Baked Maple Ribs

Delicious and effortless Baked Maple Ribs, are a real treat for your family.

If you can dump the contents of a bag into a pan, you can make these drool-inducing Baked Maple Ribs.

Like a slow cooker recipe, these cook for a little while, but it is primarily passive cooking.

There’s very little you have to do beyond simply sticking a pan in the oven… and grabbing a few napkins. After all, ribs are the ultimate finger food.

Baked Maple Ribs

Constance Smith - Cosmopolitan Cornbread

Delicious and effortless Baked Maple Ribs, are a real treat for your family.

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Servings 6

Calories 776 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 c apple juice
• ⅓ c real maple syrup
• 1 Tb extra virgin olive oil
• 2 Tb soy sauce
• 2 star anise pods
• 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
• 4-8 whole garlic cloves
• 2 1/2 lb slab of pork ribs

Instructions

 

• To begin, in a bowl or large measuring cup, combine the apple juice, real maple syrup, soy sauce, star anise pods, and the cinnamon stick.
• Crush the whole cloves of garlic. No need to peel them, just crush them with the side of your knife or give them a whack with the bottom of a glass.
• Place the slab of pork spare ribs into a large (2 gallon) zipper storage bag. Pour in the marinade and toss in the garlic. Press as much air as you can out of the bag and give it a good shake. Place the bag in a pan (just in case of leaks) and set it in your refrigerator.
• Whenever you remember, give the bag a shake, and turn it over. Normally I will do this first thing in the morning and let it chill all day, but you could do it the day before if you like. It won’t hurt a thing.
• When it starts getting closer to supper time, dump the contents of the bag into a large baking pan. Put this into a 400 degree oven and bake for 1 hour, 15 minutes.
• When they are done baking, let them rest a few minutes and then cut them into portions.
• Enjoy!

Notes

We love garlic so I went with the larger amount, but if you want a little less…use a little less.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cCalories: 776kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 40gFat: 61gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 28gCholesterol: 198mgSodium: 468mgSugar: 15g

Nutritional information is auto-generated and the accuracy is not guaranteed.

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I originally shared this recipe over at Hip Homeschool Moms.