Appetizer Spareribs Recipes

APPETIZER SPARERIBS

Steps:

• Instruct butcher to cut rib section lengthwise into individual ribs, and crosswise, through bone, into 2- to 2 1/2-inch long pieces.
• Combine remaining ingredients in a saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat, and pour over ribs.
• Cover and chill 2 hours.
• Place ribs in a greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• Bake, uncovered, at 375°F for 1 hour.

ROASTED HONEY-GLAZED SPARERIBS

Steps:

• Make marinade:.
• With flat side of a large knife smash garlic.
• In a small saucepan heat brown sugar, honey, and vinegar over moderate heat, stirring, until sugar is dissolved.
• Remove pan from heat and stir in garlic and remaining marinade ingredients until combined well.
• Cool marinade to room temperature.
• Fold up spareribs and fit into two 1-gallon heavy-duty sealable plastic bags.
• Divide marinade between bags and seal bags, pressing out excess air.
• Marinate ribs in bags in a large roasting pan, chilled, turning them once, for 1 day.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Open bags and, holding ribs in bags, pour marinade into a saucepan.
• Discard garlic.
• Simmer marinade until reduced to about 1 cup.
• Pour 1 cup marinade into a bowl and reserve as sauce for serving with ribs (remainder will be used for basting ribs).
• Arrange ribs, overlapping slightly, in 2 large roasting pans and roast in upper and lower thirds of oven 30 minutes.
• With tongs turn ribs over so they will brown evenly.
• Roast ribs 30 minutes more and with tongs turn them over.
• Switch position of pans in oven and baste ribs with some of remaining marinade in saucepan.
• Roast ribs 30 minutes and with tongs turn them over.
• Brush ribs with remaining marinade in saucepan and roast 30 minutes more, or until meat is very tender.
• Ribs may be made 30 minutes ahead and kept, tightly covered with foil, at room temperature.
• Transfer ribs to a cutting board and cut apart between bones.
• Serve ribs with reserved sauce.