Mapple-Glazed Ribs

Ingredients:

• Around 1 litre (32floz) of boiling water
• 1.25 kg (2lb) of pork ribs (rinsed and drained with cold water)
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1 onion, quartered
• 2 tablespoons malt vinegar
• 1 carrot, sliced thickly
• 2 bay leaves

Glaze:

• 125 ml (4fl oz) maple syrup
• 2 teaspoons English mustard
• 1 teaspoon ground all spice
• 2 tablespoons tomato puree

Coleslaw

• 100 g (3oz) sweetcorn
• 2 grated carrots
• ¼ red cabbage, shredded
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons natural yogurt

Steps:

1. Preheat the cooker as per instruction from the manufacturer.
2. Place the pork, carrot, onion, vinegar, bay leaves, peppercorns, salt and water into the slow cooker pot.
3. Cover with a lid and cook over high heat for 5 to 7 hours.
4. Lift the ribs out from the slow cooker using a slotted spoon and place to a foil-lined grill pan.
5. Mix the ingredients together for the glaze, add 150 ml of hot stock from the slow cooker pot.
6. Put the mixture using a spoon over the ribs and grill them for 10 to 15 minutes until browned and sticky on all sides.
7. While waiting, mix the ingredients for the coleslaw and place into 4 small bowls.
8. Put these on dinner plates then pile on the plates to serve.

For beery pork with rosemary dumplings:

For Chinese ribs, cook the pork ribs in the slow cooker as per instruction above. Drain the ribs and place them on a foil-lined grill pan seasoned with a mixture of 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 4 tablespoons hoisin sauce, 2 tablespoons tomato puree, 2 tablespoons light muscovado sugar, juice of 1 orange and 150 ml (5fl oz) stock from the slow cooker pot. Grill the ribs for 10 to 15 minutes as per instruction above.

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