Sizzling spare ribs with BBQ sauce

Sizzling spare ribs with BBQ sauce

Some like it hot, so sizzle your ribs with BBQ sauce

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 - 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Method

  1. Tip the ribs into a big bowl (not a metal one) and throw in the spring onions, chilli and garlic. Now spoon all the remaining ingredients over the ribs and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Get your hands in the bowl and turn the ribs over and over again until they're coated in the sauce. (You can keep the ribs uncooked - tightly covered - in the fridge for up to 3 days. You can also freeze them for several months.)
  2. Cook the ribs over a moderate barbecue for 20-30 minutes depending on their size, turning them over frequently and brushing with sauce each time. The turning and brushing is important, so that all four sides of each rib get encrusted with the sauce, which builds up like a lacquer. If you have any leftover sauce at the end, heat it up in a pan and pour it over the ribs just before serving.

Per serving

484 kcalories, protein 33g, carbohydrate 32g, fat 22 g, saturated fat 8g, fibre 0g, sugar 28g, salt 3.09 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2003.

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  • 28 April 2012

    Penstemon22 commented on this recipe

    Going to try this tonight. Is it best to freeze extra cooked or uncooked

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  • 28 April 2012

    Penstemon22 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Cooed it tonight, but substituted red wine plus a splash of balslmic vinegar instead of rum. Cooked in the oven but finished off under the grill. A great success! Have frozen half of it raw for another day.

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  • 27 May 2012

    CarolineG rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These were absolutely gorgeous! I used maple syrup instead of honey as I had run out.

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  • 13 June 2012

    Rachel rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    yummy

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  • 23 June 2012

    Rachel commented on this recipe

    lovely - will make again

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  • 15 July 2012

    Janet M rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fabulous! The summer weather vetoed a BBQ, so I cooked the ribs in the oven in this sauce. We all loved them and I have kept the recipe to use again. As we had no rum (or cooking spirits full stop) I used sherry vinegar & white wine instead of rum and it was still really tasty.

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  • 09 August 2012

    Bren commented on this recipe

    I wanted to use the sauce recipe, which I'd used before when cooking ribs in the oven, but this time I was doing spare rib chops on the BBQ. I thought the bits of onion, chilli etc might burn, so I whizzed all the ingredients in the blender first, before marinading the meat. Absolutely brilliant. I made half the amount and still didn't need all that for the two large chops. Next time I'll keep half back and try it the following day over chicken.

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  • 08 November 2012

    jacksonclarke commented on this recipe

    Fantastic recipe, I am normally rather dull with my BBQ but a definitely going to try this. My only worry is that I am in possession of a <a href="http://www.bedsbbq.co.uk/barbecue-shop/Swiss_Grill_Barbeques.html">swiss grill bbq</a> which is a gas grill so will the taste be the same?

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  • 08 November 2012

    jacksonclarke commented on this recipe

    Fantastic recipe, I am normally rather dull with my BBQ but a definitely going to try this. My only worry is that I am in possession of a <ahref="http://www.bedsbbq.co.uk/barbecue-shop/Swiss_Grill_Barbeques.html">swiss grill bbq</a> which is a gas grill so will the taste be the same?

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  • 16 February 2013

    Lollipop commented on this recipe

    Without rum (as I didn't have any!) this sauce is utterly divine -you will never bother with shop bought "barbeque (flavoured)" sauce again. And this coming from someone who dislikes the taste of mustard! I make these regularly. Ribs are tough though, so will add water to cooking pan next time, as suggested by other commentators. Has anyone tried this in the slow cooker to save on fuel cost/stop the sauce burning/tenderise the meat?

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  • 16 February 2013

    Lollipop rated and commented on this recipe

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    5 star rating! (can't seem to make the rating indicator work)

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  • 03 April 2013

    Sammy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Just made them for me. Marinade very good. Have to agree with Deedlit. They were burnt on the outside and very pink within. As for Alethea - boil them!!!! Yuk!!!!! Jackie Woolnough, you can't taste the rum as such. It all gets cooked up and yor child wouldn't have known.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 - 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 4 x 500g packs pork spare ribs
  • 1 bunch of spring onions , roughly chopped (green stems and all)
  • 1 Scotch bonnet chilli , seeded and finely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves , roughly chopped
  • 6 tbsp Appleton rum
  • 6 tbsp demerara sugar
  • 6 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 6 tbsp clear honey
  • 6 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp ground allspice
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Per serving

484 kcalories, protein 33g, carbohydrate 32g, fat 22 g, saturated fat 8g, fibre 0g, sugar 28g, salt 3.09 g

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