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Sticky Spare Ribs Casserole

Broiled spare ribs over cabbage and apples in an open dutch oven.
Photo by Gabriel Cabrera

Cook ribs over a mix of red cabbage and tart apples in this easy one-pot pork dinner.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    1 hour 50 mintues

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

2

tablespoons Dijon mustard

2

tablespoons blackstrap molasses

1

1/2 tablespoons Chinese five-spice powder

1

teaspoon smoked salt or sea salt

2

1/2–3 pounds pork spare ribs rack

1

small head of red cabbage (about 2 pounds), shredded

2

unpeeled Fuji apples, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

6–8

green onions, diced

1

/4 cup dried unsweetened cherries (optional)

1

/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1

/4 cup ghee or lard, melted

1

/2 tablespoon sea salt

Special Equipment:

6

-quart Dutch oven or a large casserole with lid

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 400°F.

    Step 2

    In a medium bowl, make the marinade by whisking together the mustard, molasses, five-spice powder, and salt.

    Step 3

    Pat the ribs dry, remove the membrane, and cut the rack in half. Place the ribs in a baking pan and rub with the marinade on both sides.

    Step 4

    In the Dutch oven, toss the cabbage, apples, green onions, cherries, cider vinegar, ghee, and salt.

    Step 5

    Place the ribs on top of the vegetables, meaty side up, cover, and cook for 1 hour.

    Step 6

    Carefully remove the lid so the steam does not burn you, and switch the oven to broil; broil the ribs for another 10 minutes or until they are brown. Remove from the oven and let the ribs rest for 10 minutes before serving.

    Step 7

    Keeps well in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

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From Cooking for Hormone Balance Copyright © 2018 by Magdalena Wszelaki. Published by HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Buy the full book from HarperCollins or from Amazon.