Spiced Paprika Pork Ribs

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Spiced Pork RibsThis succulent rib recipe is guaranteed to get you dirty. So tender, the meat will fall straight off from the bone, this dish is a great one for game night and the perfect saturday night dish for in front of the TV.

Serves: 6

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 90 minutes

What You’ll Need:

For the brine:

  • 2.4 ltr water
  • 220g salt
  • 12g Black peppercorns
  • 9 cut Bay Leaf
  • 2kg of pork ribs  (NOTE: to get the full flavour, it is recommended that the ribs are soaked in brine for 8 hours)

Spice mix for the pork ribs:

  • 10g coriander seeds
  • 12g cumin seeds
  • 4g smoked paprika
  • 3g cayenne
  • 12g fennel seeds
  • 15g black peppercorns
  • 10g cardamom seeds
  • 1 cinnamon stick broken
  • 12g Maldon or coarse sea salt
  • 6 star anise

Spiced honey for the pork glaze:

  • 50ml Lemon juice
  • 100ml orange juice
  • 300ml Stella Artois Cidre
  • 200g Honey
  • 100g red wine vinegar
  • 4g Salt 5g Mixed spiced
  • 12 Cloves
  • 5 strips of orange peel
  • 2 Cinnamon Sticks
  • 8 Star anise
  • 10 juniper Berries
  • 2g Fennel seeds
  • 2g cumin seeds
  • 2g coriander seeds
  • 2g Black peppercorns
  • 1 small nugget ginger sliced
  • 1.5g smoked paprika
  • 1g cayenne pepper
  • 8 cloves garlic split

What To Do:

Brine:

  • Bring to a low heat so the salt melts then allow to cool
  • Place the ribs into the brine and allow to marinade for 8 hours
  • Place into a pan of covered with cold water – add 10g salt a litre, bring to a simmer and cook for 90 minutes at a slow simmer. Once they are done drain well and leave to dry out, then rub all the spices on below and add honey to coat
  • Once they are done drain well and leave to dry out, then rub all the spices on below, then rub with the honey to coat

Spice mix:

  • Pre-heat the oven to 170c and roast the spices for 5 minutes
  • Once cooked, grind with the salt in a spice grinder or blender and grind to a powder and pass through a fine sieve

Spiced honey:

  • Reduce the vinegar, cider, orange juice and lemon juice in separate pans till they are reduced to 300ml with the spices then add the honey and reduce to a syrupy consistency
  • Leave in a warm space leave for a day to infuse, then pass through a fine sieve

Assembly

  • Rub all the spices all over the ribs and then the honey, place the ribs into the oven at 180c for approximately 10-15 minutes at 200c

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