Blackberry Barbecued Ribs

By blum099

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups blackberry jam
• 1/2 cup tomato ketchup
• 1/2 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
• 1 to 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger or to taste
• 1 to 2 teaspoons hot sauce or to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly-ground pepper
• 1 (4 to 5 pound) rack pork spareribs

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a food processor or blender, place blackberry jam, ketchup, brown sugar, ginger, hot sauce, and pepper; whirl until ingredients are pureed. In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, add blackberry mixture and bring to a boil; boil 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and set aside.

Rinse ribs and pat dry. Trim and discard any excess fat. In a large pan, either barbecue or bake 40 minutes until well browned, turning ribs over at 20 minutes. Baste one side of ribs with 1/3 of prepared blackberry sauce; turn ribs sauce side down and cook 10 minutes or until sauce browns and forms a thick, sticky glaze. Baste top of ribs with 1/3 of blackberry sauce, turn over, and cook and additional 10 minutes or until sauce browns and forms a thick, sticky glaze.

Ribs are done when they are tender enough to easily pull from the bones and the internal temperature registers 165 degrees F. on your instant-read meat thermometer.

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Remove from oven or barbecue and cut between bones into individual serving portions. Transfer ribs to a serving platter or individual serving plates and pour remaining blackberry sauce over ribs. Serve immediately.