Gewürzte Schweinsrippchen

GEWÜRZTE SCHWEINSRIPPCHEN

Braised Spicy Spareribs

I absolutely love ribs, so when we decided to host a game night for some of my husband’s coworkers, I turned to this recipe from The German and Viennese Cookbook.

Gewürzte Schweinsrippchen/Braised Spicy Spareribs

4 lbs spareribs, cracked through center and cut into serving-sized pieces

1/3 C flour

2 tsp salt

¼ tsp pepper

3 tbsp fat (I used reserved bacon fat)

1 ½ C meat broth (water + bouillon cube)

¼ C ketchup

3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

2 tbsp vinegar

½ tsp celery salt

1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

3 whole cloves

3 whole allspice

1 bay leaf

1 clove garlic, minced

1 medium onion, chopped

Mix together flour, salt, and pepper. Toss meat in flour to coat evenly. Melt fat in skillet and brown meat slowly on both sides.

Mix remaining ingredients to create marinade. Place meat in roasting pan one layer deep. Pour broth mixture over meat. Cover and roast at 350oF for 1 ½ hours, or until ribs are tender. I started the ribs at the time written in the recipe, but I would recommend cooking for closer to 2 or 3 hours so all of the fat gets broken down for extra deliciousness.

Remove meat from roasting pan to a warm serving platter. Set aside while preparing sauce.

Strain cooking liquid into a small saucepan. Put ¼ C cold water and 2 tbsp flour into a screw-top jar. Cover tightly and shake until mixture is well blended. Bring liquid in saucepan to boiling. While stirring, pour in flour mixture. Continue cooking and stirring until sauce is of desired thickness.

First of all, let me say that this was my first time ever making ribs, and that they were pretty delicious! That being said, this recipe claims to make “spicy” ribs, but they weren’t that spicy – at least, not according to 2014 standards – maybe they were spicy back in 1956. So, if you crave a spicier sauce, more like barbeque, feel free to add more or different spices to the cooking liquid. All-in-all, though, these were quite satisfactory, and I would definitely make them again.

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