Tender Pork Spare Ribs Recipe
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Tender Pork Spare Ribs

By: Mike's Girl 
"I saw a Celebrity Chef use this braising method for baby back ribs, so I decided to give it a try for pork spare ribs. I changed the seasonings and increased the cooking time and I have been very pleased with them every time. They're really tender and the meat is so flavorful that you don't have to add BBQ sauce unless you want to. My neighbor is the one who told me about the fajita seasoning, and she was right on!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (59)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
4 Hrs
Ready In:
16 Hrs 20 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup fajita seasoning (such as Fiesta®)
  • 2 tablespoons Hungarian sweet paprika
  • 2 racks pork spareribs, fat trimmed
  • 1 cup beer
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon prepared brown mustard

Directions

  1. Mix the brown sugar, fajita seasoning, and paprika in a bowl. Rub both sides of the pork spareribs with the brown sugar mixture. Place the spareribs in a 9x13-inch baking pan; cover and refrigerate overnight.
  2. Preheat an oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Whisk together the beer, garlic, honey, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard in a bowl. Set aside.
  3. Tear off 2 large sheets of heavy duty aluminum foil and lay them shiny-side down. Place a rack of spareribs on each sheet, meaty-side up. Tear off 2 more sheets of foil and place them on top of the ribs, shiny-side up. Begin tightly folding the edges of the foil together to create a sealed packet. Just before sealing completely, divide the beer mixture evenly into each packet. Complete the seal. Place the packets side-by-side on an 11x14-inch baking sheet.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until the ribs are very tender, 3 hours and 30 minutes to 4 hours. Carefully open each packet, and drain the drippings into a saucepan. You may only need the drippings from one packet. Set ribs aside. Simmer the drippings over medium-high heat until the sauce begins to thicken, about 5 minutes. Brush the thickened sauce over the ribs.
  5. Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
  6. Place the ribs back into the oven and broil until the sauce is lightly caramelized, 5 to 7 minutes.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 943 | Total Fat: 60.6g | Cholesterol: 240mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 22, 2011 by savina   view full review
This was really good, but I didnt use fajita seasoning when i made it, or sugar. Instead i let...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 28, 2011 by beesknees   view full review
This is a fantastic recipe. Lots of flavor and the most tender, fall off the bone meat you'll...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 28, 2011 by reg410   view full review
I used the basic outline of this recipe and it is to die for, I used cajun seasoning instead...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 19, 2011 by lindagwynn   view full review
very good and the whole family really enjoyed it, even the neighbors. I did tweek it a little....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 21, 2011 by Lisa Marie   view full review
If you have someone to impress, this is a great recipe!!! I hate trying a new recipe when I'm...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2011 by Pattipoopidoo   view full review
Really great ribs.....followed the recipe exactly, except we barbecued them outside instead of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 6, 2011 by ladykatherin21   view full review
These turned out wonderfully!!!! I used a red wine instead of beer. plus I cooked it on 375...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 7, 2011 by Johanna Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Family loved them; glad I bought an extra rack of ribs while they were on sale! Forgot to save...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 2, 2011 by cuppycake   view full review
Wow! These were the best ribs I have ever eaten! It takes a lot for me to really want to make...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 21, 2011 by fmingram   view full review
Thank you so much for sharing. This is an awesome recipe. I didn't change a thing. The ribs...

 

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