Oven Baked Portuguese Ribs with Garlic

Oven Baked Portuguese Ribs with Garlic

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This recipe is from “The Gilroy Garlic Festival Greatest Hits of 1992″, and is a wonderful way to do country-style ribs.

This is a traditional family recipe. Often the meat is left to marinate for 2 to 3 days, imparting a wonderful flavor. Serve this dish with green salad and Portuguese sweet bread.

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Ingredients

  • 26 cloves fresh garlic, peeled
  • 2 T salt
  • 6 whole garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 bay leaves, crumbled
  • 2 t paprika
  • 2 t cayenne
  • 1 cup dry red wine
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 lemon, sliced
  • 4 lbs thick country-style spareribs cut into serving sized pieces.

Instructions

  1. Crush 6 garlic cloves with the salt in a mortar, or with a flat of a knife on a board. Transfer paste to a bowl and work in the cloves, allspice, bay leaves, paprika, cayenne pepper, wine, and water. Add lemon slices.
  2. Place ribs in a shallow dish and add marinade, turning ribs to make sure that all are coated. Marinate for at least 2 hours, and preferably longer, (think a couple days or more).
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  4. Remove ribs from marinade and place in a shallow baking dish. Add the remaining co cloves of garlic and 1 cup of marinade to the pan.
  5. Cover and bake for 1 1/2 hours or until tender, basting every 30 minutes. Bake uncovered for the final 30 minutes.

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