Sugar Free Pork Ribs - Asian Keto Style

5 from 6 votes!

Trust me when I say these taste even better than they look. So be ready for one amazing dish!

Prep Time15

Cook Time2 30

Total Time2 45

Course: Ribs

Cuisine: American Barbecue

Recipe Category: Low Carb

Servings: serves

Calories: 622kcal

2 tbsp olive oil
½ onion chopped roughly
2 cloves garlic
thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger
1 tsp Chinese five-spice
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
3 tbsp sugar-free apricot jam can be replaced with 3 blackberries or 2 tbsp Sukrin Gold granular sweetener
3 tbsp coconut aminos soy sauce or GF tamari can be used if you eat it
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 kg pork rack ribs

Preheat oven to 160℃.
Boil 2-3 cups of water. Chop ribs into sections of 3-4 ribs. Place in crockpot or deep baking pan. Cover in boiling water and lid (or foil)
Slow bake ribs for 2 ½ hours or until meat is soft and tender

Add oil, onion, garlic and ginger to mixer bowl. Chop 5 seconds/speed 5. Scrape down sides of bowl.
Add Chinese five-spice. Cook 4 minutes/80℃/speed 1
Add remaining ingredients. Cook 6 minutes/80℃/speed 1
Puree sauce 1 minute/gradual speed up to speed 7.
Repeat as needed. Reserve

Finely dice onion, garlic and ginger. Heat oil in a small frypan over medium heat and sauté onion, garlic and ginger until translucent. Add Chinese five-spice and cook until fragrant.
Add remaining ingredients and cook, stirring until sauce thickens.
Pour water out of crockpot and cover ribs in the sticky baste
Cook for further 30 minutes or until ribs are sticky. This can be done in the oven or on a barbecue grill.

1. You can substitute lamb or beef ribs or even lamb shanks in this recipe

2. To make ahead cook pork ribs first, cover in marinade and leave in fridge until you want to cook again.