Mikes Favorite Baby Back Ribs

• The night before – prepare ribs by washing thoroughly and patting dry with a paper towel.
• Remove any tough membrane that may be on the back of the rack, (note: most rib racks have already had this removed). 
• Lay ribs on a baking sheet and coat with yellow mustard followed by a generous amount of powdered BBQ Sauce Mix.
• Rub seasoning and mustard into both sides of the ribs.
• Carefully wrap ribs in plastic wrap and place in cooler for a minimum of 4 hours (preferably overnight).  
• Remove ribs from cooler and remove plastic wrap.
• Place rack, bone side down on a baking sheet, cover loosely with foil and bake in a 280degree oven for 3-3 ½ hours.
• Remove ribs from oven, remove foil and allow to cool for 1 hour, minimum. Ribs can be refrigerated for several days before grilling or frozen for up to 6 months.
• Finishing the ribs – to finish the ribs, after they have cooled, carefully place each rack on a medium hot BBQ grill, bone side down, close lid and allow to cook for 2-3 minutes, flip rack over and grill, on the meaty side.
• Allow meat to cook for additional 2-3 minutes.
• Flip rack back over and mop with BBQ sauce, allowing to cook for 2-3 minutes again repeat for other side.
• BBQ sauce should caramelize on the meat as it cooks.
• When meat is hot remove ribs and serve.
• Serve extra sauce at the table.

Sauce

• Prepare sauce by combining root beer and sauce mix in saucepan, stir well to combine.
• Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Pour sauce into covered container and place in refrigerator.