🍖 Honey Garlic Ribs
Honey garlic ribs are tender, flavorful pork ribs coated in a sweet-and-savory glaze made from honey, garlic, soy sauce, and spices. They can be baked, grilled, or slow-cooked for fall-off-the-bone goodness.
🛒 Ingredients (Serves 4)
- 2–3 lbs (900–1,400 g) pork ribs (baby back or spare ribs)
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp ketchup or tomato paste
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika (optional)
- 1 tsp sesame oil (optional)
- 1–2 tsp rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven – 325°F (160°C) for baking, or preheat grill to medium heat.
- Prepare the ribs – Remove the silver membrane from the back of the ribs for more tender results.
- Make the glaze – In a small bowl, mix honey, soy sauce, garlic, ketchup, pepper, paprika, sesame oil, and vinegar.
- Season ribs – Rub ribs with salt, pepper, and a little paprika if using.
- Cook ribs:
- Oven: Place ribs on a baking sheet, cover with foil, and bake 2–2.5 hours. Remove foil, brush with glaze, and bake 15–20 minutes more until sticky and caramelized.
- Grill: Cook ribs over indirect heat 1.5–2 hours, brushing with glaze in the last 20 minutes.
- Serve – Cut into individual ribs, drizzle extra glaze, and sprinkle with sesame seeds or chopped green onions if desired.
💡 Tips
- Tender ribs: Slow and low cooking ensures the meat falls off the bone.
- Extra flavor: Marinate ribs in the honey-garlic sauce for 2–4 hours or overnight before cooking.
- Smoky option: Use a charcoal or smoker for added smoky flavor.
- Glaze consistency: Heat honey slightly if too thick to brush evenly.
If you want, I can also give a slow cooker version of honey garlic ribs that’s incredibly easy and requires almost no hands-on time.
