Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2011

I made this for my daughter, who is both a great fan of spare ribs and a discerning diner (with crusty wedges as a side). I didn't have enough oranges, so I juiced 4 apples and used juice of 1 orange. I didn't have either the anise or sticks of cinnamon, so I used 1Tbsp ground cinnamon:1stick and I used a combination of tarragon, basil, rosemary and ground peppercorn to replace the anise. Turned out wonderfully. My daughter says it even tops the spare ribs at the steakhouse we eat at!

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cybersoul

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2011

This is a really great recipe! Its so tender and flavorful! Sadly I didnt have any star anise, so I had to leave it out. I also only did 4 sticks of cinnamon because that is all I had. It still came out fabulous! YUMM! Thanks

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Ilikefrenchies

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2011

I prefer bbq ribs but these were very very good... my husband on the other hand said : These are the best ribs I have ever tasted, my mom would love these too !! Which, for a very picky eater is saying quite a lot. Will do again, of course !

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yaright

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2010

WOW! Simple to make, amazing to taste! Thank you for this wonderful recipe! The ribs are tender and so full of flavor! Will have to try them in the crock pot as well.

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SouthBayMom

Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2010

Amazing!!!! I used pork country style ribs. They came out incredibly tender and the flavor was spectacular. Thanks for a great recipe, we'll be making these again!

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Jessica

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Breinigsville, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2010

My boyfriend and I loved this dish, I cooked this lastnight. I don't have cinnamon sticks so I just used the powder form. I don't have star anise so I used five spice powder as substitute. This is a very good dish. You should all try it..

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gracie31_2004

Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2010

Tried and tested - 100% delicious I made no substitutions - its 100% idiot proof

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cheffy

Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2010

Excellent Spare Rib recipe! The ribs and the sauce went great together! Fall off the bone tender. Flavors seemed exteremly intense during preparation, so I was aprehensive about the final result. I was very pleasently surprised, my husband, almost 2 and 3 year old loved them. Paired with a coconut rice following another reviewers suggestion, a very nice meal.

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sarahtomalak

Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2009

I didn't have any star anise so I just left it out and my boyfriend doesn't like cinnamon and I left that out as well- it turned out wonderful. The only thing different I did was fry it a little bit longer so I can cut down on the simmering time.

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simplysweet

Reviewed: Jul. 13, 2009

We made twice the ribs in the same amount of sauce and only used 3 cinnamon sticks. we thought these came out wonderfully. We had them with the Mediteranean Couscous and it was a great combination. My three year old daughter even loved them.

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