Vietnamese Braised Baby Back Ribs Recipes

VIETNAMESE BRAISED PORK RIBS

Steps:

• Make the marinade: In a small bowl, put the shallots, lemongrass, soy sauce, fish sauce, chile paste, salt, sugar, five-spice powder, garlic and ginger. Mix well.
• Put the meat in a deep baking dish or roasting pan and add marinade. Using your hands, coat ribs well. Let marinate, refrigerated, for at least 2 hours and preferably overnight, well wrapped. Bring back to room temperature before proceeding.
• Heat oven to 450 degrees. Add 2 cups water to the pan, cover tightly with foil and place pan in oven. Cook for 30 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees for 1 hour more. When done, the meat should be very tender, nearly but not quite falling off the bone. Remove cover and return to the oven for about 15 minutes until the ribs are nicely browned.
• Remove ribs from pan. Pour pan juices into a saucepan and skim fat. Reduce over high heat until somewhat thickened, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, divide ribs with a sharp knife and pile them onto a platter.
• Serve family style with steamed rice and pan juices. Garnish with scallions, cilantro and mint sprigs.

BEER-BRAISED BABY BACK RIBS

Steps:

• Rub the ribs liberally with the Rib Spice and let them sit, covered, in the refrigerator overnight.
• Prepare a charcoal grill.
• Season the ribs with salt and pepper. When the coals are very hot, grill the ribs for 5 to 7 minutes per side.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Arrange the ribs in roasting pans. Pour the beer and vegetable stock over the ribs and spread the onions over the top.
• Cover each roasting pan with plastic wrap and heavy-duty aluminum foil. There should be no holes in the plastic wrap or the foil. Braise the ribs until a bone comes out with minimal resistance when pulled, about 2 hours. Do not over-braise.
• Remove the plastic wrap and foil and let the ribs cool in their braising liquid.
• To serve, prepare a charcoal grill. Warm the ribs over medium heat and baste with the Molasses Barbeque Sauce. Serve hot.
• Combine the brown sugar, chili powder, granulated onion, salt and pepper, granulated garlic and dried oregano in a large bowl and whisk until well combined.
• Combine the ketchup, molasses, vinegar and steak sauce in a medium saucepan over low heat. Once the mixture comes to a simmer add the sugar, chili powder, granulated garlic and granulated onion. Stir the sauce often to prevent the sugars from scorching and do not allow the sauce to boil. Simmer for 30 minutes. Yield: enough for 3 racks of ribs.

BABY BACK RIBS BRAISED LOW AND SLOW

Steps:

• Line a sheet pan with aluminum foil to use as a holding vessel for the ribs.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the mustard, meat spice blend, salt, sazón, curry powder, sugar, and red pepper flakes (if using).
• Remove the ribs from the packaging and "wash" them with white distilled vinegar. Don't dry the ribs as the moisture will help the spice rub adhere to the ribs. Arrange the ribs on the prepared sheet pan.
• Slather half of the spice rub on to one side of the racks of ribs. Flip them over and coat the other side with the remaining spice rub.
• Stack the seasoned rib racks on top of one another and wrap them tightly in plastic film, then wrap them again in foil. This will contain any leaks that may occur while the ribs are marinating. Return the racks to the sheet pan and marinate the ribs in the refrigerator for 24 hours, or overnight.
• Preheat your oven to 250°F. Place an oven rack in the lower part of the oven.
• Unwrap the ribs and arrange them, in a single layer, in a large roasting pan. Pour the ale or lager over the ribs and cover the pan, tightly, with aluminum foil.
• Cook the ribs for 3 hours, or until their internal temperature reaches 190°F.
• A half-hour before the ribs are due to come out of the oven, preheat a charcoal or gas grill to medium-high heat.
• Transfer the ribs to the pre-heated grill and sear them for 5-6 minutes on each side. Remove them from the grill and allow them to rest for 15 minutes before cutting and enjoying.

BRAISED PORK RIBS

Steps:

• Sprinkle separated ribs liberally on all sides with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
• Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Brown ribs in the hot oil on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Add enough red wine to almost cover the ribs. Cover, reduce heat, and let simmer for 45 minutes. Stir in onion, carrot, and celery. Continue to simmer for 45 minutes more, adding more wine or water if sauce is too thick.

BRAISED BABY BACK RIBS WITH ZESTY BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the ketchup, water, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, salt, paprika, chili powder, black pepper and cayenne pepper. Stir in onions. Set aside.
• Remove membrane from bone side of ribs - see easy to follow directions from Weber. Cut into individual ribs. Pat dry. Season with salt and pepper.
• In a large heavy skillet or Dutch oven, heat olive oil over high heat. Add half of ribs and brown on all sides. Remove and set aside. Repeat with remaining ribs. Drain any oil or fat off from the pan. Add reserved ribs back; spoon BBQ sauce over all. Cover tightly and cook at a low simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until meat is very tender. Stir occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 225 degrees.
• Remove ribs from pan and place in a covered baking dish in the oven to stay warm.
• Cool sauce to room temperature. Skim any grease off the surface of the sauce. Purée in a blender until smooth. Place back in pan and bring to a medium boil. Cook, stirring often, until thickened, around 15 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed (I like to add a touch more vinegar and salt).
• To serve, baste ribs with some of the sauce, passing the rest on the side (I like to put it in individual dipping bowls for each person).

