Ribs Dinner!

Ribs with fennel coleslaw, corn and salt roasted sweet potatos 

This is classic southern food (American).  It takes a while to make but is well worth it.  The prep isn't that difficult or time consuming although it may look like it because of the amount of ingredients but it takes a while to cook in the oven.  Great weekend food.

RIBS

1 kilo spareribs

1 tbs smoked paprika powder

1 tbs ground ginger

1 tbs ground chili powder

1 tbs fennel seeds

2 tbs sugar

1 tbs seasoning salt

GLAZE

2 tomatoes

2 tbs sugar

1 tbs chipotle paste

1 tbs honey

2 gloves garlic

COLESLAW

300g cabbage

1 tbs salt

1 apple

1/2 fennel

1 carrot

1.5 dl mayonnaise  

3 tbs apple cider vinager

SWEET POTATOES

4 medium sized sweet potatos

2.5 dl sea salt

2 gloves garlic

splash olive oil

CORN

3  whole corns

Ribs: Start on the ribs first as they take the longest to cook.  Start by grinding the spices together then rub in the ribs with the spices.  Place in oven at 100C for 3.5 to 4 hours.  If you are in a hurry you can raise the temperature and lower the time but I recommend slow cooking for flavor.

Coleslaw:  Slice the cabbage, the fennel.  Shred the carrot and apple.  Place these items in a bowl, pur over the apple cider vinager and the salt.  Let it sit for 10 minutes.  There should now be a lot of liquid, squeeze out as much of the liquid as you can and then take the veggie mix that is left and add mayonnaise, salt and pepper.  Done.

Glaze:  Put items in a pot and boil for 15 minutes, mix it with a hand mixer or blender.  Done. 

Sweet Potatoes:  Cut the sweet potatos in 4 pieces each and lace them on a bed of sea salt.  The sea salt keeps the sweet potato from getting soggy as well it adds flavor.  Put a slice of garlic on each piece and drizzle some olive oil over as well as some black pepper.  Place in oven at 175C for 25 minutes.

Note: After about 3.5 to 4 hours you take them ribs out of the oven to glaze them.  You can seperate them a bit before you glaze them.  This is a good time to place the sweet potatos in the oven.  You can then place the ribs back in the oven for another 10 minutes.  The ribs and the sweet potatos should be pulled out at around the same time.  If there are clusters of salt on the bottom side of the sweet potatos, scrape it off so it not so salty.

Corn:  Boiled and then sautee them in some olive oil and some butter with the sweet potatos.  Done.

Mayonnaise:  I will give you a recipe at a later date.