Category: Main Dishes

I have a couple binders of favourite recipes from family and friends that I used to make on rotation often! Some of those recipes are already posted on this blog but there are so many that are not!

This year I am going to try to make more of these special recipes. This first one is Honey Garlic Ribs

An interesting note about this recipe…Aunt Dasha always called it Honey Garlic Ribs but there is not any honey in the recipe! She uses brown sugar! But to honour her I will right this recipe up exactly as she gave it to me!

Murrays aunt Dasha who lives in Toronto made these ribs often. Many times when Murray & his family went to Toronto to visit, Auntie Dasha would make these ribs! When we got married (45 years ago!!!) I asked for the recipe. I am sharing it with you now!

The sauce can actually be used on any protein. It does not get thick while cooking but then you have the delicious pan juices to put over rice! You could marinade meat in it but it is cooked on the stove so before pouring it on cold meat you have to let this cool completely. You could make it a day before, put it in the fridge then pour it over the meat for about 30 minutes before cooking. If you put the hot sauce on cold meat & don’t cook the meat right away you have a risk of food safety…the meat will not be at a safe temp before cooking. So, if you use it right from the stove put your meat into a preheated oven immediately or let the sauce cool completely before using.

There is a Honey Garlic sauce by a very popular company on the grocery shelves but this is easy & you can use it the same way you use the store-bough sauce.

You can also make this sauce & keep it in the refrigerator for stir frys! Keep it for 3-4 days1

The flavour is delicious. Not too garlicky but with a perfect mix of garlic & sweet.

Here is the recipe

Sauce

1/2 cup water

3/4 cup brown sugar

2 tbsp vinegar

2 tbsp soya sauce

4 cloves garlic, minced

Maui style beef ribs usually about 8-10 strips but really this doesn’t matter as long as you have enough sauce to pour over. You can always make more sauce if you have more ribs

Method

Sauce

1. Combine all of the ingredients in a small saucepan & bring to a boil. Stir & continue cooking until the sugar has dissolved
2. Set aside to cool

There are two options for the ribs. You can put them into a baking dish in one layer, Pour the sauce over & put into a 375f oven until done. If the ribs are fatty you can broil them so the fat gets cooked off of them. Them put into a baking dish, pour the sauce over the & bake 375f until done

TIP: I türn the ribs around so that all sides get sauce on them. During baking I baste the tops & then turn them over when the tops get brown. Continue cooking until they are done to your liking