Easiest way to cook pork ribs?

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On a whim whilst buying some weekend treats at the butcher's, I grabbed a half rack of marinaded baby back pork ribs. I've never cooked them before as my girlfriend doesn't like them (:( ). I'd lean towards sous viding and finishing in the oven but honestly I can't warrant the effort/electric bill for 5-6 ribs!

Could I just put them in the oven at 130c or something for a few hours or will they just dry out? What about covered in foil with a dash of water to keep them moist?
 
Waaaaaaat.

Assuming you can't cook on a BBQ?
No garden, no bbq :(

In the end I put them in a small dish, put some dashes of liquid smoke over them and in the dish, plus maybe 100ml water. Then covered with two bits of foil tight and baked for 3hrs at 130c. Had to turn it up for the last 45mins to book my girlfriend's sausages (:p) and make sure the jacket potatoes were 100% done, so I uncovered the ribs for the last 20mins or so. They turned out great! Completely fell off the bone. Very chuffed. (NB: These were already marinaded by the butcher)

Next time if I buy a whole rack and am making a rub etc. I'll probably go for sous vide and finishing in the oven. But it made sense since we were doing sausages and jackets to just use the oven. Otherwise I get told off for using too much electricity/gadgets etc. :rolleyes: :p
 
What I'm trying to get to is.... have a go at a few methods given your cooking source availability... don't be afraid to get the grill on and char as well once cooked.
I think my next method will be homemade rub/sauce, sous vide (with liquid smoke), then finish under the grill. It's just an awful lot of work for something my girlfriend doesn't eat :p
 
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