Braised Country Style Pork RIbs
March 27, 2024 • 0 comments
Sometimes you make a recipe and it turns out beyond expectations. This recipe for Country style ribs did it for us. Nettie balanced the spice mix and then we cooked and recorded a video of the process to assist you! Watch the video with the link in the recipe or just tear into making it your style. In the video we explain what exactly Country Style Ribs are, and we give a little demo of where they come from on the pig. We also share our favorite recipe for buttery, creamy, mashed potatoes. Enjoy!
This recipe involves preparing country-style ribs by thawing them and generously salting them the day before cooking. On the day of cooking, the ribs are seasoned with a mix of dry spices, browned in a pot with olive oil, and then set aside. Chopped onion, celery, and bell pepper are softened in the same pot before adding white wine, stock, mustard, and heavy cream. The meat is returned to the pot along with bay leaves and then cooked in the oven for approximately 1.5 hours until tender. A side dish, such as mashed potatoes, rice, or grits, can be prepared while the ribs cook. Serve the ribs over the chosen carbohydrate base, garnished with parmesan cheese and parsley. Enjoy while hot.
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- Servings: 6
Ingredients
- (3 lbs) Pork country style ribs
- (1/4 cup) Olive oil
- (to taste) Kosher Salt
- (1 Tbs) Paprika
- (1 tsp powder or a couple cloves fresh) Garlic
- (1 tsp) Fresh ground black pepper
- (1 tsp) Oregano
- (1/4 tsp) Thyme
- (1/2 tsp) Cayenne pepper
- (2) Bay leaves
- (2 cups) White wine
- (2 cups) Beef or Chicken stock
- (1/4 cup) Heavy cream
- (1) Large bell pepper
- (2) Medium yellow onion
- (2 stalks) Celery
- (2 Tbs) Coarse ground mustard
Directions
- One day in advance. Watch our video here, then thaw Country Style Ribs and generously sprinkle with kosher salt. Place in the refrigerator. This is what we did, but you could just add a couple teaspoons of salt to your spice mix the day of the cook if you prefer.
- 2.5 hours prior to serving, pre-heat your oven to 350 F. Collect a large pot or Dutch oven that has a lid and place on stove top.
- Mix all your dry spices together and coat your Country Style Ribs liberally. If you need a little help getting the spices to stick, coat with just a bit of olive oil first. Set aside. Add the olive oil to your pot and start heating.
- Chop the onion, celery, and bell pepper into nice small pieces.
- Now that your pot is nice and hot, brown the pieces of meat on all sides. You may need to do this in a couple batches. Remove the meat and set aside.
- Add your veggie mix to the oil and stir until softened and reduced but not browned. About 5 minutes. If you used fresh garlic instead of garlic powder, add that in and cook for another minute.
- Add the White wine, stock and mustard and bring to a boil. Return the meat to the pot and add the heavy cream and bay leaves.
- Place the pot in your pre-heated oven. Cook for approx. 1 hour and then remove the lid. This allows more steam to escape, thickening up the broth a bit and allows the meat to brown just a touch. Cook for approx. another 1/2 hour or until the meat easily pulls apart with a fork.
- While the meat is in the oven is a good time to prepare a side dish. We made some amazing mashed potatoes (recipe in video) but you can do rice, grits or anything else that would be enhance by a massive serving of rich braised meat.
- Make a base of the cooked carbohydrate of your choosing and drown in thick sauce and meat. Garnish how you like, but we used parmesan cheese and parsley.
- Eat before it gets cold.
