Cocoa Rubbed Ribs with Passion Fruit BBQ Sauce
Unsweetened cocoa powder adds rich complexity to a spice rub for ribs. Brush with a sweet and fruity barbecue sauce while the ribs are on the grill to add another layer of flavour. This is a flavour forecast 2013 recipe
Ingredients
Preparation
Pre-heat the oven to 150°C, 300°F, Gas Mark 2
Mix brown sugar, cocoa powder, Chilli Powder, Basil, Garlic Powder, Onion Salt and Chillies in a small bowl. Rub spice rub evenly on ribs, then wrap each rack tightly in foil. Place on roasting pan.
Bake in a pre-heated oven for 2½ to 3 hours or until ribs are very tender
Meanwhile, bring passion fruit juice and barbecue sauce to simmer in small saucepan on medium heat. Simmer for 30 minutes or until sauce is reduced by half.
Pre-heat the grill to medium. Remove foil from ribs and place ribs under the grill. Grill for 5 minutes per side or until ribs are evenly browned, brushing occasionally with barbecue sauce.
Cooking tip
If passion fruit juice is unavailable, halve, then scoop out the pulp of 4 passion fruits. Pass through a fine sieve to remove the seeds, then use the juice collected in the recipe.