We are about to move, so we are in the process of depleating our food
supplies. We also just scrubbed out the grill, so no griling for the
ribs.🙁
We had a package of country style pork ribs. $1.59 / lb, so nothing
fancy. The Idea was a honey-soy glaze, but the recipe called for lemon.
No lemon, so I tried pineapple juice, which worked well, but was a
little sweeter than I would have prefered. Anyway, the marinade was
soy, baslamic vinegar, pineapple juice, a touch of sherry (manzanilla)
and a chopped/minced up shallot.
After they marinaded a few hours, I put them in the oven at 400, and
coated the top with honey. I threw some carrots, celery, quartered
onions, and the pineapple rings in the bottom of the roaster to keep
things from drying up. After about a half hour, maybe a little less, I
flipped the ribs and coated the other side with honey.
Meanwhile, I started a bit of oil on the stove, popped some mustard
seeds, added some onion a fried to brown. Then I threw in some diced
red potatoes and fried a bit in the oil. Tossed in some turmeric and
curry powder and fried a bit while I looked for peas. No peas. Added
some frozen string beans instead. Drizzled a bit of water in, covered
and let cook until the ribs were ready. After about a half hour or so,
I pooped the lid off, sprinkled a bit of curry powder and a touch of
garam masala on top. Stirred and let cook a bit with the lid off to
reduce the liquid. Frozen string beans give off more liquid than peas
apparently.
The ribs were a bit sweet as noted, but everyone liked them. The roased
carrots, onion, and celery was also a bit sweet, but still quite good.
The pinapple slices were sweet, of course, but that was expected.
Now I have two days to go, and only a head of romaine, a few tomatoes,
a bunch of canned stuff (tomatoes and beans, with a few veggies), some
pasta and rice, and a bunch of condiments and such. Guess I either live
on beans and rice, or go back to the store before I move. Anyone got a
good rice and bean recipe ?
Dean G.