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
Salt12 fluid ounce
Root Beer (can or bottle)3 cloves
Garlic (peeled)1 cup
Rice Vinegar2 tsps
Toasted Sesame SeedsDirections:
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