Delicious pork ribs slow cooked with cabbage and sauerkraut and braised in beer.
Yes, we’ve had a perfect recipe for spare ribs and sauerkraut for years.
Dad found a recipe for spare ribs in The Niman Ranch Cookbook, into which he incorporated an entirely different way of cooking sauerkraut, one that slow-cooks cabbage and sauerkraut along with beer.
Okay, spare ribs, cabbage, sauerkraut and now beer? No wonder he loves this recipe. It takes twice as long to prepare as our other recipe. But it’s really amazingly good and worth it if you can take the time.
Spare ribs, cabbage and sauerkraut
ingredients
- 3 to 3 1/2 lb pork ribsbone-in
- 3 cloves garlicthinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon Caraway seeds
- 1 tablespoon cracked black pepper
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 (32-ounce) glass sauerkrautdrained
- 4 cups cabbagethinly grated (about 1 medium head)
- 1 Middle yellow onionthinly sliced
- 2 tablespoon Brown sugar
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 Bottle Beer (your favorite)
- 1/4 teaspoon Caraway seeds
method
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Rub the spareribs with spices and chill:
Rub the ribs with garlic, cumin and ground black pepper. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 24 hours (if you have the time, otherwise skip).
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Fry the spare ribs:
Heat oven to 400°F. Unwrap the spare ribs from the plastic wrap. Season the ribs with salt and pepper. Wrap the ribs in aluminum foil and place them on a skillet. Roast at 400°F for 1 hour 15 minutes or until tender. Remove from the oven and set aside.
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Bake sauerkraut:
Place the sauerkraut, onion, cumin, brown sugar, and cabbage in a Dutch oven. Stir in the beer, water, and chicken broth. Add pepper to taste. Reduce the oven temperature to 375°F. Cover and bake the sauerkraut mixture for 3 hours.
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Add the ribs to the sauerkraut and bake for another hour:
Lower the oven temperature to 325°F. Place the ribs on top of the sauerkraut, cover and cook for an additional hour. Add more liquid if necessary.
Serve the ribs with the sauerkraut. Good with boiled potatoes.
| nutritional information (per serving) | |
|---|---|
| 955 | calories |
| 71g | Fat |
| 24g | carbohydrates |
| 53g | protein |
