spicy honey spareribs

I usually get to cook on weekends, when I am at home and not doing any work. :) As much as I want to cook all our meals, I don't have the time since I still have to play with my baby when I get home. During weekdays, I cook lunch for me and my hubby. Preparation and cooking of breakfast and dinner are usually done by our house help. But I still plan our meals, do the grocery and go to the market for our meals.

This weekend I tried the recipe I saw in one of my FLAVORS Magazines. The recipe is called Heinz Honey Spareribs. Below is the recipe which I followed.

500 grams baby back ribs, sliced into single ribs
2 tbsps soy sauce
1/2 tbsp worcestershire*
1 tsp dried basil leaves*
1/2 tbsp grated ginger
2 tbsps Heinz tomato ketchup
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 1/2 cups water
salt to taste
2 tbsps brown sugar

Put all ingredients, except brown sugar, in a saucepan (*Basil leaves and worcestershire sauce can be replaced with hoisin sauce to give the dish a more Asian flavor). Boil over very low fire until meat is tender. Add brown sugar when meat is tender. Adjust the seasoning according to taste

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We can see where it got the Heinz part of the recipe but I am not sure where the honey came from :). I didn't had Heinz Tomato Ketchup so I used tomato sauce instead. I was thinking of actually using honey but when I opened the refrigerator I saw some left over maple syrup. I got the syrup and mixed it in place of the sugar. When I tasted the dish, it was quite bland so I added some more tomato sauce, sweet chili sauce and hot sauce. And then I stir fried the meat so it would not look pale. This is how the finished product looked like :)





I need a better camera and training on food photography... hehehe :). Tomorrow I'll try to cook beef salpicao for lunch (that is if I manage to wake up early).