Sweet Chili Peanut Butter Glazed Ribs & Baked Sweet Potatoes with African Peanut Sauce
By UMass Dining
Ingredients
For the Glazed Ribs
- 40 lb Pork spare ribs
- ½ cup Ground cumin
- ½ cup Ground coriander
- 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons Cayenne pepper
- ½ cup Garam masala
- 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons Fennel seed, ground
- ¼ cup Ground black pepper
- ½ cup Brown sugar
- ½ cup Salt
- 1 lb 4 oz Thai sweet chili sauce
- 1 lb Peanut butter
- 8 oz Warm water
For the Baked Sweet Potatoes
- 31 ¼ lb Sweet potatoes
- 6¼ tablespoons Canola oil
For the African Peanut Sauce
- 12 ½ oz Shallots, minced
- 6 ¼ oz Ginger, minced
- 6 ¼ oz Garlic, minced
- 4 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon Ground cumin
- 4 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon Ground coriander
- 1 ½ teaspoons Cayenne pepper
- 2 lb 5 ½ oz Water
- 2 lb 5 ½ oz Local crushed tomatoes
- 1 lb 9 oz Peanut butter
- 4 tablespoons + ½ teaspoons Sugar
- 1 tablespoons + ¼ teaspoons Salt
- 3 ¼ oz Cilantro, chopped
- 2 lb 5 ½ oz Honey roasted peanuts, chopped
Directions
Preparation for the Sweet Chili Peanut Butter Glazed Ribs
- Combine all of the spices, sugar, and salt and rub onto the ribs.
- Bake the ribs in a 325°F Combi oven for about 1½ to 2 hours or until tender.
- While the ribs are baking, whisk together the sweet chili sauce, peanut butter and warm water until smooth. Thin with additional water if needed.
- Once the ribs are done, brush the sauce onto the ribs and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
Preparation for the Baked Sweet Potatoes with African Peanut Sauce
- For the African peanut sauce, heat oil in a pot over medium heat and sauté the shallots, ginger and garlic for 2–3 minutes. Add the spices and cook for another minute. Stir in the water, tomatoes, peanut butter, salt and sugar, and bring to a simmer. Cook for 5–10 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Reserve warm.
- Bake sweet potatoes whole in a 375°F oven until very tender.
- Cut into halves or quarters (depending on size) and place onto decorative pans.
- Spoon the African peanut sauce generously over the top and garnish with cilantro and chopped peanuts.
