Name: Copycat Famous Dave’s Baby Back Ribs Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10 lbs. ribs; ½ cup Italian salad dressing; ½ tsp. black pepper; 1 tbsp. brown sugar; ¼ cup minced dry onion; 1 bottle Famous Dave's BBQ sauce; 2 tbsp. brown sugar; 1 tbsp. salt; 1 tbsp. sugar; 1 tsp. garlic powder; ½ tsp. chili powder; ½ tsp. onion salt; ½ tsp. celery salt; ½ tsp. lemon pepper; ¼ tsp. black pepper; ¼ tsp. crushed whole celery seeds; ½ tbsp. Mrs. Dash original blend salt

For those of you who are masters of the grill and smoker, you’ll want to try this copycat recipe for Famous Dave’s Baby Back Ribs. We’ve even got the recipe for the BBQ sauce in our archives, so you can make that from scratch, too, for an authentic baby back rib meal.

How To Make Copycat Famous Dave’s Baby Back Ribs

Ribs

10 lbs. ribs
½ cup Italian salad dressing
½ tsp. black pepper
1 tbsp. brown sugar
¼ cup dry onion (minced)
1 bottle Famous Dave’s BBQ sauce

Rib Rub

2 tbsp. brown sugar
1 tbsp. salt
1 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. garlic powder
½ tsp. chili powder
½ tsp. onion salt
½ tsp. celery salt
½ tsp. lemon pepper
¼ tsp. black pepper
¼ tsp. whole celery seeds (crushed)
½ tbsp. Mrs. Dash original blend salt

Mix all the ingredients in the rib rub.
Coat the ribs with Italian dressing and marinate for 6 hours.
Clean off the extra dressing and sprinkle with brown sugar, pepper and onion flakes.
Marinate overnight.
Clean the ribs off and cover with the rib rub, rubbing the mixture into the meat.
Smoke with hickory smoke for six hours, following the smoker’s directions.
Grill the ribs for another 2 hours, wrapped in tinfoil until they are tender.

How To Make Copycat Famous Dave's Baby Back Ribs

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Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Total: 35 mins

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Ingredients

Ribs

10 lbs. ribs
½ cup Italian salad dressing
½ tsp. black pepper
1 tbsp. brown sugar
¼ cup dry onion, minced
1 bottle Famous Dave's BBQ sauce

Rib Rub

2 tbsp. brown sugar
1 tbsp. salt
1 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. garlic powder
½ tsp. chili powder
½ tsp. onion salt
½ tsp. celery salt
½ tsp. lemon pepper
¼ tsp. black pepper
¼ tsp. whole celery seeds, crushed
½ tbsp. Mrs. Dash original blend salt

Instructions

Mix all the ingredients in the rib rub.
Coat the ribs with Italian dressing and marinate for 6 hours.
Clean off the extra dressing and sprinkle with brown sugar, pepper and onion flakes.
Marinate overnight.
Clean the ribs off and cover with the rib rub, rubbing the mixture into the meat.
Smoke with hickory smoke for six hours, following the smoker's directions.
Grill the ribs for another 2 hours, wrapped in tinfoil until they are tender.