Pork Vindaloo Spare Ribs

Pork Vindaloo Spare Ribs

Pork Vindaloo Spare Ribs

These vindaloo spare ribs are really more of Indian/BBQ fusion than anything else. I used the same spice paste that is in my pork vindaloo recipe to marinate the ribs. Then I used the other whole dry spices that are in vindaloo as a dry rub to go on the ribs. I like to bake my ribs slowly in the oven wrapped in foil, then charred in the broiler. You can definitely grill these ribs as well. I recommend grilling them indirectly on the grill, wrapped in foil, for a couple of hours. Take them out of the foil and char the last 10 minutes of cooking.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 45 minutes
Marinating Time1 day
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Fusion, Indian
Keyword: Fusion, Indian, main course, Pork, South Asian
Author: Alex Gorgos

Equipment

  • Spice grinder

Ingredients

  • 4-5 lb rack of spare ribs
  • malt vinegar

Spice Paste

  • 8 dried Kashmiri chilies
  • 8 garlic cloves
  • 3 tbsp ginger finely chopped
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/4 cup malt vinegar

Spice Rub

  • 1 tbsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 1/2 tbsp black peppercorns
  • 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
  • 3 cloves
  • 1 small cinnamon stick
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 dried Kashmiri chilies
  • 1 1/2 tbsp brown sugar

Instructions

  • Mix all of the spice paste ingredients together.
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  • Rub the rack of spare ribs with the spice paste. Marinate for 24 hours.
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  • Dry toast the whole spices of the spice rub for 2-3 minutes. Let completely cool.
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  • Add the whole spices to a spice grinder.
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  • Grind to a powder. Stir in the brown sugar.
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  • Generously coat both sides of the spare ribs.
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  • Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Wrap the ribs in foil.
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  • Bake the ribs for 2 1/2 hours. Open up the foil. Brush the ribs with malt vinegar.
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  • Turn on the oven’s broiler. Broil the ribs for 7-8 minutes until charred. Brush with more malt vinegar. Let rest for 15 minutes before cutting.
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  • Cut the ribs in between the bones.
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These ribs pair great with gunpowder rice!