Blackberry Apricot Glazed Ribs in the Oven
 
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Recipe type: Entree
Serves: 5
Ingredients
  • For the ribs:
  • One rack of back ribs (about 3 ½ pounds)
  • 1 Tbsp kosher salt
  • 1 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp granulated garlic (roasted if available)
  • 1 tsp granulated onion
  • 1 tsp ground cumin seed
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper (can be omitted for nightshade free version)
  • 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika (can be omitted for nightshade free version – substituting smoked salt for the kosher salt above can provide smoky flavor)
  • 1 tsp ground white pepper
  • For the barbecue sauce:
  • ¼ cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 Tbsp cooking oil
  • ¼ cup dry red wine
  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp molasses
  • ¼ tsp allspice berries
  • ½ tsp dry mustard
  • a small pinch of ground cloves
  • ⅛ tsp white pepper
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ¼ cup apricot preserves
  • ¼ cup blackberry preserves
Instructions
  1. Mix spice rub for ribs: kosher salt through white pepper in a small bowl.
  2. Sprinkle spices over pork and pat/rub in.
  3. Place pork in refrigerator for about 2 hours.
  4. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
  5. Place rack of ribs on its side, curled around the inside of a large pot or Dutch oven.
  6. Cover pot with foil crimping it around the edges to seal and place lid on pot.
  7. Place pot in middle of oven and let cook 3 hours.
  8. Meanwhile, make barbecue sauce by cooking onion in oil in a small saucepan over medium heat until starting to brown.
  9. Add minced garlic and stir just until aroma comes, 30 seconds to a minute.
  10. Add wine and rest of ingredients and simmer 10 – 15 minutes until reduced and thickened. Set aside until pork is done.
  11. Once pork has cooked 3 hours, remove from oven and turn broiler on low.
  12. Remove pork carefully from pot and lay out on a foil-lined sheet pan. (The pork is so tender now that if you grab it with just one set of tongs it may come apart. You can grab it with 2 tongs and ease it out or you can drain the liquid out of the pot with the lid ajar holding the ribs in and then slide the ribs out on to your sheet pan.)
  13. Brush with blackberry apricot barbecue sauce.
  14. Broil about 6 inches from heat for 5 – 10 minutes, until browned and bubbly, watching it to prevent overcooking/burning.
Notes
Preparation time does not include the 2 hours the ribs sit with the spice rub on them before cooking.
Recipe by Savory Nature at http://savorynature.com/2014/07/16/blackberry-apricot-glazed-ribs-in-the-oven/