Honey Barbecue Pork Ribs

Moist and tender, these pork ribs are enclosed and baked to lock in flavour and texture before they are basted in a deliciously savoury and sweet honey barbecue sauce and broiled until slightly charred. Serve these ribs with lots of napkins, because the sauce is sticky and generous!

📝 Ingredients

• 2 pounds pork ribs, (silver skin removed and rack cut into individual pieces*)
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 6 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons water
• 4 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried red chili flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke, (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
2. 2Toss the ribs in a bowl with the cooking oil, salt, and ground black pepper. Place the ribs in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet that has been lined with aluminum foil. Cover the baking sheet tightly with foil and bake the ribs for 2 hours. (Remove the ribs from the oven and turn each one over after the first hour.)
3. 3In the meantime, whisk together the sauce ingredients in a saucepan.
4. 4Over medium heat, cook the sauce, stirring often until the sauce comes to a boil. Once bubbling, reduce the heat to simmer and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Once cooked, turn off the heat and set aside.
5. 5Remove ribs from oven. Remove and discard the foil cover. Return the ribs to the oven for 30 more minutes.
6. 6Remove the ribs from the oven and turn the heat on your oven to broil.
7. 7Use a pastry brush to baste both sides of the ribs with the sauce.
8. 8Place the ribs under the broiler and broil for 3-4 minutes, turning three or four times, until you have reached the desired level of char. (The ribs in the photos were broiled 3 minutes per side, flipping a total of 4 times.)
9. 9Plate the ribs, garnish and serve with the remaining sauce. Enjoy!