauce, and the ribs, toss, and you’re ready to eat.

These ribs are crispy, meaty, and satisfying, coated in a sticky, garlicky, honey soy sauce. I almost always want to get honey garlic ribs when we order delivery and I’m so happy I’ve figured out a way to make these at home. We ate the whole batch while watching Youtube on a rare rainy day. It was so good.