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Chocolate is often been used in [[South American]] cooking especially in meat dishes containing [[chillies]]. However, you do need to use a high quality bitter dark chocolate, Cadburys Dairy Milk just won't work!

This recipe is a variation of a recipe I found in [[The Extraordinary Cookbook]], a marvellous source of recipes and ideas by Stefan Gates.

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|TotalCalories = 5321
|PortionCalories = 886
|DatePublished=24th October 2012
|Author=Chef
|Servings = Serves 6
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 1 hour 45 minutes
|PrepTime = 1 hour 15 minutes
|CookTime = 30 minutes
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====Best recipe review====

''Glorious!''

5/5 

And the limes look fantastic. 💖

 [[User:TheJudge|The Judge]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 1.5 kg (3 lb) [[pork spare ribs]], skin removed and cut into separate ribs
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'''marinade'''
{{RecipeIngredientsNB
| 2 tablespoons of [[vegetable oil]]
| 150 g [[tomato purée]]
| 50 g dark [[chocolate]]; [[Green & Blacks Organic Chocolate]] or similar
| 1 fresh [[red chilli]], finely chopped. A crushed [[dried chilli]] or even a teaspoon of [[chilli flakes]]
| 3 cm piece of [[fresh ginger]], peeled and grated - [[home made lazy ginger]] is good here.
| 2 cloves of [[Garlic|garlic]], peeled and crushed.
| 4 whole [[star anise]] - (whole 'flowers', not single petals)
| 2 tablespoons of [[runny honey]] - [up to 30 seconds in the microwave turns any honey runny]
| 4 tablespoons of [[dry sherry]]
| [[Salt]] and freshly [[ground black pepper]]

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===[[Mise en place]]===
Either:
* Fire up the [[barbecue]]
: ''or''
* Preheat the oven to 200°C [400°F - Gas Mk 6]
===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| Heat the [[oil]] and add the [[ginger]] and [[Garlic|garlic]] and sauté for 3 or 4 minutes until the [[Garlic|garlic]] starts to take some colour.
| Add the [[chilli]] and [[star anise]] and mix in.
| Tip in the remaining ingredients and stir until the chocolate is meted and well mixed.
| Season to taste.
| Place the [[ribs]] in a large [[Lock and Lock]]-style container, pour over the marinade, close the lid and give it a really good shake to coat the ribs - I find its quite a good idea to leave them in a cool place for an hour to allow the flavours to penetrate, it's not mandatory though.
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'''barbecuing'''
{{RecipeMethod
| Lay the ribs on the barbecue grill and cook for 30 minutes turning now and then
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'''oven-roasting'''
{{RecipeMethod
| Lay the ribs on two roasting trays, leaving a space between each rib
| Roast uncovered for 30 minutes, turning once
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===Serving suggestions===
Discard the [[star anise]] pieces before serving.

Serve with [[jacket potatoes]] or [[potato wedges]] and a [[green salad]]. A squeeze of [[lime]] worked rather well to counteract the richness of the ribs.
===Chef's notes ===
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