Fairy Platinum Challenge | Pork ribs with potato wedges

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Pork ribs with potato wedges and garlic and chive sacue

Ingredients

• 2 racks pork spare ribs (cut in half)
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tbsp rock salt
• 1 lamb cube (or chicken stock)
• Sesame seeds

Sauce

• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 3 tbsp vinegar (wine or white)
• 3 tbsp ketchup
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp corn flour mixed with 2 tbsp of water

Potato wedges

• 3 large potatoes
• Sweet paprika
• Mixed Italian herbs
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper

Zucchini and carrots

• Zucchini
• Carrots
• 2 tsp honey
• Olive oil

Garlic and chive sauce

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tub Greek yoghurt
• 1 tbsp mayo
• 1 lemon, juice only
• Lots of chives

Method

1. In a large pot with water, simmer spare ribs with salt, smoked paprika and lamb cube or chicken stock for 45 mins.
2. In the meantime prepare the sauce by mixing all the ingredients (except for the corn flour which is mixed with water in a small jug) and simmer in a small sized pot.
3. When sugar dissolves pour in the corn flour and stir till sauce thickens.
4. Transfer ribs in a flat baking dish and with a tablespoon, spread sauce over the top of each rack of ribs.
5. Sprinkle some sesame seeds over the top and put in a preheated oven at 200°C for 30 minutes.
6. To make the potato wedges, wash and cut potatoes into thin wedges. Put in a baking dish drizzle olive oil, sweet paprika, mixed Italian herbs, salt and pepper and toss. Bake in the oven for 45 mins to an hour.
7. To make the zucchini and carrots, cut vegetables lengthways and drizzle with olive oil and honey. Put in oven for half hour.
8. To make the garlic and chive sauce, mix all of the ingredients until combined.
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