Low oven, sticky glaze, no barbecue and no experience required
Lamb ribs are the cut people walk straight past at the counter, and I've never understood it. There's more flavour in a rib rack than in cuts three times the price — it just asks for time. So here's the honest deal: two quiet hours in a low oven while the fat renders and the meat goes tender, then a barbecue glaze and fifteen loud minutes of high heat. Three steps, one tray, and the kind of sticky fingers that make a Tuesday feel like a Saturday. The oven does the work. You do about ten minutes of it.
Ingredients
- 2 Your Farmer grass-fed lamb rib racks (the 2 pack)
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 125ml barbecue sauce
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 160C. Pat the ribs dry, mix the smoked paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper, and rub it all over both racks.
2 lamb rib racks2 tsp smoked paprika1 tsp garlic powderSit the racks meat-side up in a roasting tray, cover the tray tightly with foil, and roast for 2 hours, until a knife slides between the bones with no resistance. Don't rush this stage — the fat needs the full time to render.
While they roast, stir together the barbecue sauce, honey, vinegar and Worcestershire.
125ml barbecue sauce2 tbsp honey1 tbsp apple cider vinegar1 tsp Worcestershire sauceTake off the foil and carefully pour the rendered fat out of the tray — there will be plenty, and that's the cut behaving exactly as it should.
Turn the oven up to 220C. Brush the ribs generously with glaze and roast for 7 minutes, then brush again and give them 7 minutes more, until the edges are dark, sticky and caramelised.
Rest for 5 minutes, then slice between the bones.
Pile onto a platter and serve with slaw, corn, and a roll of paper towel in the middle of the table.
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The Cut Nobody Fights Over — Yet
Lamb ribs come from the breast of the animal — thin ribbons of sweet meat layered between the bones and a generous cover of fat. That fat is the whole story. Cook ribs fast and it stays chewy and flares in the pan; give it two slow hours and it renders down, basting the meat from the inside as it goes. That's why every good rib recipe you've ever eaten is really the same recipe: low and slow first, sticky finish second. On a grass-fed animal the fat is worth the wait too — it carries the flavour of the pasture the lamb actually ate. The Your Farmer® rib two-pack is a Share B cut, and if the racks in your freezer keep disappearing, there's a spare two-pack of lamb ribs whenever you want one.
Swaps and Variations
The glaze is yours to play with. Marmalade loosened with a splash of soy sauce makes a bright, bitter-edged version; honey and Dijon in equal parts is quieter and very good with lamb. If you like heat, a teaspoon of chilli flakes in the rub does it. And the method transfers straight across the species line — grass-fed beef ribs take the identical treatment with about an extra hour under the foil, so the same three steps cover both freezers.
Storage and Leftovers
Cooked ribs keep 3 days in the fridge and freeze for up to 3 months, though they rarely last that long. Reheat them covered at 160C for about 15 minutes so the glaze relaxes without burning. The best leftover move: strip the meat from the bones and pile it into a toasted roll with slaw and a little extra barbecue sauce — a lunch that tends to get negotiated over.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I know when the ribs are tender?
Do I need to remove the membrane on the bone side?
Can I do the slow stage ahead of time?
There's a lot of fat in the tray — is that normal?
Can I finish these on the barbecue instead of the oven?
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