Ribs Revisited

• I ate pork ribs in two restaurants on my visit to Gdańsk this year.
• Previously I have posted about ribs cooked with Ribs with Cabbage and Ribs with Sauerkraut, the first inspired by the recipe from my late cousin Krystyna. 
• I have also posted a recipe for ribs cooked with fruit.
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• This recipe is inspired on the ones I had in Bowkie  –  a restaurant by the Motlawa river quayside in Gdańsk.
•  The ribs are slow cooked in a little stock with onions.
• Then they are finished off in an oven and served with an oniony gravy. 

INGREDIENTS

• 1-2 racks of pork ribs
• 2 onions
• 4-5 peppercorns
• 4 -5 allspice grains
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cloves of garlic – chopped.
• 250ml chicken stock
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method

• I cooked this using a slow cooker.
• Chop the onions into thin slices.
• Put in the base of the slow cooker and add the peppercorn, allspice grains, garlic and the bay leaves.
• Put the ribs on top.
• Add the chicken stock.
• Cook until the meat is tender.
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• Pre-heat the oven to GM 6.
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• Put the ribs on a grid in a roasting pan and cook for around 30 minutes.
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• Meanwhile make  gravy/sauce with the contents of the slow cooker.
• Sieve the onions from the liquid.
• Use a stick blender to purée the onions.
• Put the purée into a saucepan and add some of the cooking liquor.
• Heat and stir until you have thick sauce.
• Season to taste
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• Pour the sauce over part of the ribs to serve.