Photo: Apple Cider Marinated Pork Spare Ribs Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 rack pork spare ribs
- Salt
- Essence, recipe follows
- 4 cups apple cider
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup thinly sliced onions
- 2 cups julienne apples, such as Granny Smith with peel
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup beef broth
- 2 tablespoons cold butter
- Chopped green onions, for garnish
- Apple Slaw, recipe follows
Directions
Season both sides of the ribs with salt and Essence. Place the ribs in a large glass rectangle baking dish. Pour 3 cups of the cider over the ribs, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 24 hours.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Remove ribs from the refrigerator and discard the marinade. Sprinkle the brown sugar over the flesh side of the ribs. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and then wrap in aluminum foil. Place in the oven and cook for 3 to 4 hours. Remove from the oven and cool completely.
Preheat the grill.
Place the ribs on the grill, flesh side down, and cook for 6 to 8 minutes, turning the ribs every 2 minutes, or until the ribs are nicely marked.
In a saucepan, over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onions and apples. Season with salt and pepper. Saute for 2 minutes.
Add the remaining 1 cup of cider and the chicken and beef broth. Bring to a simmer and continue to cook until the mixture reduces by half, about 8 to10 minutes. Whisk in the cold butter. Garnish with green onions and serve ribs with the apple slaw on the side.
Apple Slaw:
- 2 cups thinly sliced cabbage
- 1/2 thinly sliced red onion
- 1 julienne apple, core and seeds removed
- 1 tablespoon chopped pickled jalapeno
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
- 1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds
- 1 tablespoon chopped mint
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- Salt and white pepper
In a medium mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients except the salt and white pepper. Mix thoroughly and season with salt and white pepper, to taste.
Yield: 4 servings
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By cmgah_4340881
Arlington, MA
on June 22, 2010
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With all of the research on chemicals leaching out of plastic when heated, is this healthy to be doing (wrapping & cooking ribs in plastic?
Has anyone checked on this being unhealthy...Food Network, can you check it out?
cmgah ~ Boston, MA
By Maj Bob
Southern Maryland
on May 30, 2010
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We've been doing this method for years with great success. We started off following the recipe exactly - never had any issues with the plastic wrap melting. We use Saran-Wrap exclusively - store brands might be melting??
We lost the recipe awhile back and couldn't remember the temp or cook time; started cooking at 225 for 6 hours. Still worked great. It's our 'go to' process anymore. Can't be beat.
We prefer Wolfe's Rub and Sweet Baby Ray's Q sauce to Emeril's Essense.
Bob H
Southern Maryland
By sewolf0310
Tolland, CT
on November 25, 2009
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Was a bit skeptical but tried it anyway. Just short of 3 hours my oven began smoking as the liquid had begun to leak onto my pan. After opening the foil, the plastic wrap had melted to the ribs on the underside.
The taste was good, but next time I'll skip the plastic wrap, and maybe try it in the slow cooker with a bit more cider.
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