Slow roast ribs with chipotle barbecue sauce

Name: Slow roast ribs with chipotle barbecue sauce
Total time: 4 h
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 racks baby back ribs; olive oil; 2 tbsp soft brown sugar; 1 tbsp mustard powder; 1 tsp onion salt; 1 tbsp smoked paprika; 2 tbsp chipotle paste; olive oil; 2 cloves garlic chopped; 500ml passata; 1 small onion diced; 3 tbsp tomato purée; 150ml cider vinegar; 125g soft brown sugar; 1 tbsp hot chilli powder use more if you like it spicy; 2 tsp celery salt; 1 tbsp paprika; 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Published: August 20, 2015 at 10:48 AM

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Serves 8

Easy

Total time: 4 hrs

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Slow cooking before grilling is the secret to tender ribs. Racks of baby backs are meatier than the single spare ribs so use them if you can.

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Ingredients

Nutrition

4 racks baby back ribs
olive oil
2 tbsp soft brown sugar
1 tbsp mustard powder
1 tsp onion salt
1 tbsp smoked paprika
2 tbsp chipotle paste

Master Barbecue Sauce

olive oil
2 cloves garlic

chopped
500ml passata
1 small  onion

diced
3 tbsp tomato purée
150ml cider vinegar
125g soft brown sugar
1 tbsp hot chilli powder

use more if you like it spicy
2 tsp celery salt
1 tbsp paprika
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Nutrition: per serving

kcal477
fat26g
carbs25g
fibre1g
protein35g
salt2.7g

Method

step 1

To make the barbecue sauce, heat 1 tbsp oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft. Add all of the other ingredients and bring to a boil. turn the heat down to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes.
step 2

Heat the oven to 150c/fan 130c/gas 2. Rub oil on the ribs and then sprinkle the sugar and spices over with some seasoning. Put a shallow rack in a roasting pan and pour water into the bottom. Put the ribs on top and cover with foil. cook for 3 1/2 hours until tender.
step 3

Make the master barbecue sauce. heat barbecue and brush the ribs with the sauce. Grill for 4-5 minutes each side on direct heat, or baste with sauce and finish in a 220c/fan 200c/gas 7 oven until glazed and sticky.

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