Thai Ribs Recipe
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This Thai ribs recipe creates very tender ribs that are tangy-sticky good. This ribs recipe is made in your oven, so there's no messy parboiling involved—just stir together the marinade with the ribs and let them bake. Then, just before serving, top with a special Thai sauce that makes these ribs simply divine. Great for serving at a party too!
Yield
4
Time
2 hours 10 minutes
Ingredients
2-3 lbs. pork ribs
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup tomato ketchup
1/4 cup sugar (brown, packed)
3 tbsp. sherry (or cooking sherry)
1 chili (red fresh, minced or 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper, to taste)
3/4 cup rice vinegar (or other types such as apple cider vinegar)
1/3 cup sugar (brown packed)
1 chili minced (red minced, or 1/2 to 3/4 tsp. cayenne pepper (to taste)
3 tbsp. fish sauce (or substitute 3+1/2 Tbsp. soy sauce)
4 garlic cloves (minced)
1 tbsp.lime juice (fresh-squeezed)
2-3 onions (green spring (sliced finely)
Optional: 1/2 cup coriander (fresh, roughly chopped)
Instructions
Step 1
Chop up the ribs, being sure to leave on the fat (helps flavor the dish). Pack ribs into a 9 x 13-inch baking dish or pan.
Step 2
Combine marinade ingredients, stirring to dissolve sugar, and pour over the ribs. Turn to saturate all sides. Marinate at least 10 minutes while you warm up the oven (or up to 24 hours in the refrigerator, covered).
Step 3
Preheat oven to 325 F. The marinade should be 1/4- to 1/2-inch deep around the ribs. (If your baking pan is larger, you may need to add up to 1/4 cup water to achieve this.) Cover with lid or foil and bake 1 hour.
Step 4
Remove from oven. There should be at least 1/2 inch of sauce in the pan. While you have the dish out, turn over any ribs that look dry, ensuring most of the meaty parts are covered with sauce. Cover and return to oven for 1 more hour.
Step 5
While ribs are baking, combine Thai Sauce ingredients together in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to medium (it will smell rather pungent as the vinegar burns off). Boil 10 to 12 minutes, or until sauce has been reduced by 1/3 and has thickened.
Step 6
Remove from heat and add 1/2 tablespoon lime juice. Once it has cooled, do a taste-test: it should be tangy, with strong sweet, sour, and spicy tones, plus a little salty. Adjust the flavors by adding more sugar if you find it too sour, more cayenne if you'd like it spicier, or more fish sauce if you'd like it saltier. Add more lime juice if too sweet or salty. Note that it will taste strong now, but will be delicious when combined with the ribs.
Step 7
When ribs are cooked to your liking, transfer to a serving bowl or platter (bring some of the marinade with them). Now drizzle over the tangy Thai sauce and top with the green onion and coriander. Serve with jasmine rice and enjoy!
