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Balsamic Barbecue Spareribs Recipe

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You don't need a grill to make spareribs. These spareribs are oven-baked with a tangy balsamic lime barbecue sauce.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 4 pounds pork spareribs
  • 1/4 cup Baby Bam spice mix (see link below)
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 onion minced
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 1 large lime, juice only
  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Tbsp mustard
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp garlic powder

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Select a large baking pan to fit spareribs in one layer. Line with heavy duty foil. Place baking rack (a cake rack works fine) inside lined pan to keep ribs from resting on the bottom of the pan.

Season both sides of ribs with spice mix. Place ribs in pan with meaty side up and bake for 1 hour.

While spareribs are baking, make barbecue sauce. Sweat minced sweet onion in olive oil over low heat until translucent and cooked, but not browned. Add balsamic vinegar and cook three minutes until slightly reduced. Add tomato sauce, ketchup, lime juice, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard. Stir to combine well. Stir in brown sugar and garlic powder. Continue cooking over low heat for 10 minutes.

Remove spareribs from oven and pour off fat. Turn spareribs and brush the bony side lightly with barbecue sauce. Return spareribsto meaty side up and pour remaining barbecue sauce evenly over the ribs making sure all spots are covered with sauce. Cover with heavy duty foil.

Reduce oven heat to 325 degrees F. Bake covered spareribs an additional 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until done. Meat should be shrinking back from the tips of the bones and the bones should wiggle fairly easily in the meat. Let rest 10 minutes before serving. Cut into 2 to 3 rib portions and serve.

Click for Baby Bam Spice Mix

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Great Moist and Delicious Oven Spareribs!January 23, 2008By blondefoster
"The sauce is tangy and quite refreshing- I added a teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes to one batch to turn up the heat, and did one batch ""as is"" for those who prefer a milder sauce. They were both quite tasty. I put the spice rub on the ribs and let it ""rest"" for about a half-hour on the counter. I cooked the ribs exactly as directed, and they were PERFECT- the meat literally fell off the bone right at 2 hours cook time ( I also let them rest, as directed).The most moist and juicy ribs I've ever had ( and I lived in Memphis , so I know what I'm talking about!) Easy to follow recipe, with ""can't miss"" flavor and and moistness. Everybody loved them!"

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