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Texas-style ribs, BBQ sauce and slaw recipe

Texas-style ribs, BBQ sauce and slaw recipe

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Ribs are back on the menu this summer – tender, succulent and slathered in a sweet and sticky sauce, it's hard to look past these for your barbecue centrepiece. Serve with a fresh, crunchy slaw for the authentic Texas BBQ experience. See method

  • Serves 10
  • Takes 3 hrs
  • 568 calories / serving
  • Dairy-free

Ingredients

  • 20g sea salt flakes
  • 20g cracked black pepper
  • 3 tsp garlic powder
  • 3 tsp onion granules
  • 2½ tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 x 700g packs pork ribs

For the BBQ sauce

  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 green pepper, thinly sliced
  • 2 celery sticks, thinly sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ½ green chilli, finely chopped
  • ½ lemon, sliced
  • 900g ketchup
  • 110g brown sugar
  • 110g Worcester sauce
  • ½ tbsp smoked paprika

For the slaw

  • 300g white cabbage, cored and thinly sliced
  • 200g carrots, coarsely grated
  • 1¼ tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 225g mayonnaise
  • ½ tsp cracked black pepper
  • ¼ tbsp granulated sugar

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    2365kj
    568kcal     28%

  • Fat

    38g 54%

  • Saturates

    13g 65%

  • Sugars

    36g 39%

  • Salt

    3.8g 63%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 40.6g Protein 18.3g Fibre 4g

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C. Combine the sea salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion granules and paprika in a deep roasting tin and evenly coat the ribs. Add 230ml water and cover tightly with a double layer of foil, then cook for 3 hrs.
  2. Meanwhile, make the BBQ sauce. Put the onion, pepper and celery in a large, deep pan with 70ml water, cover, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and cook for 30 mins. Add the garlic cloves, re-cover and cook for 30 mins more, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat, allow to cool a little and blitz with a stick blender until smooth. Add the remaining sauce ingredients and 85ml water, mix  well and return to the heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring regularly so that the sugar dissolves. Continue to simmer for 1½ hrs until reduced by a quarter and thickened. Remove the lemon slices with a slotted spoon and discard.
  3. Mix the slaw ingredients together in a large bowl. Cover and transfer to the fridge for 1 hr.
  4. Heat the barbecue until the flames have died down and the coals are white and ashy, or a griddle pan until smoking. Spoon 1 tbsp of the BBQ sauce over each cooked rib. Finish the ribs on the barbecue or griddle for 15-20 mins, turning occasionally, until they are sticky and glazed. Serve with extra BBQ sauce and the slaw on the side.

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