Recipe from Karoo Family Favourites – Evette Holmes

Preparation Time :  12-24 Hours Cooking Time :  60 minutes Serves : 4

Ingredients :

• 30 ml olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 1 beef stock cube
• 190 ml boiling water
• 45 ml fruit chutney
• 125ml tomato purée
• 45 ml lemon juice
• salt and pepper to taste
• 3 ml dried sage
• 60 ml brown sugar
• 30 ml worcestershire sauce
• 10 ml mustard powder
• 1,5 kg pork spareribs, cut into portions

Method :

• Heat olive oil in a large frying pan.
• Fry garlic and onions for 3 minutes.
• Dissolve stock cube in boiling water and add to pan.
• Add remaining ingredients, except spareribs.
• Simmer, uncovered for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Pour over spareribs and leave to cool.
• Cover and marinate 12-24 hours in refrigerator, turning now and again.
• Place drained ribs on rack of roasting pan.
• Roast at 180°C for and hour, basting frequently with the marinade.
• Serve hot