Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Baby Back Pork Ribs Done Right

This is a BBQ recipe for Baby Back Pork Ribs. Trust me, once you've had baby back pork ribs done this way, you won't want them any other way!

4 pounds Baby back pork ribs

MARINADE
  • 1 tbl spoon Annatto seeds
  • 1/4 cup Vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon Olive oil
  • 1 Yellow onion -- diced
  • 1 Anaheim chile -- seeded and diced
  • 4 Garlic cloves
  • 2 Red peppers -- seeded and diced
  • 3 Recao leaves -- optional but recommended (or 1/2 bunch oregano)
  • 1/2 bunch Cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons Tomato paste
  • 3 whole Tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup Cider vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Freshly-ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons Guava jelly
  • 1/4 cup Coffee liqueur
To make annatto oil: Place the annatto seeds in a dry pan and toast over medium heat. Keep shaking the pan and tossing the seeds until their aroma is released, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the vegetable oil and set aside. When cool, strain to remove seeds.

  1. Heat the annatto and olive oils in a large skillet.
  2. Add the onion, chile, garlic, red peppers, recao and cilantro.
  3. Saute over medium heat until vegetables soften, about 5 minutes.
  4. Stir in the tomato paste and continue cooking for 2 more minutes.
  5. Add the tomatoes and cook two more minutes.
  6. Allow to cool, then transfer mixture to a food processor or blender and puree.
  7. Pour marinade into a large bowl and stir in vinegar.
  8. Add remaining marinade ingredients.
  9. Place the ribs in the marinade and allow to sit for at least 1 hour, or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Remove the ribs from the marinade and place them in a baking pan single layer (save marinade for basting).
Add 1/4-inch water to the pan, cover and bake for one hour.
Uncover and bake for another hour, basting with the reserved marinade every 15 minutes.
This recipe yields 4 servings.

Once your guest and you have had this dish, you'll have to fight them off the next time. This is a great recipe for baby back pork ribs, one of my favorite.

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