Thai Slow Cooked Pork Ribs Recipes

THAI PORK RIBS (SII KHRONG MUU TAI NAAM)

Steps:

• Paste: Prepare ingredients to make the paste. Peel and thinly slice galangal and turmeric; thinly slice cilantro roots. Trim lemongrass stems, then discard tough outer layers; slice into thin coins. Slice chiles into ½-inch pieces. Peel garlic cloves, then roughly chop.
• Place the mortar and pestle on a towel to keep it sturdy. Chef Ricker advises adding ingredients from hardest to softest texture when making a paste. Place dried chiles into the mortar along with a pinch of salt; pound until chiles are flaky. Add peppercorns and continue pounding, followed by galangal, turmeric, and cilantro root. As the ingredients are added, a rough paste will begin to form. Continue by adding lemongrass, garlic, and green chiles. When all of the ingredients have broken down to a rough pulp, the paste is ready. Makes about ⅓ cup.
• Ribs: Place rack meat-side down on a cutting board. Cut into individual ribs and place in a bowl. Stack lime leaves, roll like a cigar, slice very thinly (this is called a chiffonade), and set aside. Season ribs with a pinch of salt, fish sauce, sugar, and MSG (optional); toss to coat with your hands. Add the paste and 1 teaspoon sliced lime leaf, reserving the rest for garnish, and massage the ingredients into the ribs until they're evenly coated. Let rest uncovered at room temperature, 1 hour.
• Add oil to a pot over medium-high heat; when it's smoking, add ribs meat-side down in an even layer. Turn heat to medium-low (to prevent paste from burning) and brown the ribs, 6-8 minutes.
• While ribs are browning, add 5 pounds ice cubes to the bowl, along with enough water to cover the ice. When ribs are browned, turn them over and reduce heat to low. Place the bowl with ice slurry on the pot so it completely seals off the top. The steam will rise and condense on the cold surface of the bowl, then drip back onto the ribs, creating a self-basting cooking environment.
• Garnish: While ribs are cooking, trim and thinly slice the scallion. Roughly chop cilantro. Fold sawtooth leaves in half and julienne into ⅛-inch slices. Mix together scallion, cilantro, and sawtooth and set aside, along with remaining lime leaf.
• After 15 minutes, remove bowl from pot and turn the ribs over. Pour out melted ice slurry and replenish with another 5 lbs ice cubes and water. Add a pinch of salt to the ice water to keep it cold a little longer. Place bowl over pot and continue cooking, 15 more minutes.
• After 30 minutes of total cooking, remove the bowl. Continue cooking ribs uncovered to reduce the cooking liquid in the pot, 5 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning by adding salt, sugar, and fish sauce; remove from heat. Place ribs on a serving platter, and spoon paste from the pot over them. Garnish with chopped herbs (scallions, cilantro, sawtooth) and lime leaves. Serve.

THAI SLOW-COOKED PORK RIBS

Steps:

• Make the marinade. Roughly chop the garlic cloves and coriander roots and stems, then put them in a mortar with the palm sugar and pound to a rough paste. Put the paste in a bowl and mix in the white pepper, the soy, fish and oyster sauces and the sesame oil. Put the rib racks in a bowl and add the mari­nade. Mix well so the marinade coats the meat, then refrigerate for two to four hours. Occasionally mix the ingredients so the meat is marinated evenly.
• Take the rib racks out of the fridge and leave them at room temperature for about an hour. Preheat the oven to 110°C (230°F).
• Remove the rib racks from the marinade (reserve the marinade for later). Lay each rack on a separate sheet of aluminium foil. Bring up the four sides of the foil to loosely but securely wrap the ribs. Place the ribs side-by-side on a baking tray and cook at 110°C/230°F for about four hours, or until tender enough to be esaily pierced between the bones with a sharp knife.
• When the ribs are tender, take them out of the oven and remove the foil. Place the ribs on the baking tray, bony side-up. Turn the grill element of the oven to high.
• Brush some of the reserved marinade over the bony side of the rib racks. Slide the tray under the grill so it's about 7.5cm (3in) away from the heat. Grill until the marinade is crusty and sizzling. Flip the rib racks over so the meaty side is up. Brush the marinade over the rib racks and grill again until crusty and sizzling.
• Cut the racks between the bones into individual ribs and pile them on a serving platter. Sprinkle sesame seeds over the ribs then garnish with coriander sprigs, lime wedges and chillies.

SLOW COOKER SWEET & SPICY THAI-STYLE RIBS

Steps:

• Sprinkle the ribs all over with salt and pepper. Brush the ribs with 1/2 cup of the Thai Style Sweet & Spicy Chili Cooking Sauce. Transfer to a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker insert. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.
• Preheat the broiler and line a baking sheet with foil.
• Place each rib rack half, bone-side down, on the prepared baking sheet. Brush with the remaining cooking sauce. Broil until the glaze is bubbling and browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Slice the ribs between the bones. Transfer to a platter and sprinkle with cilantro and peanuts. Squeeze lime juice over the ribs.

