When dining in restaurants, it's common for people to be hit with a spark of inspiration. Be it a bartender's take on an old-fashioned favourite or how a simple dish is elevated through presentation, there's always a lot to learn from eating out. However, with Johannesburg's revolving door of clubs, I was impressed with a Caribbean spin on sticky ribs with a guava marinade.
When Eskort dropped a pack of easy cook riblets, I couldn't help but wonder if the recipe would work with their offering, especially for those lazy days or when a craving for something sweet and spicy hits.
Here's a look at how you can make dinner fun and easy with a remix of a pre-marinated dish.
SPICY GUAVA RIBS
Ingredients
- 2½ guavas, peeled
- 1½ chopped chilli pepper
- 100ml whisky or rum
- 1kg Eskort BBQ cocktail ribs
Instructions
- Add slices of guava to a blender. You can also use canned guavas. Feel free to remove pips if preferred.
- Chop chilli pepper and add to the blender. Green chilli peppers or scotch bonnets would be recommended to get the necessary kick and complement the sweetness of the dish.
- Add the whisky or rum and blend until guava is no longer lumpy.
- Scoop it out of the blender and baste on one side of the ribs.
- Place the ribs with the unbasted side facing the bottom of the air fryer (1700W, 5.5l) and cook for 10 minutes at 180°C.
- Once it's done, take the ribs out and baste the bottom half. Flip them over and cook for another 10 minutes at 180°C.
- Once cooked, serve the ribs on a plate and use any leftover sauce to baste the ribs.
- Serve with a salad and/or bread of your choice.
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