Maple Chicken and Ribs

This is a recipe from Nigella Lawson.

1 cup apple cider or juice
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 star anise
1 cinnamon stick
6 unpeeled garlic cloves
1/2 tsp hot red pepper flakes (optional)
8 pork spareribs, separated not slab
6 chicken thighs with skin and bone

In a pitcher or mixing bowl, whisk together the apple cider, maple syrup, vegetable oil and soysauce. Add star anise, cinnamon stick, garlic and hot pepper flakes.

In a large freezer bag or bowl, combine pork and chicken. Pour in the apple cider mixture and seal bag or cover bowl. Refrigerate overnight or up to 2 days.

Remove marinated mixture from refrigerator, and heat oven to 400 degrees. Pour contents into a large roasting pan. Turn chicken pieces skin side up.

Roast until chicken is opaque throughout and ribs are tender, about 1-1/4 hour; 35-40 minutes into roasting, turn ribs over but leave chicken sdie up. Serve hot. Serves 4-6.