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Spareribs With Mustard And Whiskey

January 29, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Grill, Meat dishes	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/3		Orange, peeled&chopped fine
1/4	c	Soy Sauce
1/2	c	Brown Sugar, packed
2	t	Worcestershire Sauce
2 2/3	T	Shallot, minced
1/2	c	Strong Mustard
2 2/3	T	Green Onion, minced
3 1/2	T	Whiskey
6	lb	Spareribs, 1 1/2 lb slabs

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine orange and all other ingredients except spareribs in a bowl.
Whisk to blend. Cover and refrigerate this marinade for up to 2 days.
Place ribs in large bowls with marinade. Marinate 2 hours at cool  room
temperature, or preferably, cover and refrigerate overnight.  Preheat
oven to 3500. Set ribs on racks in roasting pans; ribs should  not
touch. Roast until tender(1 1/2 to 2 hours), basting occasionally  with
pan drippings and with any remaining marinade. Grill ribs over  hot
fire, turning once, until well browned(5-10 minutes). Baste with
remaining marinade.  Recipe by: National Enquirer  Posted to MC-Recipe
Digest V1 #467 by paulsbluff@centuryinter.net on  Feb 02, 97.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 149 Calories From Fat: <1 Total Fat: <1g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 565mg Potassium: 119.3mg Carbohydrates: 30.2g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 27.3g Protein: 1.1g