Best ever Coca-Cola Spare Ribs are sweet, savory and sticky. Oven baked or on the barbecue. Have the napkins ready for this one !

Sweet, savory, sticky and saucy ! That is the way I like my spare ribs … and Coca-Cola – oh yes, this is me!

These Coca-Cola Spare Ribs are absolutely the best ribs I have ever had. And have been making them for years.

I can honestly say that NO restaurant ribs have ever even come remotely close to these.

This marinade, which is also used a basting, can be used for any kind of meat, lamb, beef, chicken, whatever you like sticky.

We prefer to buy ready cooked (plain, no flavoring added) or smoked ribs. However, now and then we also have raw spare ribs and we will then marinade the ribs first.

If marinating, leave for 4 hours or overnight preferably, turning your marinade container regularly.

Just look at that ! Finger licking good and if your family are huge rib lovers, you will be better off making twice as many as usual. (just a suggestion 😉 )

Have a closer look – tender, juicy and you can just about see the stickiness !

As I already mentioned the recipe below is for cooked spare ribs and the Marinade / Basing sauce is only used when doing the final cooking.

Please refer to your package for different cooking instructions when using raw ribs.

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Coca-Cola Spare Ribs

Coca-Cola Spare Ribs

Linda Nortje

Best ever Coca-Cola Spare Ribs are sweet, savory and sticky. Oven baked or on the barbecue. Have the napkins ready for this one !

5 from 11 votes

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Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Marinade Cooling Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

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Servings 6 Servings

Calories 1749 kcal

Ingredients

  

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COCA-COLA MARINADE/BASTING:

• 2 t Fresh Ginger finely grated
• 4 t Fresh Garlic crushed
• 1 TB Fresh Rosemary finely chopped
• 1 Onion small, finely chopped
• 1 TB Fennel Seeds
• 2 t Ground Cumin
• 2 t Paprika
• 4 cups Coca-Cola regular, not light/diet
• ½ cup Treacle Sugar
• ¾ cup Apple Cider Vinegar
• ½ cup Tomato Sauce (thick Ketch-Up)

RIBS:

• 3 kg Spare Ribs cooked ( 6.5 pounds )
• Salt and Black Pepper to taste

Instructions

 

COCA-COLA MARINADE:

• Place all the Marinade ingredients  into a medium saucepan – bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer, stirring now and then, until reduced to about 3 cups. Cool 30 minutes before use (if using as a Marinade)

RIBS:

• Pre-heat the oven to the maximum grill setting (these can be made on your Barbecue/Braai as well)
• Place the Spare Ribs on a roasting pan (or BBQ/Braai) – season with Salt and Pepper – brush liberally with the marinade and grill, turning regularly and basting with more of the marinade, until heated through and sticky

Notes

Nutrition Facts

Coca-Cola Spare Ribs

Serving Size

 

500 grams

Amount per Serving

Calories

1749

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

120

g

185

%

Saturated Fat

 

36

g

225

%

Trans Fat

 

1

g

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

53

g

Cholesterol

 

404

mg

135

%

Sodium

 

1739

mg

76

%

Carbohydrates

 

85

g

28

%

Fiber

 

2

g

8

%

Sugar

 

73

g

81

%

Protein

 

82

g

164

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.

NB: Leftover (not used) marinade can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week.

Recipe linked up at: WEEKEND POTLUCK – Sweet Little Bluebird