Hi all! Today I will present you very simple and delicious recipes for cooking pork ribs in the oven. You will learn several secrets on how to cook them so that they turn out very juicy and soft.
Flavorful ribs will not leave anyone indifferent if they are baked correctly. It would not be a shame to put such meat on the festive table. Guests will be absolutely delighted.
If you like to bake pork in the oven, then, in addition to these recipes, I recommend you several more interesting options in one of the previous articles. I am sure they will also find a response in your hearts.
Pork ribs in the oven - a simple and tasty recipe
The first thing that is important for housewives to learn is to choose the right meat ingredients. The best part is the brisket, it is moderately fatty and will always remain juicy. The meat of a young pig is more tender: an adult animal takes longer to cook, and the finished ribs are difficult to chew. It is easy to distinguish such a cut by the yellowish fat. In general, there are no special tricks, and the necessary ingredients are always easy to find in the refrigerator.
You will need:
- Ribs – 1 kg.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Garlic (optional).
- Sunflower oil.
We wash the ribs with running water, remove excess fat and small parts of the bones. Dry with a paper towel. You can cut it into large pieces, or leave the whole log house. The optimal serving size is 2 pieces of meat on the bone. Squeeze the garlic into sunflower oil, add salt. Rub the mixture over the ribs and leave to soak for 15-20 minutes. Ideally, you should marinate all night or at least 3 hours: it is more difficult for such a dish to dry out and it remains juicy. At this time, preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
Place the ribs in the oven and bake for 40 minutes, occasionally basting with the released meat juices. The ribs will smell very appetizing, but they are considered ready only when the meat juice is completely transparent and a golden crust has formed on top. The dish should be served with boiled potatoes (you can cook pork ribs in the oven immediately with potatoes), and an even better combination is a complex side dish - potatoes and stewed cabbage. But ribs are also suitable as an independent hot appetizer, for example, as an addition to foamy drinks. Baked ribs also go perfectly with sauces: from classic tomato sauce to satsebeli sauce made from natural yogurt, mint, garlic and fresh cucumber.
Cunning! Is it possible to take a frozen product? Ideal product chilled. But in emergency cases, it is realistic to use meat from the freezer just to let it thaw naturally, without resorting to the microwave. Then the ribs will be juicy, especially if they are pre-marinated.
Braised delicious pork ribs
When planning to make pork ribs tender and very soft, you can try simply braising them. To prepare this dish you need to take:
- 0.5 kg. pork ribs;
- 1 onion;
- 2-3 cloves of garlic;
- 200 ml. water;
- 2-3 tbsp. l. any vegetable oil.
Preparation:
- Before cooking, the pork ribs are thoroughly washed in clean running water and divided into separate portions.
- It is best to prepare the finished dish in a saucepan with a thick bottom. Vegetable oil is poured onto its bottom and finely chopped onions, garlic and herbs are laid out. The vegetable mass is simmered for about 10 minutes. It shouldn't burn.
- Pork ribs coated with spices are placed on a bed of vegetables. They are left to simmer for 10 minutes.
- Next, add water to the meat, reduce the heat to low and leave the pan on the fire for 30 minutes.
- 5 minutes before the end of cooking, add more greens to the pan. The readiness of pork ribs is determined by the degree to which the meat separates from the bone.
How to cook baked in foil in the oven
Cooking in foil is a real pleasure for many housewives. It’s very simple, and what’s more, it’s very convenient because you don’t have to wash the baking dish of grease after a meal. Pork ribs in the oven in foil are an elementary dish even for those who have little knowledge of cooking. In addition, you can serve the ribs without removing them from the foil - this serving is spectacular and suitable for festive feasts.
Pork ribs in honey mustard sauce
Honey and mustard is a classic and perhaps the most flavorful sauce for roasting ribs. The national cuisines of the Czech Republic and certain regions of Germany are simply unthinkable without this meat marinade: chicken wings, shanks, and ribs are baked in it.
You will need:
- 1 kg. pork ribs
- 2 tbsp. spoons of mustard.
- 3 tbsp. spoons of honey.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Lightly melt the honey in a water bath and mix with mustard. Rub the sauce over the meat pieces and let the marinade soak the meat well. The best time for marinating is several hours, so the sauce completely saturates the meat fibers, making the meat more tender and much softer. Next, we do everything the same as in the main recipe - put the ribs in a mold and fry for 40 minutes.
Important nuance! Just a small game in proportions, increasing the share of honey or mustard, significantly changes the taste of baked ribs. Want more sweetness? Take more honey. Would you like some spice? Don't skimp on the mustard. And one more secret: all over the world Dijon mustard is used for marinade: the Russian national product is vigorous, while Dijon is soft and aromatic.
Pork ribs with vegetables
It's hard to imagine anything more delicious than ribs cooked with fresh and tasty vegetables. Vegetables can be different, but most often this meat is cooked with cabbage or potatoes.
- Stewed pork ribs with potatoes is a very tasty and easy to prepare dish.
