Southern BBQ Pork Ribs

BBQ Sauce

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 yellow onions, diced
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 15 oz. can tomato sauce
2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp chipotle chili powder
1 tablespoon cumin
2 tablespoon tomato paste
4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons cane syrup, molasses or honey
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
1. Heat the oil in a large saucepot and cook the onion until glassy and soft and beginning to
brown, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook a further 2 minutes.

2. Add the tomato sauce, chili powder, cumin, tomato paste, stir and cook for 30 minutes. Remove
from the heat and leave to cool a few minutes, then transfer to a blender (you may need to do this
in batches)... or use a stick blender right in the pot.

3. Pour the sauce back into the pan. Stir in the vinegar, cane syrup (or honey) and Worcestershire
sauce and simmer until thickened and reduced, stirring frequently. Season with salt and pepper to
taste.

4. The sauce can be cooled, covered and refrigerated at this point up to three days.

Southern Pork Ribs
Ingredients:
4 pounds boneless country style pork ribs
half an onion, sliced
salt and pepper

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven (or grill, using indirect heat) to 425 degrees F. Line a baking dish that fits
the ribs comfortably with foil. Season the ribs all over with salt and pepper, then lay the sliced
onions on top. Roast for 30 minutes.

2. Reduce the oven temperature (or grill, again indirect heat) to 350 degrees F. Carefully drain
off any accumulated fat from the pan, then pour over all but one cup of the barbecue sauce. Turn the
ribs to coat in the sauce with tongs and return the pan to the oven. Roast for 30 minutes, then turn
the ribs again and cover the pan tightly with foil and return to the oven. Roast for a further 30
minutes.

3. Heat the remaining sauce in a small pan. Serve the ribs with the extra sauce to spoon over.

SourceURL (modified):
https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Food/Stir-It-Up/2016/0906/Southern-country-ribs-with-watermelon-barbecue-sauce