BRAISED BABY BACK RIBS

Steps:

• Combine rub* ingredients in a plastic bag, shake to mix.
• Rub olive oil on ribs then generously cover both sides of ribs with rub, there's enough to do 2 racks.
• Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hrs or as long as 24 hours.
• For covered charcoal grill: Start coals 30-45 minutes prior to cooking, soak a couple hand fulls of hickory chips in water.
• Meanwhile, place each rack of ribs, curved side down on two layers of heavy duty aluminum foil, which have been wiped with a thin coat of vegetable oil use a piece of foil large enough to seal over the top.
• Form a pan with the foil.
• After coals turn white push them all to one side, drain wood chips, place soaked wood chips on hot coals, replace grill top.
• Soak some more chips.
• Place ribs and foil on cool side of grill, carefully pour water to the foil 'pans' to no more than 1/2" up the sides of the ribs.
• Replace lid on grill.
• Every 30 minutes add a few coals and some of the soaked chips and reverse the position of the ribs (rotate and reverse).
• Turn over about 1/2 way through the cooking process so they finish curved side up.
• Depending on your grill it could take as long as 4 hrs or as little as 1 hr to cook.
• To finish ribs, remove from heat, drain liquid from foil pan (reserve for sauce if desired) carefully cut racks into serving sized chunks (3-4 ribs), brush with sauce and return to hot side of grill for a few minutes to brown a bit.
• You can brown them under the broiler right in the foil pans if coals are not hot enough.
• This procedure can be replicated on a two (or more) zoned gas grill.
• Put the chips in another foil 'pan' and place them over the heat, when they start to smoke put the ribs over the cool side and cover.
• Replenish chips as necessary, rotate and reverse rib pans about every 30 minutes.
• *This is a sweet rub and may be a bit too sweet for some tastes, if so decrease sugar.

SLOW-COOKER VIETNAMESE BABY BACK RIBS

Steps:

• Stir together shallots, fish sauce, 1/4 cup honey, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker. Add spareribs; toss to coat. Cover and cook on low 7 hours.
• Preheat oven to broil, with rack 4 inches from element. Transfer ribs to a rimmed baking sheet, meat-side up. Broil until browned, 4 minutes. Pour juices from slow cooker through a fine-mesh sieve into a small saucepan; discard solids. Bring to a boil, then cook until syrupy, 5 to 10 minutes. Brush some glaze onto ribs.
• Combine carrots, cabbage, lime juice, mint, oil, and remaining 2 teaspoons honey. Season with salt and pepper. Serve ribs, with slaw and remaining glaze alongside.

VIETNAMESE-STYLE BABY BACK RIBS

Steps:

• Place ribs on a sheet pan and coat both sides with salt and peppercorns.
• Cover pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate 3 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Remove ribs from refrigerator and cut into 2-rib sections.
• In a deep baking pan or braising pot, stir together coconut juice, broth, garlic, fish sauce and sugar.
• Add ribs.
• Place a piece of parchment paper directly on top of the ribs and braising liquid.
• Cover pan with a lid or wrap tightly with foil.
• Cook until the meat is very tender and falls off of the bone, about 1 1/2 hours. (If using hardboiled eggs, add them to the pot during the last 20 minutes of cooking.)
• Serve on a bed of leafy greens, if you like, with braised hardboiled eggs.

VIETNAMESE BRAISED BABY BACK RIBS

Steps:

• 1. Make the marinade: In a small bowl, put the shallots, lemongrass, soy sauce, fish sauce, chile paste, sugar, five-spice powder, garlic and ginger. Mix well.
• 2. Put the ribs in a deep baking dish or roasting pan and add marinade. Using your hands, coat ribs well. Let marinate, refrigerated, for at least 2 hours and preferably overnight, well wrapped. Bring back to room temperature before proceeding.
• 3. Heat oven to 450°F. Add 2 cups water to the pan, cover tightly with foil and place pan in oven. Cook for 30 minutes, then reduce heat to 350°F for 1 hour more. When done, the meat should be very tender, nearly but not quite falling off the bone. Remove cover and return to the oven for about 15 minutes until the ribs are nicely browned.
• 4. Remove ribs from pan. Pour pan juices into a saucepan and skim fat. Reduce over high heat until somewhat thickened, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, divide ribs with a sharp knife and pile them onto a platter.
• 5. Serve with cooked white rice and pan juices. Garnish with scallions, cilantro and mint sprigs.

VIETNAMESE BRAISED PORK RIBS

Steps:

• Make the marinade: In a small bowl, put the shallots, lemongrass, soy sauce, fish sauce, chile paste, salt, sugar, five-spice powder, garlic and ginger. Mix well.
• Put the meat in a deep baking dish or roasting pan and add marinade. Using your hands, coat ribs well. Let marinate, refrigerated, for at least 2 hours and preferably overnight, well wrapped. Bring back to room temperature before proceeding.
• Heat oven to 450 degrees. Add 2 cups water to the pan, cover tightly with foil and place pan in oven. Cook for 30 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees for 1 hour more. When done, the meat should be very tender, nearly but not quite falling off the bone. Remove cover and return to the oven for about 15 minutes until the ribs are nicely browned.
• Remove ribs from pan. Pour pan juices into a saucepan and skim fat. Reduce over high heat until somewhat thickened, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, divide ribs with a sharp knife and pile them onto a platter.
• Serve family style with steamed rice and pan juices. Garnish with scallions, cilantro and mint sprigs.