Caribbean Sticky Spare Ribs

Description
Who can resist sticky barbecued spare ribs? These Caribbean style ribs are simmered in a jerk style sauce. You can buy jars of ground jerk seasoning in most supermarkets. It’s a mix of thyme, cinnamon, coriander, garlic ginger and, of course, chili! If you’re doing these for a barbecue, simmer in the sauce the day before then leave to marinate overnight in the fridge before putting on the barbecue to brown and crisp.


 * Preparation Time: 15 minutes
 * Cooking Time: 45 minutes
 * Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

 * 500 g Bramley apples, quartered and cored
 * 2 tbsp vegetable oil
 * 1 red onion, chopped
 * 2 cm piece root ginger, peeled and grated
 * 3 tsp jerk spice mix
 * 3 tbsp tomato ketchup
 * 2 tbsp black treacle
 * 300 ml pineapple juice
 * 1kg (2 lb 2 oz) pork spare ribs
 * salt and ground black pepper

Preparation

 * 1) Coarsely grate the Bramley apples. Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the apples, onion and ginger and sauté for 4 minutes. Add the jerk seasoning, ketchup, treacle, pineapple juice and bring to the boil.
 * 2) Add the spare ribs to the pan, season, cover and bring to the boil. Then simmer for 30 minutes, turning occasionally until the ribs are tender and the sauce reduced.
 * 3) Lift the ribs from the sauce, cook under a hot grill or barbecue for 10 -15 minutes, turning and brushing with more sauce until the ribs are crispy and golden brown.
 * 4) Serve with plenty of napkins and a finger bowl!.