Literary Spare Ribs February 6, 2012
Posted by cirellih in Dinner, Family, Food.Tags: Books, Broccoli, Roald Dahl, Spare Ribs, Wild Rice
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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:
- Preheat the oven to 425*.
- Combine the first six ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Place the ribs on a roasting pan, and coat with the sauce mixture.
- 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!
- Slice the ribs before serving, and enjoy!