Slow roast ribs with chipotle barbecue sauce
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 8
- 4 racks baby back ribs
- olive oil
- 2 tbsp soft brown sugar
- 1 tbsp mustard powder
- 1 tsp onion salt
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 2 tbsp chipotle paste
Master Barbecue Sauce
- olive oil
- 2 cloves garlicchopped
- 500ml passata
- 1 small
oniondiced
- 3 tbsp tomato purée
- 150ml cider vinegar
- 125g soft brown sugar
- 1 tbsp hot chilli powderuse more if you like it spicy
- 2 tsp celery salt
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- kcal477
- fat26g
- carbs25g
- fibre1g
- protein35g
- salt2.7g
Method
step 1
To make the barbecue sauce, heat 1 tbsp oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft. Add all of the other ingredients and bring to a boil. turn the heat down to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes.
step 2
Heat the oven to 150c/fan 130c/gas 2. Rub oil on the ribs and then sprinkle the sugar and spices over with some seasoning. Put a shallow rack in a roasting pan and pour water into the bottom. Put the ribs on top and cover with foil. cook for 3 1/2 hours until tender.
step 3
Make the master barbecue sauce. heat barbecue and brush the ribs with the sauce. Grill for 4-5 minutes each side on direct heat, or baste with sauce and finish in a 220c/fan 200c/gas 7 oven until glazed and sticky.