Recipe: Easy Baby Back Ribs with BBQ Sauce | Williams Sonoma

Ingredients

• 1 rack baby back ribs, 1 1/2 to 2 lb. (750 g to 1 kg), halved crosswise
• Kosher salt
• 1 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tsp. garlic powder
• 2 tsp. onion powder
• 2 tsp. smoked paprika
• 1 tsp. ground cumin
• 1 to 3 tsp. cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 3 Tbs. tomato paste
• 1/2 cup (4 fl. oz./125 ml) water
• 1/3 cup (3 fl. oz./80 ml) cider vinegar or rice wine vinegar
• 1 1/2 cups (15 oz./470 g) apricot preserves
• 1/4 cup (2 oz./60 g) firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce