Illawarra Plum Spare Ribs

Illawarra Plum is the fruit of the Illawarra plum pine tree. The plums look like bunches of blue grapes grouped along a thick stalk. They have a high vitamin C content and a pine and grape taste.

3 pork spare ribs
45ml (1½ fl oz) port wine
15 ml ( ½ fl oz) wine vinegar
75ml (2½ fl oz) Illawarra plum sauce
45ml (1½ fl oz) rosella syrup
15g (½ oz) ironbark honey
60g (2 oz) whole Illawarra plums
30g (1 oz) eggplant, zucchini & chilli chutney

In a very hot pan seal the ribs, then lower the heat and continue to cook the ribs till they are ready, remove and keep them warm..
Pour port wine and wine vinegar into hot pan and reduce heat by half. Add the Illawarra plum sauce, rosella syrup and honey. Bring to the boil and add the Illawarra plums, simmer for approximately 5 minutes. Pour the sauce onto the plate, place the ribs on the sauce and then place the plums on the ribs.
Serve with eggplant, zucchini and chilli chutney.