Dark Chocolate and Stout Braised Ribs Recipe

Name: Dark Chocolate and Stout Braised Ribs Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 racks pork side ribs; 1 teaspoon sea salt; 2 tablespoons cooking oil; 1 medium onion; 1 medium carrot; 1 medium celery stalk; 1 head garlic; 1 tablespoon chipotles in adobo sauce; 22 ounce (650ml) bottle of chocolate or espresso beer; ½ cup loosely packed brown sugar; 2 tablespoons fish sauce; 1 teaspoon espresso powder; 1 ½ ounces chopped dark chocolate; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; sea salt and pepper

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Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
5 hrs
Total Time
5 hrs 20 mins
Servings
8 servings
Calories
796 kcal
Course
Dinner
Cuisine
North American

Dark Chocolate and Stout Braised Ribs Recipe

Iris Warren

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These braised pork ribs are as good as it gets. They're slow-cooked in a ridiculously delicious sauce made with dark beer and chocolate that, by the time the ribs have finished cooking, becomes the best gravy you'll ever try.

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Ingredients

Servings

2 racks pork side ribs
1 teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 medium onion roughly chopped
1 medium carrot roughly chopped
1 medium celery stalk roughly chopped
1 head garlic peeled and cloves smashed with the side of your knife
1 tablespoon chipotles in adobo sauce
22 ounce (650ml) bottle of chocolate or espresso beer gluten-free if needed
½ cup loosely packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons fish sauce see notes
1 teaspoon espresso powder or a shot of espresso
1 ½ ounces chopped dark chocolate about 2 generous tablespoons
1 tablespoon cornstarch optional
sea salt and pepper to taste

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Instructions

Put the oven rack on the top shelf and preheat your oven to broil. Cut the racks into individual ribs and salt them on the meat side. Put them into a baking sheet and broil for 10-12 minutes, until they are golden. Remove them from the oven and turn the temperature down to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
Heat the oil in a large braising pot on medium-high heat then add the onion. Let it cook for 3-4 minutes then add the carrot and celery. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the veggies are well-browned, about 7-8 minutes. Turn the heat down if needed. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
Transfer the cooked veggies to your blender and add 2 cups of water, and the chipotles in adobo sauce. Blend on high until smooth then pour back into the braising pot. Add another ½ cup of water to your blender to clean it out then add this to the pot, too.
Add the beer, brown sugar, fish sauce, espresso powder, and chocolate to the pot and heat the sauce until the chocolate melts. Remove the pot from the heat.
Add the ribs to the pot, stacking them on end as best as you can. Put the lid on the pot and put it into your oven to braise for 4-5 hours.
The ribs can easily be served directly from the pot. But if you'd like to thicken the sauce a little, remove the ribs from the pot, mix a little water into the cornstarch and add this to the pot. Stir the pot over medium heat until the sauce thickens, about 1-2 minutes. Season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper.

Notes

You won't taste the fish sauce in this recipe, but it does make this dish taste richer. You can also use ¼ cup of homemade prawn stock instead.
You won't taste the fish sauce in this recipe, but it does make this dish taste richer. You can also use ¼ cup of homemade prawn stock instead.
We used to sear the ribs in the pot, then cook the vegetables in the same pot afterward, scraping all the dark fond on the bottom of the pot into the sauce. We now sear the ribs in the oven as it is a lot less messy (no oil splattering everywhere and smoke filling your house) and saves prep time as you can cook the vegetables at the same time. The sauce is ever so slightly tastier when the ribs are seared in the pot. But if the difference is minimal and we think that trade-off for a cleaner kitchen and more time is worth it.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1 serving = ⅛ of the recipe Calories 796kcal (40%) Carbohydrates 23g (8%) Protein 37g (74%) Fat 60g (92%) Saturated Fat 19g (95%) Polyunsaturated Fat 10g Monounsaturated Fat 23g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 182mg (61%) Sodium 1230mg (51%) Potassium 650mg (19%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 16g (32%) Vitamin A 1282IU (26%) Vitamin C 3mg (3%) Calcium 63mg (6%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 796 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	1 serving = ⅛ of the recipe
Calories	796kcal	40%
Carbohydrates	23g	8%
Protein	37g	74%
Fat	60g	92%
Saturated Fat	19g	95%
Polyunsaturated Fat	10g	59%
Monounsaturated Fat	23g	115%
Trans Fat	1g	50%
Cholesterol	182mg	61%
Sodium	1230mg	51%
Potassium	650mg	14%
Fiber	1g	4%
Sugar	16g	32%
Vitamin A	1282IU	26%
Vitamin C	3mg	3%
Calcium	63mg	6%
Iron	2mg	11%