Spareribs baked in honey

Name: Spareribs baked in honey (Costillas a la miel)
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: Salt and white pepper; ¾ cup (9 oz/250 g) honey; Scant ½ cup (3½ oz/100 g) butter; 1 tablespoon curry powder; 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; Fresh thyme; 4½ lb (2 kg) spareribs, halved; Extra virgin olive oil

Costillas a la miel

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Andaluz

By Fiona Dunlop

Published 2023

About

This easy dish is served as a tapa in the bar adjoining Eslava’s restaurant. It is one of those perennial favorites that go back years, and were it scratched from the blackboard a revolution would surely kick off. You can use the same recipe for cooking chicken thighs.

Ingredients

4½ lb (2 kg) spareribs, halved
Salt and white pepper
Extra virgin olive oil

Europe
Spain
Cádiz
Seville
Main course
Mediterranean
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).

Spread the ribs over a lightly oiled baking pan in a single layer. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil, then bake for