Best Baby Back Ribs With Tamarind Recipes

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TAMARIND GLAZED BABY BACK RIBS



Tamarind Glazed Baby Back Ribs image

Provided by Ingrid Hoffmann

Categories     main-dish

Time 2h20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 racks pork baby back ribs (about 2 pounds each)
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 aji panca, seeded, ribbed, and soaked in hot water, or 1 fresh poblano pepper, roasted under the broiler on all sides until charred, cooled, skin peeled away, seeded and ribbed
1/2 cup tamarind paste
2 tablespoons light or dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1/3 cup lemon juice (about 1 lemon)
1/2 cup fresh orange juice (about 1/2 orange)
4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat your oven to 300 degrees F.
  • Sprinkle the ribs with salt and pepper and place them meaty-side up on an aluminum foil-lined rimmed baking sheet or shallow baking dish. Roast for 30 minutes and then drain off any accumulated fat from the baking sheet. Turn the ribs over and increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees F. Return them to the oven for an additional 30 minutes.
  • While the ribs cook, make the glaze. Drain the aji panca and place it in a blender along with the tamarind paste, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, orange juice and garlic. Puree to make a thick paste, scraping the jar as necessary. Set aside 1/4 of the glaze for serving.
  • After the ribs have cooked at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes, begin basting them with the glaze every 15 minutes until the ribs are tender, about 1 hour, turning the ribs meaty side up again after 30 minutes. Remove the ribs from the oven, brush with the reserved glaze and serve.

PRESSURE COOKER STICKY TAMARIND BABY BACK RIBS



Pressure Cooker Sticky Tamarind Baby Back Ribs image

These gingery sweet-and-sour glazed ribs are tender and intensely flavored - and pretty much impossible to stop eating once you start. The sauce also works well on spare-ribs if you'd like to substitute those here. Just reduce the cooking time by a few minutes on the pressure setting, or as much as an hour if using the slow cooker setting. This is one of 10 recipes from Melissa Clark's "Dinner in an Instant: 75 Modern Recipes for Your Pressure Cooker, Multicooker, and Instant Pot" (Clarkson Potter, 2017). Melissa Clark's "Dinner in an Instant" is available everywhere books are sold. Order your copy today.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories     dinner, cookbook exclusive, meat, main course

Time 1h15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

4 to 5 pounds baby back ribs
1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
1/4 cup tamarind paste or concentrate
1/4 cup fresh orange juice (from about 1/2 orange)
1/4 cup honey, plus more as needed
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon grated lime zest
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 star anise pod
2 tablespoons neutral oil, such as safflower or canola
4 small shallots, diced (about 1/3 cup)
1 1/2 teaspoons grated peeled fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, grated on a Microplane or minced

Steps:

  • Cut the ribs into chunks of 2 or 3 ribs, depending on their size, and place them in a large bowl. Toss with 1 teaspoon salt, and set aside while you prepare the sauce.
  • In a small bowl, combine the tamarind, orange juice, honey, soy sauce, lime zest and juice and star anise. Set aside.
  • Using the sauté function, heat the oil in the pressure cooker. Stir in the shallots and cook until they are starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in the ginger and garlic and cook until fragrant, another minute, then stir in the tamarind mixture. Bring to a simmer, and then scrape the sauce into the large bowl of ribs. Toss gently to combine.
  • Arrange the ribs standing up along the outer edge of the pressure cooker, making a ring with the meat side of the ribs facing out. Continue with the remaining ribs, arranging them to make concentric circles. Pour any remaining sauce over the ribs, cover and cook on high pressure for 32 minutes. Allow the pressure to release naturally.
  • Heat the broiler.
  • Transfer the ribs, meat-side down, to a rimmed baking sheet. Turn the pressure cooker to the sauté function and cook to reduce the sauce until it's thick, about 15 minutes; spoon the fat off the top when finished. Taste the sauce, and adjust the seasoning or add more honey if necessary; then brush the ribs with the sauce. Broil the ribs until they are charred in spots, 1 to 3 minutes. Then flip them over, brush with more sauce, and broil on that side until charred. Serve immediately, with more sauce on the side.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1285, UnsaturatedFat 51 grams, Carbohydrate 29 grams, Fat 86 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 100 grams, SaturatedFat 30 grams, Sodium 1359 milligrams, Sugar 22 grams, TransFat 1 gram

BABY BACK RIBS WITH TAMARIND GLAZE



Baby Back Ribs with Tamarind Glaze image

Tamarind is sweet, sour, and quite tart and provides the ideal base for this finger-licking glaze.

Provided by Harneet Baweja

Categories     Bon Appétit     Summer     Grill     Dinner     Grill/Barbecue     Pork Rib     Pork     Ginger     Orange     Anise     Apple Juice     Hot Pepper     Chile Pepper     Tamarind     Cucumber     Cilantro

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 21

Ribs:
2 racks baby back pork ribs (3 1/2-4 pounds total), halved crosswise
5 ounces ginger, peeled, chopped
1 orange wedge (about 1/8 of orange)
5 star anise pods
2 1/2 cups unfiltered apple juice
1 tablespoon Diamond Crystal or 2 teaspoons Morton kosher salt
6 habanero chiles, halved lengthwise, seeds removed if desired, divided
1/4 cup plus 1/3 (lightly packed) light brown sugar
1/2 cup ketchup
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup tamarind concentrate
3 tablespoons honey
Salad and assembly:
Vegetable oil (for grill)
Kosher salt
1 Persian cucumber, thinly sliced
1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 serrano chile, very thinly sliced
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
Micro cilantro and/or cilantro sprigs and lime wedges (for serving)

Steps:

  • Ribs:
  • Place ribs in a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot. Add ginger, orange wedge, star anise, apple juice, salt, half of chiles, and 1/4 cup brown sugar. Pour in water just to cover pork and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce heat so liquid is at a very gentle simmer, partially cover pot, and braise, turning racks a few times, until meat is fork-tender and nearly (but not quite) falling off the bones, 1 1/2-2 hours. Chop remaining chiles while ribs are cooking and set aside.
  • Carefully transfer ribs to a rimmed baking sheet and let cool. Cut between ribs to create 2-rib pieces.
  • Meanwhile, crank up the heat under the Dutch oven to high and add ketchup, vinegar, tamarind concentrate, honey, remaining 1/3 cup brown sugar, and reserved chopped chiles to braising liquid. Cook, stirring often, until glaze is thick enough to coat a spoon (it should be reduced to 1-1 1/2 cups), 30-45 minutes. Strain into a large measuring cup; discard solids. Let settle so oil rises to surface. Pour off oil into a small bowl; set aside.
  • Salad and assembly:
  • Prepare a grill for medium heat; oil grate. Working one at a time, dip ribs into glaze to coat. Grill ribs, turning several times, until glaze is lightly charred, about 5 minutes total. Transfer ribs to a platter; season with salt. Drizzle with remaining glaze and reserved oil.
  • Toss cucumber, onion, chile, and lime juice in a medium bowl to combine; season with salt. Scatter salad over ribs and top with micro cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.
  • Do Ahead
  • Ribs can be braised 1 day ahead. Let cool in liquid; cover and chill.

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