Recipes
Spanish Ribs
Makes: 2 servings
Prep: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 4 hours plus 1 hour stand time
Download the Printable VersionChile Glaze
- 1 large shallot, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1 cup honey
- 3/4 cup corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
- 2 tablespoons hot smoked paprika
- 1 1/2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon red chile flakes
Cabbage Slaw
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons chopped pickled guindilla or pepperoncini peppers
- 1 tablespoon brine from pickled guindilla or pepperoncini peppers
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon chopped flat leaf Italian parsley, divided
- 2 cups thinly sliced green cabbage
- 1 cup thinly sliced carrot
- 2 tablespoons sliced pickled guindilla or pepperoncini peppers
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Spanish Ribs
- 1 rack Smithfield® Prime Pork Back Ribs, membrane removed
- 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons sweet smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons mustard powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 3/4 teaspoon ground fennel seeds
- 3/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon red chile flakes
- Crushed Marcona almonds or sliced, blanched almonds
1. Heat oven to 325ºF. Combine brown sugar, sweet smoked paprika, mustard, coriander, fennel, black pepper and 1/4 teaspoon red chile flakes. Rub rib rack with seasoning and wrap in aluminum foil. Place on baking sheet and roast 4 hours until tender. Remove from oven and let stand, wrapped, for 1 hour.
2. Meanwhile, make Chile Glaze by sweating shallot in oil over medium heat until soft but not browned. Stir in remaining ingredients; simmer 10 minutes until glaze consistency.
3. To may Cabbage Slaw, mix together mayonnaise, chopped guindilla peppers with brine, lemon juice, and 1/2 teaspoon parsley. Combine remaining ingredients in salad bowl including remaining 1 tablespoon parsley; toss with mayonnaise mixture. Note: May not need all of the mayonnaise.
4. Heat oven to 400ºF. Remove ribs from foil and place on baking sheet; coat with Chile Glaze. Bake for 5 minutes to set glaze. Garnish ribs with crushed Marcona almonds, if desired, and serve with Cabbage Slaw.