Chinese-Style Honey Garlic Spareribs
Comments: Roasted into the oven onto a wire rack, these delicious spareribs have less fat.
To save time, instead of leaving spareribs to marinate, simply brush drained spareribs often with marinade while roasting.
Servings: 6
IngredientsPreparation
  • 3 pounds [1,4 kg] approximately 2-inch [-cm] long pork spareribs
Marinade
  • 1/2 cup [125 mL] catsup
  • 1/4 cup [60 mL] red wine or cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] honey
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] soy sauce
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] finely chopped fresh thyme
    or
    1 teaspoon [5 mL] dried thyme
  • 1/8 teaspoon [0.5 mL] cayenne pepper [optional]
  • Arrange spareribs into a large casserole.
  • Cover spareribs with cold water, and bring to a boil over high heat.
  • Cover casserole and leave spareribs to simmer slowly for 10 minutes.
  • Well drain spareribs.
  • While spareribs are boiling, to prepare marinade, into a shallow glass dish, mix together all marinade ingredients [catsup, red wine or cider vinegar, honey, soy sauce, finely chopped garlic, finely chopped fresh thyme or dried thyme and, if desired, cayenne pepper].
  • Arrange drained spareribs into marinade.
  • Turn spareribs over to well coat spareribs with marinade.
  • Cover dish with plastic wrap.
  • Refrigerate spareribs for at least 4 hours, or overnight.
  • Then, preheat oven to 350°F [180°C].
  • Arrange spareribs onto the rack of a large roasting pan.
  • Roast spareribs into preheated oven for approximately 40 minutes brushing spareribs often with marinade, until golden and tender.
  • Serve immediately.