Country Ribs Dinner Food

BRAISED COUNTRY-STYLE PORK RIBS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Pat the ribs dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat 2
• tablespoons of the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat and brown the ribs
• on all sides, working in batches if needed. Remove the ribs and set aside. Add
• the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil to the Dutch oven and reduce the heat to medium.
• Add the carrots, celery, onions and some salt and pepper and cook until soft,
• about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add
• the tomato paste and cook, stirring, to remove the raw flavor, about 3 minutes.
• Deglaze the pan with the vinegar, and then add the red pepper flakes and bay
• leaves.
• Add the ribs back to the pan and add enough stock to reach
• halfway up the sides of the ribs. Bring the pan to a simmer, cover and place in
• the oven. Braise until the meat is tender, about 1 1/2 hours. During the last
• half hour, uncover to allow the liquid to reduce and the pork to brown.
• Serve the ribs with Creamy Polenta, spooning the sauce on
• top, and garnishing with parsley.
• Spray the insert of a slow cooker with cooking spray (for easier clean up) and preheat on high.
• In a medium saucepan, add 1 cup of the half-and-half, the milk, 1 tablespoon of the butter and the polenta. Season with salt and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking constantly to keep the mixture lump-free. Boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Pour the mixture into the slow cooker and cook on high for 2 hours, stirring once or twice per hour.
• Once you are ready to serve, open the slow cooker and whisk in the remaining 1 tablespoon butter, the remaining 1/3 cup half-and-half and the Parmesan. Salt and pepper conservatively since the polenta will be served with a robustly salted dish.

COUNTRY STYLE PORK RIBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Place ribs meaty side up in an ungreased baking dish.
• Sprinkle with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
• Cover with foil and bake for 2 hours.
• Drain liquid.
• Brush ribs generously with BBQ sauce.
• Bake uncovered for an additional 30 minutes in oven or on the BBQ.
• Add more sauce half-way through.

COUNTRY RIBS AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• First brown the ribs in a frying pan.
• Take the ribs out of the pan and now fry the bacon until crisp; then add chopped onion. When onion is cooked, add the Yoshida's, brown sugar, and water. Cook until bubbly.
• Put the ribs in a 5-quart Dutch oven and bake at 375°F for 2 hours, checking until nice and brown.
• When ribs are done, add the sauerkraut mixture and put back in the oven for 30 minutes--this will meld the flavors together.

SLOW-COOKER COUNTRY STYLE PORK RIBS

Steps:

• Spray 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place ribs in slow cooker. In medium bowl, mix all remaining ingredients. Pour over ribs.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 9 to 10 hours.