Mennonite Roasted Pig Tails and Ribs
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 - 3 lbs pigs tail, tail end removed
- 3 -4 lbs meaty spareribs
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SAUCE
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄3 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dry mustard
- 1 1⁄2 1 1/2 tablespoons honey or 1 1/2 tablespoons molasses
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 3⁄4 cup ketchup or 3/4 cup chili sauce
- 3⁄4 cup water
- 1⁄3 cup cider vinegar
- 2⁄3 cup very finely minced onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
directions
- Place pig tails, fat side up, on a rack in an open roasting pan.
- Bake 2 hours at 300 degrees F.
- Drain off the fat.
- