Root Beer And Sesame Glazed Ribs

Serves: 4

Weldon Lockman

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

55

Spice

54

Sweetness

44

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1

Salt

12 fluid ounce

Root Beer (can or bottle)

3 cloves

Garlic (peeled)

1 cup

Rice Vinegar

Directions:

1

Pour sesame oil, chile-garlic sauce, and 1 teaspoon salt in a bowl

2

Stir to dissolve salt

3

Place ribs onto a square of aluminum foil and brush sesame oil mixture onto ribs on both sides

4

Place ribs into a heavy resealable plastic bag

5

Pour root beer over the ribs and seal the bag

6

Refrigerate at least 12 hours, or overnight

7

Remove ribs from marinade; reserve marinade in a bowl and keep refrigerated

8

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C)

9

Place a large piece of aluminum foil onto a baking sheet

10

Place rib racks, meat-side up, onto the foil and season both sides with salt and black pepper

11

Place a piece of parchment paper on top of the meat; place another piece of foil over the parchment paper

12

Fold edges and seal sides to make an airtight package

13

Bake ribs in the preheated oven until almost fork-tender, about 2 hours

14

Open foil packet and test for doneness; a fork inserted into the meat will go in with some effort

15

Transfer reserved marinade to a small saucepan

16

Add garlic, green onions, and rice vinegar to marinade and bring to a boil

17

Reduce heat to medium-high and cook until sauce is reduced by half, about 5 minutes; stir often

18

Pour pan juices from foil packet into saucepan with the sauce

19

Add Asian chile pepper sauce

20

Bring back to a simmer and cook sauce until slightly thickened to a glaze, about 5 more minutes

21

Increase oven heat to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C)

22

Line another baking sheet with foil and transfer ribs to baking sheet

23

Brush both sides of ribs with thickened glazing sauce

24

Cook in hot oven until glaze begins to cook onto meat, 6 to 7 minutes

25

Brush another coat of glaze onto the ribs; repeat 4 more times, cooking 5 to 6 more minutes per time, until meat is shiny, glazed, browned, and fully fork-tender

26

Brush 1 more coat of glaze onto meat

27

Sprinkle ribs with sesame seeds and cook for 5 more minutes to set the last glaze coat