Ingredients

  • Coffee 250ml
  • Tomato ketchup 250g
  • Red grape vinegar 125ml
  • Firmly packed dark brown sugar 90g
  • Onion 1
  • Garlic cloves 2
  • Jalapeño chillies 3
  • Hot mustard 2 tbsp
  • Worcestershire sauce 2 tbsp
  • SpinneysFOOD Fine Cumin 2 tbsp
  • Smoked paprika 2 tbsp
  • Beef ribs 2½kg

Nutrition (Per serving)

  • Calories 1432
  • Fat 46.9g
  • Saturates 15.9g
  • Protein 192.9g
  • Carbs 49.7g
  • Sugars 39.5g

Given the cook-at-home nature of Spinneys and natural variations in ingredients, nutritional information is approximated."

Coffee cup molasses ribs

American 20 Mins Prep · 300 Mins Cook


  1. Place the coffee, ketchup, vinegar and sugar in a saucepan set over a medium heat.
  2. Peel and roughly chop the onion and garlic. Roughly chop the chillies.
  3. Add to the saucepan along with the mustard, Worcestershire sauce, cumin and paprika.
  4. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes or until thick and syrupy. Blend with a hand blender until smooth.
  5. Pour over the beef ribs and allow to marinate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
  6. Heat a gas grill to medium or prepare a medium-high charcoal fire.
  7. Remove the ribs from the marinade. Place on a large roasting pan. Pour 250ml of the marinade over the ribs. Season and cover with foil. Transfer to the barbecue or oven.
  8. Roast for 4½ hours or until the meat is tender. Once the ribs are tender, pour off excess fat from the tray.
  9. Return the ribs to the fire, placing them directly on the grid. Baste with the leftover marinade until sticky and caramelised.