Chili Molasses Marinated Short Ribs Recipes

SPICE-RUBBED CHIPOTLE-MOLASSES RIBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Combine all spices in a bowl. Rub ribs on both sides with spice mixture.
• In a saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the soy sauce, 2 cups of water, and the ginger and bring to a boil. Pour the mixture into the bottom of a roasting pan and place the ribs on a rack in the pan. Brush with the Chipotle-Molasses Sauce. Place in the oven and bake for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours, basting every 15 minutes with the sauce.
• Chipotle-Molasses BBQ Sauce:
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 large Spanish onion, coarsely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons ancho chili powder
• 1 tablespoon pasilla chili powder
• 1 tablespoon New Mexican chili powder
• 3 cups canned plum tomatoes with juices, pureed
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 2 chipotle chiles in adobo, pureed
• 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Heat the oil over medium heat in a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan. Add the onion and garlic and cook until translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the chili powders and cook for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and water, bring to a boil, and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients, except the peanut butter, and simmer for an additional 20 to 30 minutes or until thickened slightly, stirring occasionally. Transfer the mixture to a food processor with the peanut butter and puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Pour into a bowl and allow to cool at room temperature.

MOLASSES BRAISED SHORT RIBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Brush bell pepper with grapeseed oil (reserving the rest of the oil) and roast in oven until charred, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and place in a covered container or a plastic bag to sweat. Allow oven heat to drop to 350 degrees F.
• Season short ribs with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons of grapeseed oil in a large saute pan with a lid. Sear short ribs on all sides and remove to a utility platter. In the same pan, saute celery, carrots, and onion until the onion turns translucent. Add beef stock, tomato paste, molasses, rosemary, and thyme, and stir to combine. Return short ribs to pan, cover with a lid or foil and braise at 350 degrees F until the meat falls from the bone, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• While the short ribs are braising, peel the roasted bell pepper and cut julienne.
• Remember to use an oven mitt when you remove the pan from the oven.
• Remove rib meat and bones to a utility platter. Strain the pan juices into a bowl and then return them to the pan over medium-high heat. Create a slurry by whisking 2 tablespoons water into a small bowl of the cornstarch. Whisk the slurry into the pan juices and allow the mixture to thicken.
• Arrange rib meat on a platter and spoon sauce over. Garnish with julienned roasted peppers, and sprinkle with parsley leaves.

SPICE-RUBBED CHIPOTLE-MOLASSES RIBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Combine all spices in a bowl. Rub ribs on both sides with spice mixture.
• In a saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the soy sauce, 2 cups of water, and the ginger and bring to a boil. Pour the mixture into the bottom of a roasting pan and place the ribs on a rack in the pan. Brush with the Chipotle-Molasses Sauce. Place in the oven and bake for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours, basting every 15 minutes with the sauce.
• Heat the oil over medium heat in a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan. Add the onion and garlic and cook until translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the chili powders and cook for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and water, bring to a boil, and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients, except the peanut butter, and simmer for an additional 20 to 30 minutes or until thickened slightly, stirring occasionally. Transfer the mixture to a food processor with the peanut butter and puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Pour into a bowl and allow to cool at room temperature.