You don't need a grill to make tender and delicious spareribs. These spareribs are oven-baked and topped with a tangy balsamic vinegar and lime barbecue sauce. If you are unable to eat pork or just want to switch it up, you may substitute beef ribs. Country-style pork ribs will also work fine.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours, 45 minutes
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients:
- 4 pounds pork spareribs
- 1/4 cup Baby Bam spice mix (click for recipe)
- 1 Tablespoon 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 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tablespoon mustard
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon 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 onion in 1 Tablespoon 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, 1/4 cup 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 spareribs to 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
Balsamic Barbecue Spareribs Recipe Photo © 2010 Peggy Trowbridge Filippone, licensed to About.com, Inc.
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 onion in 1 Tablespoon 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, 1/4 cup 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 spareribs to 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
Balsamic Barbecue Spareribs Recipe Photo © 2010 Peggy Trowbridge Filippone, licensed to About.com, Inc.
