Apple Cider-Glazed Pork Ribs Recipe

Apple Cider-Glazed Pork Ribs Recipe Ingredients (Serves 4–6)

• 2 kg pork baby back ribs
• 1L Pearson’s Dry Cider
• ⅔ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup apple cider vinegar
• 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• Sea salt & freshly cracked pepper

Method

1. Prep & braise: Preheat oven to 150 °C. Season ribs with paprika, garlic powder, salt & pepper. Lay in a foil-lined tray and pour cider around (about halfway up). Tightly seal with foil.
2. Slow-cook: Bake for 2½ hours until ribs are fall-off-the-bone tender.
3. Glaze up: Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine brown sugar, vinegar, mustard and 250 ml cider. Simmer until thickened into glossy syrup.
4. Grill finish: Remove ribs from foil, brush both sides generously with glaze, and sear on a BBQ grill or under a broiler for 5–8 minutes per side—edges should caramelise beautifully.
5. Rest & serve: Let rest 5 minutes, slice between ribs, and spoon any extra glaze over the top.

Pairs perfectly with coleslaw, crusty bread and an extra pint of crisp Pearson’s Dry Cider.