Best Cider Mop Recipes

BOURBON CIDER MOP SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the cider, sugar and pepper to bring to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the bourbon. Correct the seasoning, adding salt, to taste.

CIDER MOP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the ginger, shallots, and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are soft and brown, about 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and carefully add the bourbon. Return the pan to the heat and with a wooden spoon scrape up any of the browned bits that cling to the bottom. Add the cider, jelly, molasses, bay leaf, coriander seeds, peppercorns, and sage. Bring to a boil and reduce until the mixture is syrupy and yields about 1 1¿2 cups, about 1 hour.
• Strain and add lemon juice, salt, and black pepper, to taste.

MOP 101: SIMPLE APPLE CIDER MOP

Steps:

• 1. In a medium nonreactive bowl, mix the dry rub with the apple juice, water, and salt until the salt is dissolved.
• 2. Funnel into a plastic squeeze bottle or put in a clean glass jar until ready to use. The mop will keep, tightly covered, in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. (If you add beer, use the mop the same day.) Shake before using.

BOURBON CIDER MOP SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, melt butter.
• Add cider, sugar and pepper.
• Stir occasionally until it comes to a boil.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in bourbon.
• Mop ribs every hour.

BABY BACK RIBS WITH SPICED APPLE-CIDER MOP

Steps:

• Make the mop: in a small pan, combine the apple cider, shallots, and jalapeno; bring to a boil.
• Cook over medium-high heat until about 1 cup liquid remains, 15-20 minutes.
• Add in the remaining mop ingredients, bring to a boil, and remove from the heat.
• Let ribs stand at room temperature for 20-30 minutes before grilling.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Grill, rib side down, over indirect medium heat until the meat is very tender and has pulled back from the ends of the bones, 1 ½ to 2 hours.
• Baste the ribs frequently with the mop throughout grilling time, but stop basting during the last 10 minutes.
• Remove from the grill and let rest for 5-10 minutes before slicing into individual ribs; serve warm.

BABY BACK RIBS WITH SPICED APPLE-CIDER MOP

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE MOP: In a small saucepan combine the apple cider, shallots, and jalapeno. Bring to a boil and cook over medium-high heat until about 1 cup of the liquid remains, 15 to 20 minutes. Add the remaining mop ingredients, bring to a boil, and remove from the heat. (The mop may be made ahead and refrigerated until ready to use.)Allow the ribs to stand at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes before grilling. Season with salt and pepper. Grill, rib side down, over Indirect Medium heat until the meat is very tender and has pulled back from the ends of the bones, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Baste the ribs frequently with the mop throughout grilling time, but stop basting during the last 10 minutes. Remove from the grill and allow to rest for 5 to 10 minutes before slicing into individual ribs. Serve warm.From Weber's Big Book of Grilling. Copyright © 2001 Weber-Stephen Products Co. All rights reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California.

CIDER MOP RIBS

Steps:

• Pre cook the ribs for 30 mins in water or pressure cooker.
• Use a small pan to make the mop.
• Mix together the cider, onions and jalapeños and bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer till reduced by half.
• Add the remaining ingredients, reboil and remove from the heat.
• Pre heat the oven to medium.
• Remove the ribs from the water / pressure cooker, and place on a rack over a tray. Add 4 cup water to the tray.
• Spoon some of the mop over the ribs and place in the oven, baste every 20 miins or so, do not let the ribs dry too much. Cook for 1 hour.
• In a small pan reheat the mop and thicken with cornstarch.
• Serve the ribs with a cold rice salad, with the mop as a dip.