Honey Garlic Spare Ribs

Ingredients:

4 pounds pork spareribs cut in serving-size pieces

1/4 teaspoon pepper

salt

garlic powder

1/2 cup honey

3 tablespoons cider vinegar

1/4 cup soy sauce

3 cloves garlic, finely minced

Preparation:

·         Season spareribs with salt, garlic powder, and pepper; arrange in a 13x9x2-inch baking dish.

·         Cover with foil and bake at 325° for one hour, or until tender; drain off all liquid.

·         In a saucepan, combine honey, vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic.

·         Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for about 5 minutes.

·         Drizzle honey mixture over spareribs and bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes, basting frequently.

Pork spareribs recipe serves 4.

Dry Garlic Spare Ribs

Ingredients:

3 pounds spareribs*

Sauce:

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

1 1/2 cups water

4 - 5 garlic cloves

4 1/2 tablespoons light soy sauce

1 1/2 tablespoons dry mustard

Directions

·         Bring a large pot of water to boil. 

·         Cut the ribs apart.  Add the spareribs to the boiling water, cover, and allow to simmer for 30 minutes until tender. 

·         While the spareribs are simmering, mix together the sauce ingredients (the brown sugar, water, garlic cloves, light soy sauce and dry mustard).

·         Remove the spareribs from the pot, and slice the meat between the bones.  If you like, set aside the pork broth to use in another recipe. Clean out the pot.

·         Add the sauce ingredients to the pot and bring to a boil.

·         Add the spareribs, bring back to a boil, and simmer for 10 - 15 minutes.

·          Serves 4 to 6.