It's the weekend, baby! For me, this means kicking back, seeing friends, catching up on reading, and of course, making something delicious to nom. This weekend I made these sticky bbq ribs, and they were REALLY good.
It's quite a simple recipe, and doesn't take too much work. It's a bit time consuming, so you can also slow cook the ribs overnight. I made a simple green salad with lentils and roasted baby potatoes to accompany my ribs, and it was sooo good!
๐ป๐ป HISTORY OF SPARE RIBS ๐ป๐ป
When I told my work colleague about the delicious ribs we had made on Friday night, he told me a story about his uncle who was a butcher. Apparently, this butcher considered spare ribs a waste, and would throw them out. SACRILEGE!!!
This so called butcher story got me thinking... Where do ribs originate, and why do we love them so much?! Of course, here in South Africa, we have the chain restaurant Spur to thank. They were one of the first restaurants to flame grill steaks and ribs here, and the entire restaurant chain is inspired by the American Indians... A bit strange in today's day and age, but hey - South Africa is weird place.
So whoever started up Spur back in the '70's had obviously travelled to the States and visited some of their BBQ restaurants. But who brought ribs to 'Murica?
In my research, I read that Queen Isabella (queen of Castile, Spain from 1474 - 1504) had commanded (her spare rib craving was kinda hectic, I hear ๐๐) good ol' Christopher Columbus to take some pigs with him to Cuba, and in the next few years, the flock became 700 strong. These piggies were then taken to Tampa, Florida by another explorer a little later. Inspired by the native people of the Caribbean and their slow and low method of cooking food over a wooden platform, American's slowly but surely perfected the art of the barbeque.
Here in Cape Town, if you really want to eat some great ribs, you have to go to Lefty's. They smoke all their meat right on the premises, and their ribs literally fall off the bones. It's a super cool, dive bar with incredibly good food.
๐ป๐ป ETYMOLOGY OF THE TERM "SPARE RIBS" ๐ป๐ป
The term spareribs does not refer to extra ribs. The term actually comes from the German Rippenspeer which literally translates to "spear ribs," as this cut was traditionally roasted on a spit or spear. In English, it became ribspare and eventually sparerib. This term not only refers to the practice of roasting the meat on a spear or spit, but it is a perfectly reasonable description of the cut itself, being spare of meat.
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INGREDIENTS
- a few racks of pork ribs (we bought some in a marinade, about 1,5kg, which probably equate to 300g of actual meat per person)
- beef stock
- bay leaves
- chili flakes
- oreganum
- chinese 7 spice
- soy sauce
- barbeque sauce of your choice
- two cloves of garlic
METHOD
Place your ribs neatly in a slow cooker. Add salt, pepper, chili flakes, chinese 7 spice, bay leaves, oreganum, crushed garlic and then cover with the beef stock and soy sauce. I added a squirt of Sriracha, cuz I'm just so obsessed with the stuff. ๐๐
Cook on low for four to six hours. The smell will be incredible. After the six hours has passed, and the meat looks like it may flake, place the ribs on a slotted baking tray, and baste with your barbeque sauce. I always salt the ribs a bit at this stage, but this will come down to personal preference.
Bake at 180'C for about 30 minutes a side, turning once, basting every ten minutes. Once the ribs are crispy, serve with your sides, and enjoy!
This is a great recipe for a weekend, and you can even slow cook the ribs overnight, to be grilled that evening.
One day when I am big, I will have a smoker to smoke my meat in. ๐๐
Thank you for reading - hope you enjoyed this week's instalment of Mew Mew's Food Porn
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There is no doubt in my mind that it is looking delicious. I was looking at the ingredients and you added bay leaves that is good for health as well as taste point of view. But why only 2 cloves of garlic? The health benefits associated with garlic are so many that you can add a bit more garlic.
Hahahah, because I don't need to go on a vampire hunt the next day. More for flavour than health.
Great post @princessmewmew them be some epic ribs!!
Sticky ribs, delicious!
Amazing.. Those BBQ Ribs looks insanely delicious!
maybe im related to Queen Isabella because i also happend to "command" people to get me ribs and it gets pretty hectic trying to keep me from stealing a bite before there ready... nice post!
hehehe! I must be related to her too!
Wench! bring me some ribz!
Ok now that my mouth is watering. I will quickly say Thank You, and head off to Outback which is close by me. ๐
Im very hungry now :D
Mmmmmm RIBS !!! My favorite @adsactly they look so delicious im drooling all over my Chromebook !! Thanks for sharing with us and the awesome story all about ribs !! Upped and resteemed into my @momskitchen blog to share with my foodie followers , Following you now as well ! I will also be back to up vote , resteemed and follow on my main account @karenmckersie if im not all ready following you there ! Thanks so much for sharing !๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Pleasure, and thank you for your comment. Love the pics
Look nice need some Dijon mustard on the side I like
Nice post. thanks for the detailed information on Ribs, it has added to my knowledge
This post just made me want to go buy 10 pounds of spare ribs. Yummooooo. Thanks for the delicious photos.
@adsactly WoW great ingredients! I must say, the outcome looks delicious!!!! I love me some ribs :) Best wishes, - @splendorhub
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Man. I was about to eat a Peanut butter and jelly sandwich for dinner...... you definitely got me beat. And now Iโm hungry for some good smoked meat... THANKS MAN!! Lol
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Delicious! I just made some goat ribs last night. I went simple though. Marinade in a bottle of Italian dressing for two days. Grill on top of a pizza stone til sizzling and slightly charred on the fatty edges.
ooh gosh that sounds amazing! I've never had goat before, and i've always wanted to try it!
It's very similar to beef, I think. If you seasoned it, you would be hard pressed to tell the difference.
Oh my gosh....i totally love this super detailed post....thanks for the effort you put into this..super helpful
Jesus they look delicious!
they were soooo gooood. Like total drool worthy!
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Ur post made me hungry.
YUM and WOW! I do love ribs but only at home and these look amazing. Thankyou for sharing. Ribs in a restraunt are far to messy lol.
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awesome n mouth watering.
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I'll surely gonna try making this...thanks for sharing your recipe
those look amazing!!
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That's a mouth-watering dish you got there!
very delicious
wow. very beautiful colors in the flesh
It's 9 am in the morning but I feel like ribs..
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it's pork, not beef, as stated in the post!
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The look alone looks attractive and beautiful.... I would love to have some. ...thanks for the post...
I love ribs and these sound delicious!
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They look very good!
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