Barbecue spare ribs recipes for your delight and delectation. The essential TIP for a great ribs – cook as one whole rack. Don’t be tempted to buy individual ribs, you’ll be forever turning them and they dry out.
Start with the rack of ribs and you’ll be amazed at the difference, they’re so much more succulent.
Barbecue pork ribs don’t take long to cook on the BBQ, just 10 – 15 minutes and you’re done. Brush with the barbecue sauce recipe of your choice and after that it’s just a question of which sauce to put on.
Talking of barbecue spare ribs recipes, it’s got to be Chinese style hasn’t it?
I’ve shamelessly stolen this first one from my
Asian Style Barbecue Sauce
page and the second is all new to my site. A lovely sweet and sour barbecue sauce so take your pick and enjoy!
Both barbecue spare ribs recipes take about 30 mins to prepare the sauce so light the barbecue now!
My Chinese Barbecue Sauce Recipe
Just throw all the ingredients below into a pan and heat up, simmer for 20 minutes and you’re there.
Ingredients:-
6 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar (white wine vinegar OK too)
1 tablespoon Thai fish sauce
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
3 tablespoon honey
4 tablespoons finely chopped shallot
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tablespoon fresh ginger crushed
1/8 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
Remember, this BBQ sauce is high in honey and therefore will burn easily. Make sure you bbq on medium coals, (gently does it) and brush on the sauce towards the end of cooking.
Sweet and Sour Style Barbecue Sauce Recipe
Take a saucepan and:-
2 tablespoons groundnut oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
Fry the garlic and onion lightly for 3-4 minutes until the onion is translucent. Then throw in the rest of the ingredients:-
1 x 440g cans chopped tomatoes
4 tablespoons brown sugar
4 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 tablespoon tomato purée
2 teaspoons Chinese five spice powder
Bring to the boil and simmer for approx 30 minutes until the sauce is nice and thick. Now get ready to brush it onto your ribs throughout the 10 – 15 minute grilling.