Categories: August2010, asian, pork, ribs

Ingredients

• Dark Miso Marinade
• 1 cup dark miso paste
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 1 shallot, minced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• Zest and juice of 3 oranges
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• Toasted Soy Nut Mix
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 shallot, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, diced
• 1/2 tablespoon diced fresh ginger
• 1 cup roasted soy nuts, slightly ground in a mortar and pestle
• Kosher salt
• Baby Back Ribs
• 1 sweet onion, sliced into 1/4-inch rings
• 2 oranges, 1 cut in 1/2, the other sliced into 1/4-inch rounds
• 2 baby back pork ribs, membrane removed
• Dark Miso Marinade
• 1 cup water
• Toasted Soy Nut Mix

Directions

1. For the dark miso marinade:

2. In a bowl, place the dark miso paste, brown sugar, cayenne, and vinegar, and mix to combine. Add the shallot, garlic, orange zest, orange juice, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Mix well.

3. For the toasted soy nut mix:

4. In a saute pan, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat. Add the shallot and lightly brown, stirring constantly. Add the garlic and ginger, and lightly brown, ensuring they do not burn.

5. Add the soy nuts and lightly toast for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the mixture from the heat, and season with salt.

6. For the baby back ribs:

7. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Line a tray with foil. Place the onions and sliced orange on a tray.

8. Brush 1/2 of the miso marinade all over the ribs. Place the ribs, bone-side down, on top of the onions and orange slices. Squeeze the juice of 1/2 an orange over the ribs. Add the water to the bottom of the tray before placing in the oven. Place the ribs in the oven and cook until tender, approximately 2 hours.

9. Halfway through the cooking time, squeeze the juice of the remaining orange over the ribs. In the last 1/2 hour of cooking, brush the remaining miso marinade over the ribs. Garnish the ribs with 3 tablespoons of toasted soy nut mix.

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