Ribs Crusted with Apricot Glaze Recipe

Ribs Crusted With Apricot Glaze Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 sides pork baby back ribs or your favorite ribs

SPICY APRICOT GLAZE

• 16 dried apricots
• 1 1/2 cups apricot nectar
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup white distilled vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon Asian chile sauce (1 to 2)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup finely minced ginger
• 3 cloves garlic — minced
• 2 tablespoons white sesame seeds
• 2 green onions green and white parts, minced
• 1/4 cup minced cilantro sprigs

Method

1. Place the ribs, meaty side down, on a flat surface.
2. Using your fingernail, loosen a little of the membrane along the end of the last rib bone.
3. Then, grasp the membrane firmly with a paper towel (so that the membrane doesn’t slip from your grip).
4. Holding the ribs down with the other hand, pull the membrane away.
5. If it doesn’t pull away in one piece, dislodge any remaining membrane, grip it with a paper towel, and pull the membrane away.
6. Then place the ribs in a rectangular dish or baking pan.
7. To make the glaze, in a small nonreactive saucepan, combine the apricots, nectar, sugar, vinegar, water, chile sauce, salt, ginger, and garlic.
8. Bring to a low boil, reduce the heat to a simmer; cover; and cook for 30 minutes.
9. Allow to cool to room temperature.
10. Then puree in an electric blender until completely smooth.
11. Transfer to a bowl,.
12. Place the sesame seeds in an ungreased skillet and toast over medium heat until golden.
13. Add the sesame seeds, green onion, and cilantro to the apricot glaze.

Makes 3 3/4 cups.

1. Coat the ribs evenly on both sides with half the glaze.
2. Marinate the ribs, refrigerated, for at least 15 minutes.
3. For more flavor; marinate for up to 8 hours.
4. Reserve the remaining glaze to use as a sauce for the ribs.
5. If using a gas barbecue, preheat it to medium (325F).
6. If using charcoal or wood, prepare a fire.
7. When the coals or wood are ash covered, push them to the outside of the grill.
8. Place a pan of water in the bottom of the grill among the coals, and cover the coals with the cooking grate.
9. Place a rib rack on the cooking grate and add the ribs.
10. Alternatively, brush the cooking grate with a flavorless cooking oil, such as safflower oil, and then lay the ribs meaty side up in the center of the grill.
11. Cover the grill.
12. Regulate the heat so it remains at a medium temperature.
13. Occasionally during cooking, baste the ribs with extra marinade.
14. Grill the ribs until the meat begins to shrink from the ends of the rib bones.

Approximate Grilling Times.pork baby back ribs and country-style spareribs, 75 minutes; spareribs and beef ribs, 90 minutes; lamb ribs, 40 minutes.

1. Occasionally during cooking, baste the ribs with the marinade, stopping 15 minutes before removing the ribs from the grill.
2. To serve, cut each side of ribs in half, into 3 sections, or into individual ribs.
3. Transfer to a heated serving platter or 4 heated dinner plates and serve at once accompanied by the reserved sauce.

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