Sweet-and-Spicy Baby Back Ribs
- 3 1 -pound racks baby back pork ribs
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 cup lager-style beer
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 8 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon chipotle chile powder
- 1 cup Thai sweet chile sauce (such as Mae Ploy)
- 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup rice vinegar (not seasoned)
- 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
pork ribs, lemon, kosher salt, lagerstyle beer, unsalted butter, garlic, chile powder, chile sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/sweet-and-spicy-baby-back-ribs-recipe.html (may not work)