Baby back ribs with sweet chili sauce, and peanuts

Dinners
Written By ANNA Test Kitchen

Recipe & Food Styling Marisa Curatolo, Photography Cory Aronec

These fall off the bone slow-cooked ribs with our easy to make sauce are finger-licking delicious. These are best prepared ahead of time and heated just in time for dinner.

Ingredients

2 racks baby back ribs (3 pounds)

1 cup Thai sweet chili sauce for basting and serving

1/4 cup finely chopped or coarsely ground dry roasted peanuts

Jasmine rice to serve

Marinade

6 cloves garlic, rough chopped

1/2 cup washed, dried cilantro leaves or cilantro roots, minced

2 tablespoons fish sauce

1 tablespoon sea salt

1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper

1 tablespoon ground coriander

1/4 cup fresh lime juice

1/4 cup vegetable oil, or as needed

Preparation

For marinade, place all ingredients in food processor and pulse to thick paste. Set aside.

Place the ribs on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet. Using a rubber spatula, spread the marinade on both sides of ribs. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, or as long as overnight—the longer, the richer the flavour.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange the ribs, bone side down, and bake until ribs are well-browned and cooked through, about 1 to 1-1/4 hours. When ribs are cooked, the meat will have shrunk back from the ends of the bones by about 1/4 inch. Remove the excess juices from baking sheet, then brush ribs with sweet chili sauce. Increase oven heat to 425°F and bake ribs another 10 - 15 minutes, but watch carefully as the sugars in the chili sauce can scorch easily.

Transfer ribs to large platter or cutting board, and cut cut into 2 rib portions. Brush with more chili sauce and sprinkle with finely chopped peanuts. Serve any remaining chili sauce on the side. Serves 4.

Note: For slow cooker or Instant Pot, please use cooking times according to manufacturers directions for each individual pot.

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