Sweet-and-Spicy Baby Back Ribs
Sweet-and-Spicy Baby Back Ribs is a gluten free main course. This recipe makes 6 servings with 540 calories, 45g of protein, and 35g of fat each. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have brown sugar, beer, garlic, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the light brown sugar you could follow this main course with the Apricot tart with brown sugar & cinnamon pas
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Put the ribs meat-side down on a cutting board. Insert a paring knife between the membrane and the bones on one end of each rack, then loosen the membrane and pull it off. Rub the ribs with the lemon juice and sprinkle evenly with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
Place the ribs bone-side down in a large roasting pan, then add the beer. Cover tightly with foil, transfer to the oven and roast until the meat pulls away from the bone, about 1 hour.
Meanwhile, make the sauce: Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat; add the garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly golden, about 2 minutes.
Add the chile powder and cook 1 minute. Stir in the chile sauce, brown sugar, vinegar and 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is thickened and reduced by half, about 40 minutes.
Remove the ribs from the oven; increase the temperature to 400 degrees F. Uncover the pan; carefully pour out the cooking liquid. Stir 1/4 cup cooking liquid into the sauce, then discard the rest of the liquid. Generously brush the ribs with the sauce. Return the pan to the oven and continue roasting, uncovered, until the ribs are golden brown and tender, about 35 minutes.
Transfer the ribs to a cutting board and slice, then return to the roasting pan.
Pour the remaining sauce on top and toss. Photograph by Anna Williams