Air fried lemon pepper baby back ribs
Materials
For the dry brine
- 2 racks ribs
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon lemon or lime zest
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
For the lemon pepper sauce
- Pan drippings
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 1 teaspoon shredded garlic
- 2 teaspoon lemon/lime zest
- 1-2 large lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoon sugar
- Additional ingredients
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 ½ tablespoon oil
- Oil for frying
Instructions
Instructions for Oven braising
- Wash and pat dry the ribs
- Combine all the ingredients for the dry brine and sprinkle over the ribs evenly back and front
- Place on a tray in the refrigerator overnight uncovered
- Preheat oven to broil 550 degrees
- Slice the whole rack of ribs into individual ribs
- Lay the ribs in a sheet pan and coat lightly with 1 ½ tablespoon of oil
- Place in the oven and broil the two large sides until slightly golden about 8 minutes per side