A salty-sweet glaze, with a chilli kick, makes these spare ribs taste finger-lickin’ good!

Serves: 6

Prep Time: 15 min

Cook: 15 min

Ingredients:

1.8kg pork spare ribs
2 tbsp Olive oil
2 Onions, peeled and chopped
4 garlic clove, crushed
2 red chillies, finely chopped
2 tsp Fennel seeds, crushed
115g dark brown sugar
100ml dark soy sauce
600ml tomato ketchup
salt and fresh ground black pepper

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas 4. Place the spare ribs on a baking sheet and roast for 25-30 minutes until cooked through.

2. While the ribs are cooking heat the olive oil in a saucepan. Add the onion and garlic and fry until fragrant. Add the chilli, fennel seeds and sugar and cook, stirring often, until sugar melted. Add the soy sauce and tomato ketchup. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Bring to the boil and simmer for around 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.

3. Once the ribs have cooked through, remove them from the oven and brush liberally with half the barbecue sauce, leaving half for later. Return the ribs to the oven and cook for a further 10 minutes to glaze the ribs. Serve with the remaining barbecue sauce on the side.

To enjoy these ribs at a barbecue, follow the recipe as above the end of step two. Brush the ribs with barbecue sauce and cook over a preheated barbecue until glazed, then serve.

There’s so much more to barbecue food than hot dogs and burgers. Think melting mushrooms, sticky ribs, grilled pineapple with chilli syrup!

Good barbecued food is moist and rich in flavour and draws its inspiration from a myriad of cultures and cuisines. I’ve brought together a colourful selection of dishes from around the world, to inspire a truly exciting al fresco feast including vegetarian recipes, and please remember to try and use organic products if possible for better tasting food.

Summer is here so, each week I will post my favorites for you to try. Enjoy the barbecue season!

Alexander Timothy Mendoza II