Roasted Honey-Glazed Spareribs

Serves: 3

Jonathan Flatley

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

45

Spice

43

Sweetness

43

Sourness

34

mins

Prep time (avg)

3.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.333333 cups

Honey

1.5 tbsps

Salt

2 tsps

Ground Ginger

2 tsps

Tabasco

Directions:

1

Make marinade: With flat side of a large knife smash garlic

2

In a small saucepan heat brown sugar, honey, and vinegar over moderate heat, stirring, until sugar is dissolved

3

Remove pan from heat and stir in garlic and remaining marinade ingredients until combined well

4

Cool marinade to room temperature

5

With flat side of a large knife smash garlic

6

In a small saucepan heat brown sugar, honey, and vinegar over moderate heat, stirring, until sugar is dissolved

7

Remove pan from heat and stir in garlic and remaining marinade ingredients until combined well

8

Cool marinade to room temperature

9

Fold up spareribs and fit into two 1-gallon heavy-duty sealable plastic bags

10

Divide marinade between bags and seal bags, pressing out excess air

11

Marinate ribs in bags in a large roasting pan, chilled, turning them once, 1 day

12

Preheat oven to 350°F

13

Open bags and, holding ribs in bags, pour marinade into a saucepan

14

Discard garlic

15

Simmer marinade until reduced to about 1‚ cups

16

Pour 1 cup marinade into a bowl and reserve as sauce for serving with ribs (remainder will be used for basting ribs)

17

Arrange ribs, overlapping slightly, in 2 large roasting pans and roast in upper and lower thirds of oven 30 minutes

18

With tongs turn ribs over so they will brown evenly

19

Roast ribs 30 minutes more and with tongs turn them over

20

Switch position of pans in oven and baste ribs with some of remaining marinade in saucepan

21

Roast ribs 30 minutes and with tongs turn them over

22

Brush ribs with remaining marinade in saucepan and roast 30 minutes more, or until meat is very tender

23

Ribs may be made 30 minutes ahead and kept, tightly covered with foil, at room temperature

24

Transfer ribs to a cutting board and cut apart between bones

25

Serve ribs with reserved sauce

26

Fold up spareribs and fit into two 1-gallon heavy-duty sealable plastic bags

27

Divide marinade between bags and seal bags, pressing out excess air

28

Marinate ribs in bags in a large roasting pan, chilled, turning them once, 1 day

29

Preheat oven to 350°F

30

Open bags and, holding ribs in bags, pour marinade into a saucepan

31

Discard garlic

32

Simmer marinade until reduced to about 1‚ cups

33

Pour 1 cup marinade into a bowl and reserve as sauce for serving with ribs (remainder will be used for basting ribs)

34

Arrange ribs, overlapping slightly, in 2 large roasting pans and roast in upper and lower thirds of oven 30 minutes

35

With tongs turn ribs over so they will brown evenly

36

Roast ribs 30 minutes more and with tongs turn them over

37

Switch position of pans in oven and baste ribs with some of remaining marinade in saucepan

38

Roast ribs 30 minutes and with tongs turn them over

39

Brush ribs with remaining marinade in saucepan and roast 30 minutes more, or until meat is very tender

40

Ribs may be made 30 minutes ahead and kept, tightly covered with foil, at room temperature

41

Transfer ribs to a cutting board and cut apart between bones

42

Serve ribs with reserved sauce