Name: Pork ribs with rhubarb sauce
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Rhubarb sauce; 1 cup rhubarb, chopped into 2cm cubes; 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed; thumb-sized piece of ginger; pinch allspice (pimento); 1/4 teaspoon chilli powder (optional); 2 tablespoon honey; 3 tablespoon dark soy sauce; 3 tablespoon fresh lime (or lemon) juice; 50 millilitre water; 2 tablespoon vegetable oil; Pork ribs; 400 gram pork baby back ribs; 1/4 cup water

Pork ribs with rhubarb sauce

Nici Wickes' pork ribs with rhubarb sauce are finger-licking good! This beautifully flavoured recipe involves braising the ribs before baking to make them incredibly tender

Serves 2

Cook

1H 15M

Ingredients

Rhubarb sauce

1 cup rhubarb, chopped into 2cm cubes

3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed

thumb-sized piece of ginger

pinch allspice (pimento)

1/4 teaspoon chilli powder (optional)

2 tablespoon honey

3 tablespoon dark soy sauce

3 tablespoon fresh lime (or lemon) juice

50 millilitre water

2 tablespoon vegetable oil

Pork ribs

400 gram pork baby back ribs

1/4 cup water

Method

1.In a food processor, blend all the sauce ingredients until they form a thick sauce.

2.Cut ribs into 2-3 pieces and pat dry. Smear half the sauce over the ribs, reserving the rest.

3.Preheat oven to 180°C. Put ribs in a saucepan with ¼ cup water. Cover and cook for 20 minutes until the pork is cooked, though it may not be completely tender at this stage.

4.Tumble the ribs out onto a baking paper-lined tray, cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes before removing the foil, giving the ribs a quick toss to coat in the sauce.

5.Cook uncovered for a further 15 minutes or until they are deep brown and tender.

6.While the ribs cook, pour the remaining sauce into the saucepan and simmer for 10 minutes until it thickens.

7.Serve with a side of warm sauce and plenty of serviettes!

Nici Wickes