SLOW-COOKER THAI STYLE RIBS

Steps:

• Place ribs in large shallow dish or resealable freezer plastic bag.
• In small bowl, stir remaining ingredients with wire whisk. Reserve 3/4 cup sauce for dipping; cover and refrigerate. Pour remaining sauce over ribs. Cover dish or seal bag; refrigerate 8 hours, turning occasionally.
• Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Remove ribs from marinade; discard marinade. Place 1 rack of ribs in bottom of slow cooker; stand remaining rib racks on their sides around edge of slow cooker. Cover; cook on High heat setting 1 hour. Reduce heat setting to Low; cook 5 hours longer.
• In 1-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave reserved 3/4 cup sauce uncovered on High 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds or, stirring once, until thoroughly heated. Serve sauce with ribs.

THAI-STYLE SPARE RIBS

Steps:

• Lay the ribs flat in a roasting pan. (You will have 4 long pieces.) Season lightly with salt on both sides.
• Make the marinade: In a small bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, tamarind paste, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, red pepper, black pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg and cayenne. Add the wine and 1/4 cup hot water and whisk well.
• Pour marinade over ribs to completely coat. Marinate at room temperature for 2 hours, turning once or twice, or cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
• Position a rack in the middle of the oven and heat to 250 degrees. Transfer the roasting pan, uncovered, to the rack. Roast ribs for 1 1/2 hours, basting with pan juices and turning ribs over every 20 minutes or so. If pan juices seem to be drying out or burning, add a little water to the pan. (Alternatively, cook ribs over indirect heat in a covered charcoal grill, turning ribs every 20 minutes or so.)
• Pour juices from the roasting pan into a small saucepan. Spoon off fat from surface of sauce, then simmer sauce for a few minutes until slightly thickened, then use the juices to paint the ribs.
• Turn up oven heat to 400 degrees. Return ribs to oven for 10 to 15 minutes, until nicely glazed. (Alternatively, return ribs to the grill to glaze.)
• Use a sharp knife to divide ribs, cutting between the bones. Pile ribs onto a platter, sprinkle with garlic chives and cilantro, and serve.

MARINATED THAI-STYLE PORK SPARERIBS

Steps:

• 1. Put the shallots, scallions, ginger, garlic, cilantro, soy sauce, fish sauce, salt, pepper, and sugar in the bowl of a food processor. Process to a loose, finely chopped paste, scraping down the sides of the bowl once or twice.
• 2. Place pork ribs in a large bowl or a pair of heavy resealable plastic bags. Thoroughly coat the ribs with the marinade, massaging the paste into the flesh for a minute or so. Cover and marinate at room temperature for 2 hours or up to 5 hours in the refrigerator, tossing the ribs once or twice during this time.
• 3. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread the ribs out, bone-side down, on two large, parchment-lined baking sheets and bake until ribs are deeply colored and very tender but not yet falling from the bone, about 11/2 hours, occasionally rotating the pans to encourage even cooking. Remove from the oven and serve with small bowls of Thai Chile-Herb Dipping Sauce .

SPICY SLOW-COOKER THAI STYLE RIBS

Steps:

• Spray 6- to 7-quart oval-shaped slow cooker with cooking spray. Cut rib racks in half. Sprinkle ribs with salt and pepper. In small bowl, mix remaining ingredients except cilantro sprigs. Place ribs in slow cooker, spooning sauce over each layer of ribs.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 hours or until tender and pork is no longer pink next to bones. Remove ribs from slow cooker; skim fat from cooking liquid. Strain cooking liquid.
• Set oven control to broil. Spray broiler pan rack or large roasting pan with cooking spray. Place ribs in pan, overlapping slightly. Heavily brush ribs with 1 cup of the strained cooking liquid. Broil with ribs about 5 inches from heat 1 to 2 minutes or until glazed.
• Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, heat remaining cooking liquid over medium-high heat 6 to 8 minutes or until thickened. Cut ribs into serving pieces; serve with sauce. Garnish with cilantro sprigs.

SLOW COOKER THAI PEANUT PORK

Steps:

• Coat a slow cooker with cooking spray. Place the bell pepper strips and pork chops into the slow cooker. Pour the teriyaki sauce, vinegar, red pepper flakes, and garlic over the pork chops.
• Cover and cook on Low until the pork is very tender, 8 to 9 hours. Once tender, remove the pork from the slow cooker, and whisk in the peanut butter until smooth. Return the pork to the slow cooker, and cook 10 minutes more.
• Pour into a serving dish and sprinkle with green onions and peanuts to garnish. Decorate with lime wedges to serve.

THAI-BBQ SLOW-COOKER RIBS

Steps:

• Blend first 4 ingredients, half the cilantro, and 1 red chile in blender until smooth.
• Place ribs in slow cooker. Pour prepared sauce over ribs; cover with lid.
• Cook on LOW 6 to 7 hours (or on HIGH 3 to 4 hours). Remove ribs from slow cooker, discard drippings from slow cooker.
• Return ribs to slow cooker. Mix A.1. and barbecue sauce until blended; brush onto ribs. Cook, covered, on HIGH 30 min.
• Transfer ribs to platter. Cut remaining chile into thin slices; place over ribs. Sprinkle with remaining cilantro.