Lilikoi BBQ Ribs
Lilikoi is Hawaiian Passionfruit, a delicate taste that aligns itself perfectly with both sweet and savory dishes. Lilikoi jelly is fragrant and sweet which makes a wonderful base for ribs!
Some people like their ribs grilled, some oven-cook, while others don’t have time and go the crock pot route. It’s the choose your own adventure of ribs! Whichever cooking method you choose, I promise you these ribs are sweet and satisfying and will leave you feeling like you’ve visited the islands!
Lilikoi BBQ Ribs
Ingredients:
2-3 pounds pork spare ribs
1-1/2 cup lilikoi jelly
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 Tablespoons sake
1 slice of fresh ginger
1 clove garlic, minced
1 Tablespoon brown sugar
fresh ground pepper
Instructions:
Combine the lilikoi jelly, soy sauce, sake, ginger, garlic and brown sugar.
Here are a few different options for cooking the ribs:
Option 1: Put the ribs and the sauce in a crock pot and cook 6-8 hours on low.
Option 2: Marinate the ribs with the sauce for 5-6 hours, then grill.
Option 3: Marinate the ribs and bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
1) I am obsessed with lilikoi.
2) Justin is obsessed with BBQ.
3) My parents just sent me their slow cooker they don’t use!
WIN!
Perfect I have jars of lilikoi just waiting to be used!!
I was introduced to Lilikoi in hawaii when we were visiting my husbands family. I’ve become so obsessed with it, that when his family ships us boxes of lilikoi butter and jelly I hoard it then forget about it! This will be a perfect recipe for the jars of jelly that i have!
Can I use guava jelly instead of lilikoi?
@Renee
Sure!