Ingredients:
- 1 kg pork ribs.
- 1.5 kg of potatoes.
- 1 onion.
- 1 carrot.
- 1.5 tablespoons of tomato paste.
- 3 cloves of garlic.
- Bay leaf, salt, pepper, vegetable oil, bunch of herbs.
Small pieces of ribs should be thoroughly washed and thrown into a hot frying pan. After the meat acquires a golden crust, it must be thrown into a cauldron. In the same frying pan you need to fry 1 diced onion, grated carrots and tomato paste. As soon as all the ingredients are slightly fried, they should be added to the cauldron with meat. All that remains is to cut the potatoes into cubes and the second onion.
Both ingredients are added to a common cauldron, all its contents are filled with water, salted and peppered. The ribs and potatoes should simmer for about 40 minutes. 10 minutes before cooking, add chopped garlic and bay leaf to the cauldron. Ready-made stewed delicacies can be sprinkled with fresh herbs.
- Stewed ribs with cabbage makes a very flavorful and light dish.
Ingredients:
- 500 g ribs.
- Half a head of cabbage.
- 2 carrots.
- 2 bows.
- 3 tomatoes.
- Salt, pepper, vegetable oil.
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To prepare this dish with cabbage, you will need to get a cauldron with a thick bottom. You need to fry thoroughly washed ribs in it. As soon as the meat is slightly fried, it must be peppered and salted. Next you should do the vegetables. The tomatoes should be cut into cubes, the carrots should be grated, and the onion should be finely chopped.
All vegetables are lightly fried and added to the pan with the ribs. After a few minutes, add shredded cabbage and half a glass of water to all the ingredients. Mix everything thoroughly, close the lid and simmer for 40 minutes. The pieces of meat in this dish turn out very soft.
With soy sauce in the oven
Today, Pan-Asian cuisine is in great fashion, and soy sauce is the very ingredient that gives the dish authenticity and is so reminiscent of the cuisine of China and Japan. Soy sauce complements pork perfectly, so feel free to try the recipe even if you're not a fan of Asia.
Ribs baked with sauce are easy and simple to prepare: the main thing here is to marinate the meat longer and then it will literally slide off the bones after baking. This dish would be best served with boiled fluffy rice, and several types of sauce would be offered separately.
How else to diversify the marinade:
- Garlic.
- Grated ginger.
- Lemon juice.
- Honey.
There are many variations of cooking pork with soy sauce, and each component adds its own flavor, changing the taste of the finished dish.
Pork ribs - BBQ in the oven
Barbecue is usually done outdoors. But what to do on winter evenings when it is not possible to fry over an open fire? You can bake barbecue ribs directly in the oven and few guests will distinguish them from the original from the fire. The basic recipe remains the same, but you can experiment with marinades to your heart’s content.
What marinades will help add that BBQ flavor?
- Ready-made marinade with prunes - it will highlight the ribs and fill them with a light smoked aroma.
- Vinegar.
- "Liquid smoke".
Here it is important to achieve a crust by frying pieces of meat on the grill mode. The ribs are served with boiled potatoes or French fries.
Cooking method in the sleeve
A baking sleeve, like foil, greatly saves housewives time for cleaning up after cooking. The meat in the sleeve is cooked in its own juices, which makes it tender, juicy, and the fibers literally slide off the bones.
How to cook these ribs? We marinate the pieces of meat, dry them, coat them with any marinade and spices, and place them in a baking bag or sleeve. Place the ribs in a preheated oven and simmer for 40-50 minutes at 180 degrees. Some housewives complain that the meat turns out to be boiled. The fix is simple: just cut the bag 15 minutes before it’s ready and let the dish fry on top.
Pork ribs in a baking sleeve
The baking sleeve produces amazing dishes. Ribs are no exception. The following recipe only requires 2 ingredients, not including spices, and a sleeve. However, you will end up with a flavorful treat that your friends and family will love.
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Grocery list:
- kilogram of ribs;
- onions (2 pcs.);
- to taste - salt, pepper, favorite spices and bay leaf.
Time - hour.
Step-by-step action plan.
Step 1. Process the meat - rinse, clean, dry.
Step 2. Sprinkle the bottom of the bowl where the pork will marinate with salt and pepper. Place the cut pieces of ribs in several layers, alternating the seasoning with spices and bay leaves.
Step 3. Peel and coarsely grate one onion.
Step 4. Pour the onion juice over the pork.
Advice! Squeeze the juice of the grated onion through a sieve.
Step 5. Coarsely chop the second onion into half rings.
Step 6. Make an onion pillow in the sleeve and place the pork on top.
Step 7. Tie the ends of the sleeve and place in a preheated oven to cook for 60 minutes at 200°C.
Step 8. After an hour, cut the sleeve on top and return it back to the oven to brown for 10 minutes.
The treat is ready. Serve with a light summer salad or other side dish and fresh herbs. Also, real homemade beer, which you can prepare yourself, will go well with this meat.
