Chipotle Ribs with Drunken Salsa Recipe

Chipotle Ribs with Drunken Salsa Recipe

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Planet Barbecue Episode 111 - Global Melting Pot. Featuring Chipotle Ribs with Drunken Salsa.

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Cooking tools:

  • Food processor
  • Blender
  • Grill
  • Pastry brush
  • Microplane
  • Baking sheet
  • Skillet
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Paper towel
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Refrigerator

Ingredients

  • 2 racks pork spareribs, preferably St. Louis-cut, each 2 1/2 to 3 pounds, peeled
  • 3 tablespoons ancho (pure) chile powder
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, minced
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and coarsely chopped
  • 1 small onion, peeled and coarsely chopped
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped
  • Zest of 1 orange
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • Coarse salt (sea or kosher) and coarsely ground black pepper, to taste
  • 1/2 to 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 3 dried pasilla chiles
  • 1 onion, peeled and diced
  • 1/3 cup coarsely chopped cilantro
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1/2 cup white vinegar
  • 3/4 cup beer, preferably Mexican
  • 2 tablespoons mezcal or tequila
  • 1/4 cup water, or more as needed
  • Coarse salt (sea or kosher) and coarsely ground black pepper
  • Finely grated Cotija cheese (optional), for dusting
  • 2 to 3 chunks of smoking wood; food processor and/or blender

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