Dinner: Spiced Pork Ribs

Ingredients

4 garlic cloves, crushed
3 tablespoons coriander seeds
3 tablespoons cumin seeds
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
Kosher salt
Black pepper
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
2 racks meaty baby back ribs (6 pounds), halved through the bones
Chopped cilantro and lime wedges, for serving

Instructions

In a mortar, mash the garlic with the coriander, cumin, crushed red pepper, 2 tablespoons of salt and 1 1/2 tablespoons of black pepper. Add the lime juice and pound to a coarse paste.
Rub the paste all over the ribs and transfer to a large roasting pan; refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight. Let the ribs come to room temperature before roasting.
Preheat the oven to 325 °. Cover the pan with foil and roast the ribs for about 1 1/2 hours, until the meat is very tender but not falling apart.
Light a grill. Season the ribs lightly with salt and pepper. Grill over moderately high heat, turning, until lightly charred all over, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer the ribs to a platter, scatter chopped cilantro on top and serve with lime wedges.

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