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Citrus-glazed Ribs

Citrus glazed ribs with salad

A great recipe for glazed ribs, perfect for the summer or winter with citrus. Adapted from Bon Appetit.

3 1/2 lbs baby back pork ribs, cut between bones into individual ribs
1 cup soy sauce, divided
9 garlic cloves, minced, divided
5 teaspoons cumin seeds, divided
3 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes, divided
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
6 scallions (white and light-green parts separated from dark-green parts), finely chopped
1 1/2 cups fresh orange juice plus zest from 1 orange
3 tablespoons honey
Zest from 1 lemon and 1 lime

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Posole

Posole

We modified a recipe from Bon Appetit to spice it up and re-balance this posole. Next time, we may add a hot pepper to the posole as it cooks to add some heat.

INGREDIENTS

Pork
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
Dash smoked salt
1 pound boneless pork shoulder (Boston butt)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 red onion, sliced

Posole
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 red onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 plum tomatoes, diced

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La Finca Oak Aged Malbec

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Yes

Light, fruity malbec

La Finca Malbec

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No

This is a great pizza wine, but otherwise not exciting. Very fruity, but not sweet. Delicate, light flavor with enough tannin to stand up to light italian foods, but not a steak.

http://www.fincalacelia.com.ar/

Steamed buns with Pork Belly

Pork Buns

While the entire recipe is far too insanely complicated to repost here, it comes from the Momofuku cookbook.

The ingredients are
steamed buns
roasted pork belly
scallions
sweet pickles
hoisin and siracha sauces

The candied crispies from the roasting of the pork make a fantastic condiment to the buns

Your rating: None Average: 5 (2 votes)

BBQ'ed Ribs

From Jon's Dad's methodology:

Cook the ribs slow and then start to put the sauce on ....along with salt and pepper.

1 rack of Pork Spare Ribs (not the "country style" which are thicker and harder to cook thouroughly)
Salt and pepper

Sauce:
2/3rds bottle of Kraft BBQ (Hickory or Mesquite Smoke style)
Vinegar to taste
2 Tbsp lemon or lime juice
1 gollup of molasses (~1/4 cup)

Your rating: None Average: 5 (1 vote)

Snap Dragon 2008

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Yes

A strong red which would pair well with Italian or grilling. $6, Trader Joe's

http://www.snapdragonwine.com/index.cfm?method=pages.showPage&pageid=ecf...

Fried Chickpeas with Chorizo and Spinach

This runs the risk of being Very Salty, but if you can avoid that fate, it is Very Tasty.

From Mark Bittman via Tex-Mix

1/4 cup olive oil, plus more for drizzling
2 cups cooked or canned chickpeas, as dry as possible
Salt and black pepper
4 ounces chorizo, diced
1/2 pound spinach, roughly chopped
1/4 cup sherry
1 to 2 cups bread crumbs.

Heat the broiler.

Your rating: None Average: 3 (1 vote)

Bodega Norton Malbec 2009

Trader Joe's: 
Yes

Bold and fruity with spicy/pepper notes and a hint of smoke; pairs well with duck, pork, sweet BBQ

$7 at Trader Joe's

http://www.norton.com.ar

http://cuveecorner.blogspot.com/2009/03/bodega-norton-malbec-reserve-200...

Gumbo

Based on this Epicurious recipe.

2/3 cup vegetable oil (add in other fats for extra flavor)
2/3 cup all purpose flour
2 large onions, chopped (about 4 cups)
2 red bell peppers, seeded, chopped (about 2.5 cups)
3 celery stalks, chopped (about 1.5 cups)
6 garlic cloves, chopped
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon cajun seasoning mix

Your rating: None Average: 4 (1 vote)

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