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Literary Spare Ribs February 6, 2012

I love foods that are inspired from books. Little House on the Prairie has an entire cookbook of frontier foods. I’ve made a root vegetable Shepard’s pie after reading the Redwall series. One of my favorite’s though, is a Roald Dahl cookbook that includes favorites such as, Hair Toffee from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Frobscottle from The BFG, and my personal favorite: Hansel and Gretel Spare Ribs from Rhyme Stew.

A little macabre, but lots of fun to make… and eat!

They take a while to make, but come out incredible crispy and delicious. You can certainly imagine a witch munching the meat off the bones. I do promise that no children were harmed in the making of these ribs!

The recipe couldn’t be simpler:

• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp mustard
• 1 tbsp ketchup
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 lbs pork ribs (not children’s, as that is frowned upon greatly)

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 425*.
2. Combine the first six ingredients in a medium bowl.
3. Place the ribs on a roasting pan, and coat with the sauce mixture.
4. Cook the ribs for an 1.5 hours, turning them every half hour and basting with the juices in the pan. Be forewarned, this recipe does produce some smoke!
5. Slice the ribs before serving, and enjoy!