Spare Ribs

My mother used to make these and they were a firm favourite amongst family and friends.

This is my interpretation of my mother's ribs.......

Here's what I used:

1kg Pork Spare Ribs

Half a bottle of tomato ketchup

Half a bottle of sweet soy

Several good slugs of Worcestershire Sauce

A long drizzle of honey or maple syrup or golden syrup - if you don't have any of these, soft brown sugar will do

a sprinkling of celery salt

a sprinkling of chilli flakes

a sprinkling of smoked paprika

a good grinding of black pepper

Mix all ingredients together with spices in a jug or bowl

(I find a jug easier as you can just pour over the ribs when you're ready)

Pour over ribs

Massage into ribs - don't worry about getting your pinkies dirty - your carats are tough!

Cover ribs and put in fridge, leave to marinade for as long as possible, preferably overnight

When you're ready preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius

Lline a baking tray with foil to save hours of scrubbing later!

Place ribs on lined tray and cook for 30 mins

Do not put too much marinade on the ribs at this stage as during the cooking it will just burn and turn black!

Turn ribs after 30 mins, and pour over a little more marinade and return to oven for a further 20-25 mins

Heat the remainder of the BBQ sauce in a saucepan - remember you need to bring this to boiling point as there will be reminents of raw meat - and we don't want to

Sometimes Alex likes extra sauce so I make extra sauce now

Remove ribs from oven when cooked

Smother the gorgeous hot, sticky, caramelised ribs generously with the hot BBQ sauce and a sprinkling of chopped parsley and a shredded spring onion

Serve immediately with a large salad, finger bowls (warm water and a slice of lemon).....trust me your man, your children, and your guests will need these, and even the most polite and manicured person will get sticky fingers!

......and of course don't forget to serve with lashings of LOVE...xoxo....

Finger lickin' good......

.............even my future mother-in-law licked her fingers with glee and requested the recipe!