Birthday Ribs and Cherry Sauce
donna
It’s about the cherries and mom’s surprise birthday cooking class. A favorite of Snugs, mom, AJ and Sang.
ingredients
- “Ribs”
- 2 full racks of pork ribs (4-5 pounds)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 crushed red pepper
- 2 bottles wheat beer
- “Cherry Orange BBQ Sauce”
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1/3 cup “whole fruit” cherry preserves
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 cup Port wine
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup orange marmalade
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
directions
- 1
“Ribs”
- 2
Combine seasonings (add more/less to taste) and rub onto all surfaces of meat.
- 3
Place ribs on on a shallow sheet pan and let stand for 15 minutes.
- 4
Pour beer into bottom of pan, cover tightly with foil and bake ribs at 275° for 1 1/2-2 hours or until tender. Cool to room temperature.
- 5
Cut ribs into individual pieces of 1-2 bones each and grill over medium-low flame until hot.
- 6
Brush with cherry orange BBQ sauce toward the end of the grilling time and serve extra sauce on the side.
- 7
“Cherry Orange BBQ Sauce”
- 8
Combine chicken broth, cherry preserves, orange juice, lemon juice, lemon peel, cinnamon and cloves in a heavy medium saucepan.
- 9
Boil over medium heat until broth mixture is reduced by half, about 6-8 minutes.
- 10
Whisk Port and cornstarch in a small bowl to blend. Whisk Port and cornstarch mixture, orange marmalade and ketchup into reduced broth mixture.
- 11
Bring to simmer over medium heat, whisking constantly. Simmer until flavors blend and sauce thickens slightly, whisking frequently, about 5 minutes.
- 12
Season sauce to taste with salt, pepper and crushed red pepper.
notes
"Food, like a loving touch or a glimpse of divine power, has that ability to comfort." Norman Kolpas
Source: Birthday Surpise Fairy
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