Jerk spiced ribs

Name: Jerk spiced ribs
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Yield: serves 8
Ingredients: allspice berries 1 tsp; baby rack of ribs × 2 or 2kg ready-cut ribs; chicken stock; red chillies 3, chopped; garlic 3 cloves, peeled and chopped; root ginger a small chunk, peeled and chopped; limes 2, juiced; thyme 6 sprigs, leaves stripped; coriander a small bunch, chopped; cinnamon 1 tsp; cloves 3, ground in a pestle and mortar; allspice berries 2 tsp, ground in a pestle and mortar; dark brown sugar 3 tbsp; groundnut oil 4 tbsp

2 hours 40 minutes
serves 8
Easy

Inexpensive ribs rubbed in a homemade jerk marinade of ginger, lime, cinnamon and allspice, grilled on the BBQ then sliced to serve a crowd

By Janine Ratcliffe

December 19, 2014 at 2:31 pm

Ingredients

allspice berries 1 tsp
baby rack of ribs × 2 or 2kg ready-cut ribs
chicken stock

JERK SEASONING

red chillies 3, chopped
garlic 3 cloves peeled and chopped
root ginger a small chunk, peeled and chopped
limes 2, juiced
thyme 6 sprigs, leaves stripped
coriander a small bunch, chopped
cinnamon 1 tsp
cloves 3, ground in a pestle and mortar
allspice berries 2 tsp, ground in a pestle and mortar
dark brown sugar 3 tbsp
groundnut oil 4 tbsp

Method

Step 1

Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Chop the dark green bits from the spring onions and put in a large roasting tin with the allspice berries. Add the rib racks and enough boiling water to just cover. Add a chicken stock cube or a splash of concentrated stock, Cover with foil and cook for 2 hours. Drain off the cooking liquid and bits.
Step 2

Chop the rest of the spring onions and put in a food processer with the rest of the jerk ingredients and half a cup of water. Blitz to a marinade. Rub all over the racks and leave for 30 minutes.
Step 3

BBQ the ribs until browned (but not blackened). If cooking in the oven, increase the temperature to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 and roast for 30 minutes or until browned. Rest for 10 minutes then slice if using racks.