Best Brown Sugar Pork Ribs Recipes

BROWN SUGAR PORK RIBS

Steps:

• Trim excess fat, the membrane, and flap from the ribs. Reserve the flap, trimmed of its membrane, to grill for tacos. Spread a piece of plastic wrap on the counter 5" longer than the rack. Dust the meat side of the ribs with the cayenne.
• Mix together the brown sugar and kosher salt. Spread half the dry mix on the plastic wrap. Lay the ribs on top, then cover with the rest of the dry mix. Cover with a second piece of plastic wrap, seal, fold in half and place into a Ziploc or plastic bag. Refrigerate in a pan overnight.
• In the morning remove the ribs. The dry mix will have transformed into a slurry. In a sauce pan sauté the onions and garlic with olive oil until lightly browned; season with pepper. Remove the ribs from the plastic bag. Use a rubber spatula to remove most of the liquid from the ribs and plastic bag and transfer to the sauce pan. Add the tomato paste. On a low flame simmer the sauce for 20 minutes. Taste and adjust the flavor if necessary.
• Line a large baking tray with tin foil. Place a wire rack on top of the baking tray, then put the ribs on the rack. The ribs can either be cooked in a 350 degree oven or on the "cold" side of a covered grill with the heat on high. Cook the ribs 30 minutes on each side, then baste the ribs with the sauce another 30 minutes on each side or until done. Remove from the oven, cut apart the individual ribs, and serve.

COCONUT-BROWN SUGAR PORK RIBS

Steps:

• Place ribs in steamer rack; add two sliced garlic cloves to water below and steam ribs for 25 minutes.
• Let cool slightly.
• Combine marinade/sauce ingredients.
• Pour into an oblong baking dish, place ribs in dish, turn to coat thoroughly and marinate in refrigerator, covered, overnight.
• The next day, pour off marinade/sauce into a small saucepan.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F; cook ribs, uncovered, for 10 minutes per side.
• Reduce heat to 325 degrees F, cover ribs with foil, and return to oven for another 30 minutes or until meat is no longer pink inside (cook time depends on which type of ribs are used).
• Sprinkle with salt, if you wish.
• Alternatively, these ribs can be grilled (and are awesome).
• The extra marinade/sauce can be boiled for a minute or two and served on the side with the ribs.

BROWN SUGAR PORK RIBS

Steps:

• Place pork ribs in the bottom of slow cooker. Cover and cook on high 3 hours.
• Drain and discard liquid.
• In a small skillet, cook onion and garlic in butter until soft. Add remaining ingredients. Cook until sugar is dissolved. Pour over ribs.
• Cover and cook on high for 2 hours.
• Remove, allow to cool. Place in freezer bag. Label and freeze.
• To serve. Thaw. Heat. Serve over rice.