Sticky Honey Soy Lamb Riblets

Name: Sticky Honey Soy Lamb Riblets
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup soy sauce; 3/4 cup honey; 1/2 cup sweet chili sauce; 3 tbsps mirin; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 1 kg lamb riblets

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Lamb riblets are a much cheaper alternative to lamb cutlets and are super delicious. Perfectly marinated in a sticky honey soy sauce, they are a yummy dinner the whole family will love! Ready in under 40 minutes, they are fantastic served with fried rice or steamed greens. Try and get as much of the sticky baked marinade out of the dish as you can as it really adds to the yum factor!

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1 Why you're going to love this recipe

2 What goes into the recipe

3 How to make this recipe

4 Expert Tips and FAQs

5 More delicious lamb recipes

6 Sticky Honey Soy Lamb Riblets

Why you're going to love this recipe

My kids love lamb. So much so they basically call every type of red meat "lamby" which is somewhat disturbing. I guess it's part of growing up in Australia, you become accustomed to eating lamb from a young age! They love all forms of it, cutlets, roast lamb and even lamb mince. Here's why you need to make this recipe:

the marinade flavours combine together to make a pseudo asian flavour, with the right mix of sweet, savoury, tang and heat that the kids love
mild enough to be kid friendly but yummy enough to please the adults too
lamb riblets are so much cheaper than lamb cutlets, but they can be a little fatty
pantry ingredients for the marinade
quick and easy to mix up
ready in only 40 minutes
perfect for eating with your fingers!
great with Yummy, easy fried rice as a side dish
the tenderness of the meat means they fall off the bone and the sticky glaze is super yummy

What goes into the recipe

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ingredients: lamb riblets, soy sauce, honey, sweet chilli sauce, mirin, sesame oil and ginger

lamb riblets- otherwise known as lamb ribs, these meaty little morsels are so much cheaper than lamb cutlets. Best when cooked for 40 minutes, because it gives the fat an opportunity to render. They are also best cooked on their side for the same reason. They take on flavours really well, like this sticky marinade. If they come as full racks, cut them into individual ribs.
ground ginger- you can swap this for fresh ginger if you prefer, but the ground ginger works really well to go right throught the marinade.
mirin- Mirin is similar to sake, but has more sugar and a lower alcohol content. I use a "mirin flavour" made by Kikkoman, that you can buy readily in the supermarket. It does the trick.
soy sauce- this helps to add salt to the dish
sweet chilli- there's no need to add pepper to this dish, as the chilli gives a nice sweet heat taste to the riblets

How to make this recipe

Mix together the marinade ingredients in a small bowl or jug, stir well. (Image 1)
Lay your riblets on their side in a large baking dish. That means meat side is visible. (Images 2 and 3)

mixing the marinade, putting the riblets into the dish

Pour the marinade over the riblets, then brush over them all to ensure they are all coated.
Baked for 40 minutes at 180 degrees (355F).

Expert Tips and FAQs

What is mirin?

Mirin is similar to sake, but has more sugar and a lower alcohol content. I use a "mirin flavour" made by Kikkoman, that you can buy readily in the supermarket. It does the trick.

What are lamb riblets?

otherwise known as lamb ribs, these tasty morsels are available at most butchers and are much cheaper than lamb cutlets. The compromise is that they are much fattier. They have bones, like other ribs. They are also sometimes known as a rack of lamb.

What should I serve lamb riblets with?

They are delicious with Yummy, easy fried rice or steamed greens.

Can I cook these on the bbq?

You can, but you need indirect heat, so effectively using the bbq as an oven. You want to achieve a relatively slow cook of them, as if they are cooked over high heat on a barbecue grill, they will be fatty and chewy. You can put them on a sheet pan in a bbq with indirect heat and achieve similar to the oven.

lamb riblets on a plate ready for serving

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