Ingredients

• Olive oil

• 1 lb pork spare ribs

• salt to taste

• pepper to taste

• garlic powder (optional to taste)

Barbecue sauce:

• 1/3 cup tomato paste

• !/3 cup balsamic vinegar

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

• 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika

• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

• 1 Tbs maple syrup

Instructions

1. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Preheat the oven 275 degrees F.

2. Place the ribs in the pan, bone side down. Brush them with oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

3. Bake the ribs for one hour, uncovered.

4. Meanwhile, mix the barbecue sauce ingredients in a medium bowl, then divide it into three small bowls.

5. After one hour, take the ribs out of the oven and carefully drain the pan juice. Brush the top of the ribs with 1/3 of the BBQ sauce and return them to the oven.

6. Repeat after one more hour. Brush the top of the ribs with another 1/3 of the BBQ sauce and return them to the oven.

7. After one more hour, brush the ribs with the remainder of the sauce. Reduce the oven to 250 degrees F and return the ribs to the oven for one final hour.

8. After four hours the meat will be very tender and the top will be dark and caramelized. Remove the ribs from the oven, cut them into individual ribs, and serve.

Adapted from Vered DeLeeuw