Braised Barbecue Spare Ribs

Ingredients

• 5 meaty pork spare ribs (about 1kg)
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 large onion, roughly chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 tins peeled plum tomatoes
• 4 squirts liquid hickory smoke
• 1 tsp sweet paprika
• ½ tsp chipotle powder
• 50g honey
• 50ml cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp apple sauce (optional)
• 1 tsp English mustard
• 30ml bourbon

Method

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C and place the spare ribs in a large baking dish.
2. In a large saucepan heat up the olive oil, then add the onions and garlic. Cook on a gentle heat until the onions are turning translucent.
3. Add the tomatoes, cutting them up in the saucepan in a sophisticated fashion with a pair of scissors.
4. As you bring the sauce to the boil add the rest of the ingredients.
5. Simmer for 5-10mins, then pour the barbecue sauce over the spare ribs. Cover the baking dish with foil and cook in the oven for about 3 hours until the meat can pull easily off the bone and the sauce has reduced a little.