Maple Braised Back Ribs

 

Maple Braised Back Ribs
Author: Cibola Farms Kitchen
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Ingredients
  • 3 lb. buffalo back ribs
  • 2 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 1 cup chili sauce
  • 1 can tomato sauce (14 oz.)
  • 1/3 cup cider vinegar
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 3-5 tablespoon maple syrup or honey
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
Instructions
  1. Using a large saucepan, brown ribs in cooking oil over medium high heat; or coat ribs lightly with oil and brown quickly on a hot barbecue grill. Set browned ribs aside.
  2. Combine all remaining ingredients in a large mixing bowl to form sauce. Transfer sauce to a Dutch oven or shallow ovenproof baking dish with cover.
  3. Split ribs into 2 to 3 bone sections. Immerse ribs in a sauce in a single layer. If sauce appears to be insufficient add up to 1 cup of water.
  4. Cover Dutch oven or baking dish and bake in a 250°F oven for 3 hours. Agitate every hour or so. Add some additional water only if necessary.
  5. After 3 hours cooking turn off oven and allow ribs to remain there until room temperature is reached. Leave ribs in cooking dish overnight.
  6. Next day remove rib dish from the refrigerator and reheat at 300°F for one hour, or until ribs are heated through.
  7. Separate ribs from sauce and hold in warm oven. Thicken sauce by cooking at a low boil for about 15 minutes, or until desired thickness is reached. Remove ribs from oven and serve with sauce.