Beef BBQ Short Ribs

METHOD:

1. Preheat a covered barbecue on low. (Alternatively, preheat oven to 150 C.) Place ribs in a shallow roasting pan.

2. Combine cumin, paprika, salt, mustard powder, if using, fennel and pepper in a bowl. Sprinkle over both sides of ribs.

3. Cover pan with foil. Roast in covered barbecue using indirect heat, or in oven, for 3 hours or until ribs are very tender.

4. Meanwhile, to make the Texan-style barbecue sauce, combine the tomato sauce, sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard and paprika in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, for 5 mins or until sauce boils and thickens slightly.

5. Uncover the ribs and brush evenly with the barbecue sauce. Roast, brushing with any extra sauce occasionally, for 30 mins or until ribs are sticky and falling off the bone.