Barbaque Spareribs

By joahud_

Ingredients

• For the sauce:
• 4 pound slab of pork - spareribs, not baby backs
• 1 T onion powder
• 1 T garlic powder
• Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice (about 2-3 large juicy lemons)
• 1 cup bottled barbecue sauce
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1 T balsamic vinegar
• Hot sauce to taste, optional

Details

Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 90mins

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 325 degrees. Select a large baking pan to fit ribs in one layer. Line with heavy duty foil. Place baking rack (a cake rack works fine) inside lined pan to keep ribs from resting on the bottom of the pan.

Remove the thin membrane from the back side of the ribs if not already done by the butcher. Sprinkle both sides of the spareribs liberally with onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Place seasoned ribs, bone side down, on the rack in the baking pan.

Prepare sauce by combining lemon juice, bottled barbecue sauce, ketchup, balsamic vinegar and hot sauce, if using, in a small bowl. Stir vigorously until combined.

Pour half of the sauce into a separate container and set aside. Drizzle remaining sauce over the top of the ribs, covering all exposed areas.

Cover pan tightly with heavy duty foil. Bake 1 1/2 -2 hours or until tender. Serve spareribs with reserved barbecue sauce.

Optional: After cooking the spareribs in the oven, you can char them on the grill or under the broiler before serving if you wish.