Lamb spareribs with rosemary bbq sauce

Sorry for the silent treatment. Our backyard was reduced to a mud pit at the end of last week. We had a bloke with a bobcat come by and regrade the entire back yard and pull up all the concrete pathway. Then we foolishly decided to spend an absolutely stupid amount of money on 1000 (well, 968 actually) paving stones so that we could have the priviledge of laying them by hand ourselves. So there's been a corresponding lack of cooking happening at our house. We've been reduced to eating takeaway for multiple meals. Luckily it's light out till past 10 pm now, so we can work even more!

Good thing I chucked some stuff in the slow cooker this weekend or else we really would have eaten nothing but takeaway.

This is a pretty easy dish to put together on days like these where you're too busy to pee let alone cook a proper meal. On really hot days, I even put my slow cooker outside. I feel a bit silly doing it, but it helps not to add even a tiny bit of extra warmth to the house.

Did I mention it's tasty too?

Serves 2 to 4 (depending on the amount of work you're doing and the size of the diners!).

• 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) lamb short ribs
• 1 onion, minced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 Tablespoons fresh rosemary leaves
• 250 ml (1 cup) red wine
• 80 ml (1/3 cup) soy sauce
• 3 Tablespoons Worchestershire  sauce
• 125 ml (1/2 cup) brown sugar
• 60 ml (1/4 cup) white sugar
• 1 large (896 ml) tin crushed tomatoes
• 80 ml (1/3 cup) vinegar
• water to cover

How easy is this? Dump everything into a slow cooker and let cook for 5 hours. Remove ribs and set aside. Reduce sauce in a saute pan over med-high heat until thick and sticky. Brush sauce onto ribs and broil or grill to brown them. That's it.

Gotta get back to work.....

In case you were wondering what a mud pit looks like...

Comments

[lobstersquad]

I don´t have a slow cooker. Do you think it would work in a dutch oven inside a low oven? It sounds too good to miss.

[lyn]

Lobstersquad, You gcould simmer it on low on the stove or in a low-temp oven.

[lyn]

Lobstersquad, You gcould simmer it on low on the stove or in a low-temp oven.

[Tanna]

And I thought I was the only one who put off peeing until it was way to late. What is it with women? Men don't do that. These look so great and I'm just about limited to cooking in my slow cooker while my kitchen is being repaired. Thanks many!!!!

[asya yusof]

im gointo try soon tnx lyn

[lobstersquad]

Thanks for the oven tip, will be definitely trying this!