Sticky ribs with roast potato salad

Sticky ribs with roast potato salad

When the kids have friends over, this stack of ribs and spuds is a cheap, crowd-pleasing, prepare-ahead option

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 2 hrs 30 mins

Method

  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.
  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.
  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.

Per serving

444 kcalories, protein 23.0g, carbohydrate 52.0g, fat 17.0 g, saturated fat 5.0g, fibre 2.0g, sugar 21.0g, salt 0.51 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2010.

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  • 01 August 2010

    susie2ctv commented on this recipe

    I followed the recipe - unusual for me but this time I did. Unfortunately I can honestly say it was an unmitigated disaster! Truly horrible. Has anybody else tried this recipe? If so I hope it turned out better for you total wast of time and money!!

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  • 18 October 2010

    Sue M commented on this recipe

    Great recipe for a weekend supper. I used Bacon Ribs and couldn't get smoked paprika, so just used regular paprika. Served it with the potatoes and a green salad and a homemade salsa. Gorgeous!!! Not a disaster at all, quite the opposite!

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  • 18 October 2010

    Sue M rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Sorry meant to rate this recipe for the comment above!

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  • 18 January 2011

    Rachel rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this as a treat for my husband, he absolutely loved it! Very easy to make, I added hot chilli powder for some heat and some lemon juice as the marinade was quite sweet. Will definitely make again.

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  • 10 February 2011

    Josie rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    would make again but would cut down on the vinegar as quite overpowering and add extra garlic

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  • 22 July 2011

    vicky rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    very good

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  • 30 October 2011

    Kiri rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lip smackin'!!! Everyone should try these

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  • 15 May 2012

    hellyblue rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved this, easy to make and will definitely be repeated in this house!

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  • 17 December 2012

    lizleicester rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These were delicious. I added a bit of stock to the passata but otherwise followed the recipe. The result was great which was good, because I thought it was quite labour intensive for something that is easy to buy frozen...

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  • 03 February 2013

    Liezel rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Delicious, but would have liked more of a bite, which makes the difference between a 4 and 5

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 2 hrs 30 mins

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

FOR THE POTATOES

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Per serving

444 kcalories, protein 23.0g, carbohydrate 52.0g, fat 17.0 g, saturated fat 5.0g, fibre 2.0g, sugar 21.0g, salt 0.51 g

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