1 rack pork spare ribs (about 3 1/2 lbs) Some kind of basic store-bought BBQ sauce 3 tsp paprika 2 tsp sea salt 1 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp ground red pepper 1/2 tsp oregano 1/2 tsp basil 1/2 tsp thyme 1/2 tsp smoke salt 1/3 tsp cayenne

1. Make spice rub with ingredients above.
2. Preheat oven to 350.
3. Take broiler pan out from under the oven, line bottom part of pan with aluminium foil.
4. Wash and pat dry the ribs.
5. Season both sides of ribs with spice rub.
6. Bake ribs meat side up on second-to-bottom rack for 1 hour.
   
7. Remove from oven.
8. Pour tiny bit of liquid fat out of pan and into a can to get it out of the way.
9. Paint meat on bony side with BBQ sauce.
10. Flip back over to have meaty side on top, paint with lots of BBQ sauce such that all meat is covered.
    
11. Lower oven temperature to 325.
12. Cook for about 90 minutes until meat has pulled back from the bones.
13. Remove from oven, let rest for 10 minutes
14. While resting, raise oven temp to 450 and put a package of Pillsbury biscuits in. Bake for the 10 minutes specified on the package.
15. Accompany with Brooklyn Pilsner for best effect.

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