USA Cuisine

Barbecued ribs with marinated coleslaw

Cuisine: USA Servings: Serves 4 Created by Victor Pisapia

This cheap cut of pork ribs offers a little meat around and between the bones. Ribs are coated with a barbeque sauce and eaten with the fingers.

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Ingredients

Dry spice rub
2 tbsp sweet paprika
2 tbsp salt
2 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp black pepper
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tbsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp dried thyme
1 tbsp dried oregano

Ribs

4 racks pork baby back ribs (about 3-4 kilos)
2-3 tbsp favourite rib rub (see above)
3 cups BBQ sauce (recipe follows – or can use your favourite BBQ sauce)
1-2 bottle of dark beer

Chipotle sauce
25g butter
1 large onion, chopped
1 jalapeño chilli, chopped
400g tin tomato puree
1 smoked chipotle* chilli
1 tbsp molasses
1 tbsp dark brown sugar
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/3 cup Tabasco
2 tsp tomato paste

Marinated coleslaw
½ head of white cabbage, cored & sliced very thinly
½ head of red cabbage, cored & sliced very thinly
1 medium onion, cut in half and sliced very thinly
1 cup white wine vinegar
¾ cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp salt
1½ tbsp dry mustard
1 tbsp celery seed
½ cup chicken stock

Preparation

Dry spice rub
Combine all ingredients – can be stored in airtight container. Makes about 2/3 cup.

Ribs
Rub the ribs on both sides with spice rub. Place in a large sealable bag or on a large sheet of aluminium foil placed in a large roasting pan. Cover with beer and seal. Marinate in the fridge for an hour or two.

Remove the ribs from the bag or aluminium foil and bring to room temperature.

Preheat the oven to 160 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with aluminium foil and remove ribs from marinade. Lay ribs on top, and tightly cover with foil. Roast 2 hours.

Make the Chipotle BBQ Sauce (can be made ahead and stored in fridge).

Pre heat the grill to medium heat.

Remove Ribs from oven and uncover. Place the ribs onto the hot barbeque grill, brush ribs with sauce so that it caramelises onto the ribs. Cook over heat for 6-8 minutes on each side.

Remove from BBQ and serve with your favourite accompaniment and additional BBQ sauce on the side.

Chipotle BBQ sauce
Sautee onions and jalapeños add to a blender with tomato puree, smoked chipotle chilli, molasses, sugar and garlic.

Blend the sauce and return to pan over medium heat.

Add vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco and tomato paste. Simmer till reduced and quite thick. If too thick you can add a little water.

*Chipotle chilli can be found in specialty stores that provide Mexican products.

Marinated coleslaw
In a stainless steel mixing bowl, layer the sliced cabbage and onion.

In a 2 litre saucepan, combine the vinegar, oil, sugar, salt, dry mustard, celery seed, and chicken stock and bring to a boil.

Pour the hot liquid over the cabbage and onion but do not mix.

Cover tightly with plastic wrap and marinate for 6 -8 hours or overnight in the fridge.

Toss before serving. The cabbage slaw can be made several days in advance and stored in the fridge until ready to use.

Serving Suggestions: smashed potatoes, corn on the cob

   
30 Dec 2009 05:21 AEST
NeilA
Bris
Chipotle and other smoked chillies
Try http://www.montereyfoods.com.au in Sydney. You can buy online or try one of their retail open day. They've got a lot of great stuff like tomatillos, smoked chillies, rubs, habanero hot sauces, tamale steamers....BTW Blue Smoke is good but would be better if they toned down their attitude. Hence why I smoke my ribs at home!
01 Jul 2009 08:48 AEST
Jim
Waterloo
Where to find chipotle chilli
Jodie (and others) two places to try - Fireworks Foods http://www.fireworksfoods.com.au/ do mail order, and Aztec Foods in Melbourne http://www.aztecmexican.com.au/. Aztec are an importer and distributor - I don't think they handle retail, but they may be able to tell you where to buy their products. We have also found them in any specialty stores that carry Mexican or South American products. We often buy the food service size tin, puree the lot, then freeze it in smaller jars. Good luck!
21 Jun 2009 12:16 AEST
Jodie
LARA
Great ribs!!
My family love these ribs... but I havent been able to find chipotle chilli. Any ideas, I live in Geelong Victoria. Thanks
17 May 2009 01:22 AEST
Andrew
Glebe
If you think these are good, try Victor's cooking classes!
I really like what Victor does. I've been to a number of his cooking classes and they are fantastic - hands-on, fully supportive & great food that we get to sit down and enjoy together at the end. Check out his classes and get more recipes on www.victorsfood.com.au
22 Apr 2009 12:12 AEST
Tania
East Lindfield
Love these
My husband is American and reckons these are the best he's had; so do I
19 Apr 2009 12:20 AEST
David
Braidwood
Second Best????
Well Vanessa, I think you need to put your ribs where our mouths are and let us check out your capitol lettered, many exclaimationed claim
31 Mar 2009 04:30 AEST
Mary
Burlington
Savoury succulence!
I can't get over how good these are - tender and moist and so tasty!
25 Mar 2009 03:28 AEST
John
Paddington
Great ribs! 5 stars!
I am a huge fan of ribs. Love the intense flavours! This is a great dish - best ribs I've had.
07 Feb 2009 07:01 AEST
Bruce
Perth
Too Much Tabasco
1/4 cup tabasco, not likley. In the video he only put in a few drops. Can we get an updated rcipe?
07 Feb 2009 06:03 AEST
BorieMole
riverstone, nsw
ok, they are pretty good
bit of mucking around and take forever (took me about 4 hours from start to finish), but hell good, really rate them.
02 Feb 2009 11:11 AEST
Taren
Glenelg South
Tasty & Tender
Great ribs, good spice hit and very tender! Missed the sticky sweetness of Asian style ribs; but would definiltey make them again. Chipotle BBQ sauce was a winner!
31 Jan 2009 09:57 AEST
sarah
bicton
AWESOME
best ribs ever
31 Jan 2009 01:37 AEST
Leanne Collinson
Freshwater
Spareribs
The best tasting ribs that I have ever cook ,melt in your mouth .
31 Jan 2009 12:09 AEST
Vanessa
Beeliar
Second Best II
I agree with Matt from freo, my ribs ARE better than these!!!!!!
30 Jan 2009 04:25 AEST
Matt
Freo
Second Best
I reckon my sister's ribs will be better than these
30 Jan 2009 08:41 AEST
fcochran
Brisbane
Delicious
We are fans of Blue Smoke in Brisbane however I've been to a cooking class with Victor and Im sure this would rival Blue Smokes secret recipe.
29 Jan 2009 06:40 AEST
Texinozz
Tweed Heads
Wrong Ingredient
The reipe calls for dark beer, while the chef Victor Pisapia uses a Budweiser beer which is a pale lager. Need to correct as this will greatly alter the taste of ribs
29 Jan 2009 10:36 AEST
Lolita
Gold Coast
Looks Unreal
Can't to to make this one, we have a favourite place on the gold coast that serves unreal ribs and this one looks like it might match it!
   

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