Name: Old-Fashioned Barbecue Spareribs Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 2 h 55 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 lb spareribs; ¾ cup brown sugar; 1 ½ tsp dry mustard; 2 tsp salt; ¼ tsp pepper; 1 tsp ginger; 8 oz tomato sauce; 1 cup orange juice; 2 tbsp onions; 2 garlic cloves; 3 tbsp parsley; 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Old-Fashioned Barbecue Spareribs Recipe

Recipes.net Team Modified: November 12, 2023

Brown sugar, tomato juice and garlic give these ribs that signature home-cooked flavor.

How To Make Old-Fashioned Barbecue Spareribs

An incredibly easy recipe for barbecue spareribs which ensures you succulent spareribs every time! Take out the guess work with pre-cooking your ribs through boiling and tender, then letting the marinade work its magic. By the time it need to be placed on the grill, it's just simply getting a wonderful crust on the outside of the meat.

Prep: 30 mins

Marinate Time: 2 hrs

Cook: 25 mins

Total: 2 hrs 55 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

5 lb spareribs

For the Sauce:

¾ cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 ½ tsp dry mustard
2 tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
1 tsp ginger
8 oz tomato sauce
1 cup orange juice
2 tbsp onions, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 tbsp parsley
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

To make sauce, mix all ingredients together in a large saucepan and heat for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
Set aside.
To make ribs, boil in a large pot in salted water to cover; simmer slowly for 46 to 60 minutes or until meat is a gray color and begins to pull away from bones.
Remove from pot, drain and marinate in this special sauce for about 2 hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
Cook on grill, basting with marinade while grilling.
Remove ribs to platter and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.