Bourbon And Black Pepper Braised Short Food

SLOW COOKED BOURBON BRAISED BEEF BACK RIBS

Steps:

• In small bowl or tray, mix rub ingredients thoroughly.
• Rub onto beef back ribs.
• In a large hot skillet, heat oil.
• Brown ribs for several minutes on each side in batches.
• Transfer ribs to slow cooker insert.
• Add remaining meal ingredients into slow cooker insert and mix thoroughly.
• Cover and cook for 4-6 hours.
• Serve over rice.

BLACK PEPPER AND BOURBON CARAMEL CHEWS

Steps:

• Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment and coat with cooking spray.
• In a medium heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat, combine sugar, cream, honey, bourbon and salt. Clip a candy thermometer to the side of the pot. Cook mixture, stirring frequently, until it reaches 245 degrees, 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the size of the pot. Quickly stir in butter and pepper.
• Pour mixture into prepared pan. Let cool completely until it is set to a semi-firm consistency, about an hour. Cut into 50 rectangular pieces and wrap in parchment paper, cellophane or other candy wrappers, twisting ends to seal.

BOURBON AND BLACK PEPPER BRAISED SHORT

Steps:

• Season the short ribs with salt and pepper. In the stovetop-safe insert of a slow cooker or in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, warm the oil until almost smoking. Add half of the short ribs and brown on all sides, 7 to 8 minutes total. Transfer to a plate. Repeat with the remaining ribs. Transfer the insert to the slow-cooker base; if using a sauté pan, transfer the ribs to a slow cooker. Return all the ribs to the slow cooker and add the onion, barbecue sauce and water. Cover and cook on low according to the manufacturer's instructions until the meat nearly falls off the bone, about 6 hours. Transfer the ribs to a platter. Using paper towels, blot the excess sauce off the ribs. Skim the fat off the braising liquid and simmer the liquid until slightly thickened. Meanwhile, preheat a grill pan over medium-high heat until smoking. Spray the pan with nonstick cooking spray. Working in batches, grill the ribs until nicely grill-marked, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer the ribs to a platter and serve with corn fritters. Pass the sauce alongside. Serves 6.