Meat - Bubba Grills 5 Star Ribs

Bubba Grills 5 Star Ribs

 Jamie Oliver - Jamies America

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Ingredients:

Meat

  • 4 racks of baby back ribs
  • 500ml apple juice
  • white wine vinegar or
  • cider vinegar

BBQ Rub

  • 1tbsp fennel seeds
  • 2tsp smoked paprika
  • Zest of 1 orange
  • 1tsp dried thyme
  • 1tbsp brown sugar
  • good pinch of salt
  • freshly ground pepper
  • 2 cloves of garlic

 

BBQ Sauce

  • ½ medium onion, peeled and quartered
  • 5 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1 fresh chilli, stalk removed
  • olive oil
  • 5 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 5 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • small bunch fresh corriander
  • 5 bay leaves
  • ½tsp cumin seeds
  • 1tsp fennel seeds
  • 1tbsp smoked paprika
  • 3 cloves
  • Zest and juice of 1 orange
  • 100g soft brown sugar
  • 3tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 100ml tomato ketchup
  • 1tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1tsp English mustard
  • 100ml apple juice
  • ½tsp sea salt
  • ½tsp freshly ground pepper

Method:

Make the BBQ rub the night before
Get a bowl wide enough to fit your ribs in, fill it with the apple juice and a splash of the vinegar
Dunk each rack of ribs into the bowl first then coat it with the BBQ rub and massage in (repeat for all 4 racks)
Wrap each rack in cling film and put in the fridge overnight

Take the racks out of the fridge an hour or two before you want to cook them
Preheat the oven to 130°C
Put the ribs frowny face (curved side) down on a baking tray
Cook for 1½hrs

Remove the ribs from the oven and get 4 pieces of foil, big enough to wrap the ribs in
Lay each rach smiley face up on each piece of foil
Bring the edges of the foil up to form a parcel
Divide the remaining apple juice mixture between the four racks
Bring the corners of the foil in and fold them to make a parcel
Return the parcels back to the oven for another 1½hrs

Make the BBQ sauce
Blitz the onion, garlic and chillies together in a food processor until it makes a fine paste
Pour a lug of oil into a pan anmd fry off the paste for 5min
Add the herbs and spices and the zest of the orange to the food processor and blitz up well
Add this mixture to the pan and cook for another minute
Add the sugar and stir well until it becomes a thick brown paste
Pour in 285ml of water and cook for another 2min
Squeeze in the juice of the orange and the remaining ingredients
Stir well and bring to the boil, then turn down and simmer for 5-10min
Pour the sauce through a fine sieve into a large bowl and get rid of any larger bits left behind
Rinse the sieve and pass through again so its really silky
Leave to cool completely

Take the rib parcels out the oven and carefully unwrap
Pour away the liquid and discard the foil
Put the ribs back on the tray and back in the oven for 15min, which will help them dry out
Remove from the oven and generously brush them with the BBQ sauce
Return to the oven for 30min until the glaze has set

Serve with a sprinkle of sea salt on the top