Here’s a delicious recipe for Sticky Honey Garlic Ribs—sweet, garlicky, and perfectly tender. Perfect for a family dinner or party! 🍖
🍯 Sticky Honey Garlic Ribs
🛒 Ingredients (serves 4–6)
- 2 lbs (900 g) pork ribs (baby back or spare ribs)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 tbsp olive oil
For the honey garlic sauce:
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp sesame oil (optional)
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional, for a mild kick)
🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°F (150°C).
- Prepare ribs
- Remove the membrane from the back of the ribs if needed
- Season generously with salt and pepper
- Heat olive oil in a skillet and sear ribs for 2–3 minutes per side for extra flavor (optional)
- Make the sauce
- In a small bowl, whisk together honey, soy sauce, garlic, vinegar, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes
- Bake the ribs
- Place ribs on a baking sheet lined with foil
- Brush generously with half the sauce
- Cover with foil and bake 2–2.5 hours until tender
- Glaze and finish
- Remove foil and brush with remaining sauce
- Increase oven temperature to 425°F (220°C) and bake 10–15 more minutes
- Optional: broil 2–3 minutes for a sticky, caramelized finish
- Serve
- Cut between bones and drizzle extra sauce on top
- Garnish with sesame seeds or chopped green onions if desired
😋 Why these ribs are irresistible
- Honey + garlic = perfect sweet-savory glaze
- Slow baking makes ribs fall-off-the-bone tender
- Quick glaze at the end gives them a sticky, caramelized finish
🔥 Tips
- For even more flavor, marinate ribs in the sauce 2–4 hours or overnight
- Serve with steamed rice, roasted veggies, or coleslaw
- Leftover ribs taste amazing reheated in the same sauce
If you want, I can give a pressure cooker / Instant Pot version that makes these sticky honey garlic ribs ready in under an hour but just as tender and flavorful.
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