Name: Sticky ribs with roast potato salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 racks pork spare ribs, or about 1.5kg/3lb 5oz single pork spare ribs; 1 small onion diced; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 garlic clove crushed; 2 tbsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp mild chilli powder; 300ml tomato passata; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 150ml cider, white or red wine vinegar; 125g dark muscovado sugar; 1 ½kg new potatoes skin on; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1-2 rosemary sprigs, finely chopped, or a pinch of mixed dried herbs; 2 tbsp white or red wine vinegar

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Sticky ribs with roast potato salad

Sticky ribs with roast potato salad

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Serves 8

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 2 hrs and 30 mins

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Ingredients

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3 racks pork

spare ribs, or about 1.5kg/3lb 5oz single pork spare ribs
1 small onion

diced
1 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove

crushed
2 tbsp smoked paprika
1 tsp mild chilli powder
300ml tomato passata
2 tbsp tomato purée
150ml cider, white or red wine vinegar
125g dark muscovado sugar

For the potatoes

1 ½kg new potatoes

skin on
2 tbsp olive oil
1-2 rosemary

sprigs, finely chopped, or a pinch of mixed dried herbs
2 tbsp white or red wine vinegar

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal444
fat17g
saturates5g
carbs52g
sugars21g
fibre2g
protein23g
salt0.51g

low

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Put the ribs in a roasting tin in a single layer and just cover with water. Cover with foil and cook for 1½ hrs. Drain well. If you are not finishing these straight away, cover and chill until ready to cook.
step 2

Meanwhile, fry the onion in the oil in a pan until soft. Add the garlic, smoked paprika and chilli powder and fry for 1 min. Add the passata, purée, vinegar and sugar and bring everything to a simmer. Cook for 10 mins. If you are not using this sauce straight away, cool and chill.
step 3

Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Brush the ribs all over with the sauce and lay on a baking sheet. Mix the potatoes with the oil, rosemary and seasoning in a large roasting tin. Roast for 40 mins on a middle shelf, with the ribs on the shelf above. Turn the ribs and potatoes halfway, until both are nicely browned all over. Tip the potatoes into a large bowl sprinkle with the vinegar and serve hot, warm or cold. Slice the ribs to serve and put any extra sauce into bowls for dipping.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2010

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