Oven-Barbecued Beef Back Ribs

Assemble these supplies:

• 1 cup catsup
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/8teaspoon celery seed (optional)
• Cayenne pepper
• Salt
• Freshly ground pepper 8 to 12 beef back ribs
• (about 4 to 6 pounds total weight)

Steps in preparation:

1. For barbecue sauce, combine catsup, sugar, vinegar, dry mustard, cumin, celery seed, if using, and Cayenne pepper to taste in medium-size bowl.
2. Line baking sheet with foil.
3. Salt and pepper ribs, and arrange in single layer on foil-lined sheet.
4. Bake 30 minutes at 375 degrees.
5. Remove ribs from oven and raise oven temperature to 450 degrees.
6. Stir barbecue sauce to recombine and brush ribs gener­ously with it.
7. Return ribs to oven for 10 minutes.
8. Brush ribs with sauce a second time and return to oven for another 5 to 10 minutes.
9. When ribs look shiny and crispy, remove from oven.