Barbecue: Cherry-Smoked Vietnamese-Flavored Ribs

Name: Barbecue: Cherry-Smoked Vietnamese-Flavored Ribs
Prep time: 1 d
Cook time: 1 d
Total time: 1 d
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Bbq, Barbecue
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps apple cider vinegar; 3 fist size chunks of cherry wood; 3 Tbsps dark brown sugar; 4 servings Type of fire: Indirect; 59 milliliters Vietnamese fish sauce; 59 milliliters finely chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish; 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh ginger; 1 Tbsp finely chopped garlic; 4 servings Grill heat: Low; 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice; 2 teaspoons grate lime zest; 59 milliliters fresh orange juice; 2 Tbsps soy sauce; 2 racks spareribs, preferable St. Louis cut; 1 Tbsp tamarind paste

The recipe Barbecue: Cherry-Smoked Vietnamese-Flavored Ribs could satisfy your American craving in roughly 24 hours. This recipe makes 4 servings with 1874 calories, 103g of protein, and 152g of fat each. This recipe covers 48% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is perfect for Father's Day. A couple people really liked this main course. If you have soy sauce, lime zest, tamarind paste, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the orange juice you could follow this main course with the Plum Sherbert with Orange Juice and Plum Wine as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

In a small bowl mix together fish sauce, orange juice, 1/4 cup cilantro, brown sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, tamarind paste, lime zest, lime juice, garlic, and ginger to make the marinade.

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Tamarind Paste

Orange Juice

Brown Sugar

Fish Sauce

Lime Juice

Lime Zest

Soy Sauce

Cilantro

Marinade

Vinegar

Garlic

Ginger

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Bowl

Place ribs in an extra-large resealable plastic bag and pour in marinade. Seal bag and toss to coat ribs completely with marinade. Marinate in refrigerator overnight to 24 hours.

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Marinade

Ribs

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Ziploc Bags

Remove ribs from refrigerator while preparing the smoker or grill. Fire up smoker or grill to 225°F, adding chunks of smoking wood chunks when at temperature. When the wood is ignited and producing smoke, place the ribs in smoker or grill meat side up, reserving marinade.

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Marinade

Meat

Ribs

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Grill

Pour reserved marinade into a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat and boil gently for 1-2 minutes, then remove from heat.

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Marinade

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Sauce Pan

Smoke ribs until they have a slight bend when lifted from one end, about 5-6 hours for spare ribs, basting with marinade every hour after 2 hours of smoking.

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Spare Ribs

Marinade

Ribs

Remove ribs from smoker, brush meat side with remaining marinade then grill meat side down over a hot grill or place in a heated broiler meat side-up until sauce caramelizes lightly.

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Marinade

Sauce