By Edu Costa − On Thursday, November 23, 2017, 6 years ago in
Pork Recipes
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This recipe for Portuguese roasted pork ribs (costeletas de porco assadas) is delicious, serve with white rice or with a salad.
Preparation time | 1 h 15 min |
Cooking Time | 1 h 15 min |
Ready In | 2 h 30 min |
Level of Difficulty | Easy |
Servings | 4 |
Ingredients
2 racks of pork ribs2 chopped red chili peppers1 head of garlic, choppedZest and juice of 2 lemonsZest and juice of 1 orange2 tablespoons of paprika1/2 cup of olive oilSalt and black pepper (to taste)4 tablespoons of honey2 tablespoons of melted butter
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Directions
- Begin by making the marinade.
- Put the olive oil, the chili pepper, the garlic, the zest and the juice of the lemons, the orange zest, salt, black pepper and paprika in a mortar and crush with the pestle until a paste is obtained.
- In a baking tray place the ribs and scrub them with the marinade and add the juice of the orange, cover with aluminum foil and leave it in the fridge for about 1 hour. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 220°C or 420°F and bake the ribs covered with the aluminum foil for about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- Halfway through roasting (about 35 minutes), mix the honey with the butter and brush the ribs with it.
- Serve with white rice or with a salad.
Recipe & Photo Credit: malaguetaman.blogs.sapo.pt
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