1 cup bourbon whiskey (see tip)
3 cups cola
1 cup tomato sauce
2 teaspoons Mexican chilli
powder
1 / 3 cup smoky barbecue sauce
2kg American-style pork ribs
- Combine bourbon, cola,
tomato sauce, chilli powder
andbarbecuesauceina large
shallow bowl. Add ribs to
coat. Cover with plastic wrap
and refrigerate overnight.- Preheat a covered barbecue
with all burners on low and
hood closed until temperature
reaches 180°C. - Drain ribs; reserve marinade.
Transfer ribs to two oiled
disposable foil roasting pans
and cover with foil. Turn
burners off underneath
meat, leaving other burners
on low. Cook with the hood
closed for 1 ¼ hours. Increase
barbecue heat to 200°C.
Remove foil, turn ribs
and baste with any juices.
Barbecue for a further 30
minutes, using 1 cup of
the reserved marinade for
basting every 10 minutes,until tender. Do not baste
during the final 10 minutes
of cooking time.- Place remaining reserved
marinade in a large saucepan
and bring to the boil. Boil for
20 minutes or until marinade
reduces to about 1 ½ cups. - Serve ribs with reduced
marinade and chargrilled
corn cobs, if liked.
Bourbon & Cola Pork Ribs
SERVES 4 PREPARATION & COOKING 2 HOURS (PLUS REFRIGERATION)
BL
UT
BBQ
Treat Dad to a delicious
feast on his special day
Top tip
✦ For a non-alcoholic
version, use extra
cola or sparkling
apple juice.
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38 Woman’s Day