Fatty pork ribs, as a rule, always turn out tasty regardless of the method of their preparation. Fried in a pan, on the grill or baked in foil, they are tender and juicy due to the special structure of the meat. Meanwhile, the taste of the ribs itself depends on the marinade that was used in their preparation. Honey sauce, the recipe of which is presented in our article, makes the taste of the dish exquisite. Sweet ribs cooked in this sauce will surely please everyone, even gourmets.
Recipe for Traditional Honey Meat Sauce
You can prepare honey sauce for marinating meat according to the following recipe:
- Combine 50 ml of vinegar (6%), vegetable oil and lemon juice in one bowl.
- Add liquid honey (3 tablespoons) to the ingredients.
- Grind a few cloves of garlic (4 pcs.) And add it to a bowl of honey, lemon juice, vinegar and vegetable oil.
- Season the marinade with spices to taste: ground pepper, dill seeds, basil, etc.
Pork ribs in honey sauce should be marinated for 8-12 hours. During this time, they absorb the aroma of spices, and the meat fibers become thinner, so the ribs cook faster and will be more juicy and tender.
Pork ribs in honey and soy sauce
The preparation of ribs for this recipe begins with their preliminary marinating in a honey marinade with the addition of soy sauce. It gives the dish a sweetish, salty, savory flavor and a beautiful glazed crust on the surface of the ribs.
To prepare this sauce, you must combine in one bowl honey (3 tbsp. Tablespoons) and soy sauce (2 tbsp. Tablespoons). Then you need to crush the garlic (3 cloves) with the flat side of the knife, chop it and send to honey and soy sauce. It is also necessary to add vegetable oil (40 ml), juice ½ lemon, a little salt, as well as marjoram and paprika (1 teaspoon each). Pour the ribs with the sauce obtained, mix them well and put the dishes with meat in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Pork ribs in honey sauce are cooked in foil. To do this, they are laid out on the foil in one layer, then they are formed along the edge of the sheet of the side and the sauce remaining after pickling is poured onto the ribs. Now the edges of the foil need to be fixed, and the pan with ribs should be sent to the oven for 40 minutes. After the specified time, the ribs must be opened and the dish returned to the oven for another 20 minutes, so that they brown.
Oven pork ribs in honey and mustard sauce
Honey mustard sauce for marinating meat is used no less than traditional honey. It is these two sauces that not only make the meat very tasty, but also contribute to the formation of a golden crust on it.
To prepare the simplest marinade for ribs, only mustard and honey are used (1 tbsp each). To your taste, you can also add pepper, paprika, marjoram, coriander, garlic and any other spices to it that will help to complement the sauce and reveal the taste of the dish. Add a little water to the ribs marinade to make it easier to grate the meat.
Pork ribs in honey mustard sauce are baked in the oven for about 40 minutes on each side. During cooking, every 10 minutes they need to be lubricated with sauce.
Honey pork ribs: recipe in a pan
At the very beginning of the preparation of ribs for this recipe, you need to make a sauce in which they will marinate and fry. To do this, mix honey and mustard (2 tbsp.spoons), as well as twice as much vegetable oil and orange juice. If desired, ground coriander can be added to the sauce. Prior to pickling, the dried ribs are salted and pepper, and only then coated with sauce. In the marinade, the ribs should lie down for at least 1 hour.
Pork ribs, the recipe in the pan of which is presented above, are fried over medium heat until a meat crust forms, about 4 minutes on each side. In the process of frying, it is important to ensure that the sauce does not burn.
Grilled pork ribs
To prepare the ribs on the grill, a special marinade is prepared. For it you will need finely chopped onions and garlic (6 cloves), soy sauce (60 ml), the same amount of vegetable oil and tomato paste. It is also necessary to add honey (3 tablespoons), mustard and lemon juice (1 tablespoon each), salt to the sauce. Spices, such as caraway seeds, paprika, pepper, will not be superfluous in marinade. The consistency of the sauce is quite thick, so you will need to add a little water (90 ml) to it. After this, you need to dip the ribs in the sauce and leave them to marinate in it overnight.
Grilled pork ribs in honey sauce on both sides on a grill. In the cooking process, they need to be periodically lubricated with sauce, then they will turn out juicy and very tasty.
Pork ribs in honey sauce in a slow cooker
To cook ribs in a slow cooker, they are pre-marinated in one sauce and then stewed in another. For marinade, you need to combine in one dish soy sauce and olive oil (2 tbsp. Each), mustard (1 tbsp. Spoon), a little hot adjika, as well as salt and pepper to taste. Pork ribs in honey sauce should lie down for at least 3 hours.
Pickled ribs must be fried on both sides until crusted. You can do this in a pan or in a slow cooker by selecting the appropriate mode. Now the ribs need to be transferred to the bowl of the device and pour another sauce. To do this, in a glass of water, combine honey, mustard (1 tbsp. Spoon) and garlic (1 clove). After this, you need to set the “Stewing” mode and cook the pork ribs in honey sauce for another 40 minutes. Serve with mashed potatoes or rice.