Thai Green Curry Ribs Recipe

Thai Green Curry Ribs Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 sides spare ribs or your favorite ribs

GREEN CURRY RUB

• 4 whole cloves
• 12 black peppercorns
• 2 teaspoons coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 6 cloves garlic — peeled
• 1 medium shallot — peeled
• 3 whole serrano chiles — stemmed
• 3/4 cup fresh basil leaves
• 3/4 cup fresh cilantro sprigs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup flavorless cooking oil

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 rub, place the cloves, peppercorns, and coriander caraway and cumin seeds in a small frying pan with no oil.
8. Place the pan over medium heat and cook until the spices just begin to smoke, about 1 minute.
9. Then, in an electric spice grinder grind the spices into a powder.
10. In a food processor mince the garlic, shallot, and chiles.
11. Remove the processor top.
12. Add the basil, cilantro, and salt and mince very finely.
13. Add the ground spices and mince again.
14. Now with the machine running, slowly pour the cooking oil down the feed tube and mince until a paste is formed.
15. Transfer to a small bowl.

Makes approximately 1 cup.

1. Coat the ribs evenly on both sides with the curry rub.
2. Marinate the ribs, refrigerated, for at least 15 minutes.
3. For more flavor marinate the ribs for up to 8 hours.
4. If using a gas barbecue, preheat it to medium (325F).
5. If using charcoal or wood, prepare a fire.
6. When the coals or wood are ash covered, push them to the outside of the grill.
7. Place a pan of water in the bottom of the grill among the coals, and cover the coals with the cooking grate.
8. Place a rib rack on the cooking grate and add the ribs.
9. 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.
10. Cover the grill.
11. Regulate the heat so it remains at a medium temperature.
12. Occasionally during cooking, baste the ribs with extra marinade.
13. 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. To serve, cut each side of ribs in half, into 3 sections, or into individual ribs, Transfer to a heated serving platter or 4 heated dinner plates and serve at once.

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