Recipe - Sticky Barbecue Ribs - Superbowl 2015

When you walk into Costco and walk out with 10 lb of pork ribs (for two), a certain level of expectation follows.  Here it is, 5lb of meat, slowly cooked in the oven for 2.5 hours, meticulously turned every 20 min for the last hour (I set a timer).  It BETTER be good!  

And it was!  The meat melts off the bone in that gratifying manner, you wish it could go straight into your mouth.  The thick sweet sticky sauce coats the meat and your fingers.  I can't wait to reheat the leftovers tonight and see if it's as good as I remembered!

Sticky Barbecue Ribs

What to Cook and How to Cook It - Jane Hornby

Preparation time: 10 min

Cooking time: 2.5 hours

Serving: 6

1 clove garlic

3 tbsp tomato puree (I used tomato paste)

6 tbsp soy sauce

3 tbsp honey

2 tbsp red wine vinegar

2 tbsp dark brown sugar

1/2 tsp kosher salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp tabsco sauce

2 tbsp worcestershire sauce

18 meaty pork spare ribs, about 4.5 lbs

1. Crush garlic, put in large bowl.  Add all of the other ingredients except the ribs.  Stir together and add ribs.  Toss well in the marinade and let stand for at least 1 hour at room temperature, or up to 24 hours in the fridge. 

2. Preheat oven to 350F. transfer ribs and all of their marinade into a large roasting pan, spreading out evenly.  COVER the pan tightly with foil, then bake the ribs for 1.5 hours.  Remove the foil, return ribs to oven for 1 hour more, turning them in the sauce every 20 min or so. 

3. When cooked, the ribs will be meltingly tender and coated with dark sticky sauce.