Oven Baked Ribs West African Style

Sierra Leone style (salone style) pork ribs are just heaven on a plate.

Course Main

Cuisine African

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1 45

Servings

Calories 687kcal

Put all the ingredients (except the pork ribs and salt) in a blender and whiz them into a paste.
Taste paste for salt and adjust as necessary.
Put pork ribs on a baking tray and rub paste all over them.
Cover and leave to marinate for about 1 hr.
Pre heat oven to fan assisted oven 170ºC / 180ºC / 325ºF/ gas 3.
Cook pork uncovered for about 40 minutes or until it starts pulling of the bone.
If the pork is not brown by then then crank oven up to fan assisted oven 180ºC / 190ºC / 375ºF/ gas 5 for about 5- 7 minutes to brown pork all over.
Remove from oven, let it rest for a few minute and serve.

Put all the ingredients (except the pork ribs, salt and stock) in a blender and whiz them into a paste.
Taste paste for salt and adjust as necessary.
Put pork ribs on a baking tray and rub paste all over them.
Cover and leave to marinate for about 1 hr.
Add trivet to bottom of inner pot of Instant Pot. Add pork ribs on top of trivet, then add stock to inner pot.
Lock the lid, set valve to SEALING position, select manual, high pressure and 20 mins cook time.
When cook time ends, turn the Instant Pot off and let the pressure release naturally before opening the pot and removing the ribs.
(optional) After removing the ribs from the Instant Pot, broil them for 5 mins on a baking tray to give them colour.
Let the ribs rest for a few mins and serve.

Light the barbeque to medium heat.
You will cook the ribs indirectly. This means that you move the coals to one side and put the ribs on the other side.
Put the ribs into the bbq (not over the coals) and then cover the bbq. If you have a thermometer for your bbq it will be between 100ºC and 150ºC (210ºF and 300ºF).
Check the ribs after about 20 mins. The meat should be just beginning to pull away from the ends of the bones. If the ends nearest the coals are starting to get dark brown or black, turn over the ribs. If not, give them another 10 mins.
Turn over the ribs and continue to cook for another 20 mins.
At this stage have a look at the ribs and cut into the middle of them. There should be no blood. If there is, cook for a little longer.
Take off the bbq and let the ribs rest for at least 10 mins then serve.

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