OVEN BRAISED APPLE BBQ PORK RIBS

Oven Braised Apple BBQ Pork Ribs image

Provided by Nor Mac

Categories Pork

Time 3h10m

Number Of Ingredients 22

SAUCE
1 c tomato ketchup
1 c apple cider divided
2 tsp yellow mustard
1 tsp garlic salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 tsp ground cumin optional
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper( add more for extra spicy sauce)
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
2 tsp dark molasses
1/2 c brown sugar
2 Tbsp honey
1 c chopped onion ( i used a sweet onion)
1 c finely chopped apple
2 clove minced garlic
6 oz can tomato paste
RIBS
21/4 c apple cider
2 c apple bbq sauce
1-2 racks of baby back or spare ribs
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder

Steps:

1. Chop Apple and onion. Fry onion on medium high heat in oil. Cook until starting to caramelize. Add in chopped Apple and 1/4 cup Apple cider. Cook on medium stirring occasionally, until apples are softened, and cider cooks off. Add in the garlic. Cook for a minutes stirring. Remove from heat.
2. Place apples and onions in a food processor with 1/4 cup Apple cider. ( if needed add a bit more cider if it doesn't blend. Blend until it is a sauce consistency. Add mixture to a sauce pan. Add 1/2 cup of cider And remaining ingredients except for tomato paste.
3. Stir occasionally and cook over medium heat for about 3o minutes. Add paste. Stir well and cook additional 10 minutes. Remove from heat. ( store in fridge or use right away)
4. Ribs Heat oven to 325 degree's Foil line a sheet pan. Turn rack of ribs over. Pull skin off the back. I insert a knife under the skin on one side separating it from meat. Grasp skin with paper towel and peel off.
5. Place 2 cups of Apple cider in foil lined pan. Stir in 1/2 cup of sauce. Place ribs on top of cider bone side down. Sprinkle with garlic powder and black pepper. Spread 1 cup of sauce on top. Cover tightly with foil. Place in oven and bake 2-3 hours, or until ribs are almost falling off the bone.
6. Remove from oven. Heat oven to broil. Drain off liquid from pan. Baste top of ribs with sauce. Place back in oven on broil. Broil until sauce is a little sticky and lightly browned. About 5 minutes. Cut up and serve.