Sticky Texan-Style BBQ Beef Short Ribs

Step 1: Preheat a covered barbecue on low (alternatively, preheat oven to 150C).

Step 2: Place ribs in a shallow roasting pan and then combine cumin, paprika, salt, mustard powder, if using, fennel and pepper in a bowl and sprinkle over both sides of the ribs.

Step 3: Cover pan with foil and roast in covered barbecue using indirect heat, or in oven, for 3 hours or until ribs are very tender.

Step 4: Meanwhile, to make the Texan-style barbecue sauce, combine, the tomato sauce, sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard and paprika in a medium saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until sauce boils and thickens slightly.

Step 5: Uncover the ribs and brush evenly with the barbecue sauce and the roast, brushing with any extra sauce occasionally, for 30 minutes or until ribs are sticky and falling of the bone.