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Try our melting ribs recipe, then check out our BBQ peanut pork ribs recipe.

Ingredients

  • 2.5kg pork spare ribs
  • 2 tbsp mild chilli powder
  • 5 tbsp soft brown sugar
  • 1 medium onion, thickly sliced
  • 3 plum tomatoes, halved
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 100g tamarind paste
  • 4 tbsp (from Sainsbury’s Special Selection or buy online from coolchili.co.uk) chipotle chillies in adobo sauce
  • a small bunch coriander
  • to serve corn on the cob

Method

  • STEP 1

    Heat the oven to 140C/fan 120C/gas 1. Rub the ribs with the chilli powder, 3 tbsp of the brown sugar and season. Put the ribs on 2 baking trays and cook for 2 hours.

  • STEP 2

    In a large dry frying pan, blacken the onion slices, tomatoes (cut-side down) and cloves of unpeeled garlic for about 10 minutes. Peel the garlic and put in a food processor with the onion, tomatoes, tamarind, chipotles, remaining sugar and coriander. Season and blend together until smooth.

  • STEP 3

    Heat the barbecue and remove the ribs from the oven. Brush liberally with the sauce and grill for 5 minutes each side. Serve with buttered corn on the cob.

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