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Pineapple Pork Ribs with Coconut Glaze served with pineapple rings and homemade barbecue sauce.

Pineapple Pork Ribs with Coconut Glaze Recipe

These Pineapple Pork Ribs combine tender pork with sweet pineapple, rich coconut, warm spices, and a homemade barbecue sauce for a fun change from regular ribs.

Course: Main
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
Author: Manuela Zangara

Ingredients

  • 1 rack of pork spare ribs – approximately 1 kg – 2.2 lb

Marinade

  • 250 ml – 1 cup pineapple and coconut juice
  • 2 tbsp coconut cream
  • 2 tbsp fresh coriander – chopped
  • 1 green chilli

Dry Seasoning

  • ¾ tbsp brown sugar
  • ½ tbsp coarse salt
  • ½ tbsp pepper
  • ½ tbsp garlic powder
  • ½ tbsp onion powder
  • ½ tbsp ground allspice
  • ¼ tsp chilli powder

Glaze

  • 125 ml – ½ cup pineapple and coconut juice
  • 1½ tbsp rice vinegar
  • ¾ tbsp brown sugar
  • ¾ tbsp butter
  • salt and pepper

Pineapple and Coconut Barbecue Sauce

  • 125 ml – ½ cup pineapple and coconut juice
  • ¼ tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp minced ginger
  • 60 ml – ¼ cup ketchup
  • ¾ tbsp rice vinegar
  • ½ tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • ½ tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

Marinate and Season the Ribs

  1. Mix all the marinade ingredients together.
  2. Trim the rack of pork spare ribs. Place the ribs and marinade in a large Ziploc bag and marinate in the fridge for 2 hours.
  3. Mix all the dry seasoning ingredients together and set aside.

Make the Pineapple and Coconut Glaze

  1. Place the pineapple and coconut juice, vinegar, sugar, butter, salt, and pepper in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until syrupy, about 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon.

Cook the Ribs

  1. After 2 hours, remove the ribs from the marinade, pat them dry, and rub them with the dry seasoning.
  2. Place the ribs in a baking dish, meat-side up. Cover tightly with aluminium foil and cook in a preheated oven at 180°C – 355°F for 1 ½ hours.
  3. Turn the ribs over, baste them with the glaze, and broil at 200°C – 395°F for 5 minutes. Turn the ribs again, baste with more glaze, and broil for another 5 minutes.

Make the Barbecue Sauce and Serve

  1. Mix all the pineapple and coconut barbecue sauce ingredients together in a saucepan. Cook for about 10 minutes, or until the sauce thickens, then allow it to cool.
  2. Serve the ribs hot, generously drizzled with the pineapple and coconut barbecue sauce.