How do you prepare Spareribs Iberico?

Spareribs Iberico, especially the raw variety, are ideal for slow cooking. Want to eat Spareribs Iberico within a few hours? Then cook the Spareribs Iberico in marinade with a little water for 30 minutes. 

Plenty of time? Okay, first season your Spareribs Iberico with a dry rub or marinade. Make sure the BBQ has a temperature between 100 and 150 degrees. Place the Spareribs Iberico -over a drip tray, not over the coals- with the bones facing down. Every half hour, brush them with, for example, apple juice. After an hour and a half, you can wrap the Spareribs Iberico in aluminium foil for an extra-tender piece of meat. After an hour in aluminium foil, unwrap them and put them back on the grill for a while. Finish with a glaze.

The advantage of not pre-cooking them is that the texture of the meat remains intact, so you retain that bite. 

Ways to prepare Spareribs Iberico

Spareribs Iberico may well be one of the Netherlands' most popular low & slow BBQ dishes. There are countless ways to prepare them, but below you will find a guide and recipes that will definitely help you get started.

Spareribs Iberico using the 3-2-1 method

This method comes from America and is particularly suitable for meaty ribs, such as belly ribs. If you use thinner ribs (as is often the case in the Netherlands), you may be able to reduce the times slightly. Either way, allow around 5 to 6 hours, excluding preparation. But that is precisely its charm. After all, what better way to spend your Sunday afternoon? What does the method mean? The numbers represent time periods. Not necessarily hours, although that is more or less the standard. On average, a low & slow preparation of Spareribs Iberico (excluding preparation) takes around 6 hours. Generally speaking: 3 hours smoking, 2 hours steaming, 1 hour grilling. So, 3,2,1. However, the times are relative and depend on your taste and your meat. With babyback ribs, for example, you could choose to steam them for just one hour. And because many BBQ enthusiasts do not like the meat falling off the bone at all, 2 hours of steaming is often reduced to 1 hour. So trust your instincts (and your meat) too.

Read more about the 3-2-1 method here

Low & slow Spareribs Iberico preparation

Would you like to prepare Spareribs Iberico using a great recipe? We've got you covered! It can be done on the smoker and BBQ! There are more recipes to discover, so have a look around.