Coca-Cola Spare Ribs
Best ever Coca-Cola Spare Ribs are sweet, savory and sticky. Oven baked or on the barbecue. Have the napkins ready for this one !
Sweet, savory, sticky and saucy ! That is the way I like my spare ribs … and Coca-Cola – oh yes, this is me!
These Coca-Cola Spare Ribs are absolutely the best ribs I have ever had. And have been making them for years.
I can honestly say that NO restaurant ribs have ever even come remotely close to these.
This marinade, which is also used a basting, can be used for any kind of meat, lamb, beef, chicken, whatever you like sticky.
We prefer to buy ready cooked (plain, no flavoring added) or smoked ribs. However, now and then we also have raw spare ribs and we will then marinade the ribs first.
If marinating, leave for 4 hours or overnight preferably, turning your marinade container regularly.
Just look at that ! Finger licking good and if your family are huge rib lovers, you will be better off making twice as many as usual. (just a suggestion 😉 )
Have a closer look – tender, juicy and you can just about see the stickiness !
As I already mentioned the recipe below is for cooked spare ribs and the Marinade / Basing sauce is only used when doing the final cooking.
Please refer to your package for different cooking instructions when using raw ribs.
You might also like these recipes including a drink:
Popular recipes using Coca-Cola :
- Coca-Cola Meatballs
- Malibu Coco-Cooler
- 10-Minute BEST Coca-Cola BBQ Sauce
- Coca-Cola Chicken (a.k.a. Hong Kong Chicken)
Coca-Cola Spare Ribs
Coca-Cola Spare Ribs
Ingredients
COCA-COLA MARINADE/BASTING:
- 2 t Fresh Ginger finely grated
- 4 t Fresh Garlic crushed
- 1 TB Fresh Rosemary finely chopped
- 1 Onion small, finely chopped
- 1 TB Fennel Seeds
- 2 t Ground Cumin
- 2 t Paprika
- 4 cups Coca-Cola regular, not light/diet
- ½ cup Treacle Sugar
- ¾ cup Apple Cider Vinegar
- ½ cup Tomato Sauce (thick Ketch-Up)
RIBS:
- 3 kg Spare Ribs cooked ( 6.5 pounds )
- Salt and Black Pepper to taste
Instructions
COCA-COLA MARINADE:
- Place all the Marinade ingredients into a medium saucepan – bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer, stirring now and then, until reduced to about 3 cups. Cool 30 minutes before use (if using as a Marinade)
RIBS:
- Pre-heat the oven to the maximum grill setting (these can be made on your Barbecue/Braai as well)
- Place the Spare Ribs on a roasting pan (or BBQ/Braai) – season with Salt and Pepper – brush liberally with the marinade and grill, turning regularly and basting with more of the marinade, until heated through and sticky
Notes
NB: Leftover (not used) marinade can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Recipe linked up at: WEEKEND POTLUCK – Sweet Little Bluebird
confirm for me is the t means ” teaspoon” and TB means “tablespoon”
Correct, Annamae !
When cooking in the oven, how many degrees F would “maximum grilling setting” be?
Ann, turn your oven to 450 – 500 degrees F and you are all set
I very rarely cook ribs, but I can't pass up the chance to try this recipe! And Coca Cola onion rings – seriously?! What an amazing idea! I'd be thrilled if you'd come over to Pink Recipe Box and link this up at Creative Wednesdays: http://pinkrecipebox.com/creative-wednesdays-with-pink-recipe-box-1/
Linda, thanks for your contributions to the big BBQ. Cheers
YUMMM, I LOVE spare ribs!! I'm pinning these to give them a try. Thanks for sharing them at Think Tank Thursday!
Hi Linda,
These Spare Ribs will just melt in my mouth. Hope you are having a great weekend and thanks for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
All 3 links I thought look most appetizing over at Thriving Thursdays were yours!! If only my food at home were this good!!!
These look delicious, my kind of ribs. Happy New Year,
Wanda Ann @ memoriesbythemile,com
Wow and wow. Looks delicious. Stopping by from Salt Tree.