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Sticky 5-spice ribs with sweetcorn salsa

Name: Sticky 5-spice ribs with sweetcorn salsa
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Ingredients: pork ribs 1.5kg; soy sauce 4 tbsp; rice wine vinegar 3 tbsp; garlic 2 cloves, bashed; star anise 2; honey 4 tbsp; 1 tsp; sesame oil 1 tbsp; sweetcorn 1 × 330g tin, drained; cherry tomatoes 200g, halved; red onion ½, finely chopped; coriander a small bunch, chopped; lemon juice ½, juiced

2 hours 30 minutes
serves 4
Easy

These spicy, sticky ribs with fresh sweetcorn salsa make for a great family treat at the weekend. Plus, ribs are great-value so you don't have to break the bank to indulge.

By Janine Ratcliffe

Published: December 19, 2014 at 2:31 pm

Ingredients

pork ribs 1.5kg
soy sauce 4 tbsp
rice wine vinegar 3 tbsp
garlic 2 cloves, bashed
star anise 2
honey 4 tbsp
1 tsp
sesame oil 1 tbsp

SWEETCORN SALSA

sweetcorn 1 × 330g tin, drained
cherry tomatoes 200g, halved
red onion ½, finely chopped
coriander a small bunch, chopped
lemon juice ½, juiced

Method

Step 1

Heat the oven to 150c/fan 130c/gas 3. Put the ribs in a roasting tin in a single layer, scatter with 2 tbsp of soy, the rice vinegar, garlic, star anise and pour over 300ml water. Cover tightly with foil then cook for 2 hours.
Step 2

Turn the oven up to 200c/fan 180c/gas 6. Uncover the ribs and drain off the cooking stock. Mix together the honey, 5-spice, sesame and another 2 tbsp soy and pour over the ribs, tossing to coat. Return to the oven and cook for another 20-30 minutes until the ribs are glazed and sticky.
Step 3

Toss all the salsa ingredients together with the lemon and serve with the ribs.