Cooking pork spare ribs low and slow in the oven is an easy way of reproducing some of the conditions that pit masters have when they're making barbecued ribs, brisket and even whole animals.
As with many of the foods I fry, I double-fry these ribs. The first frying is to cook the meat; the second is to crisp up the crust. The first frying can be done up to several hours in advance ...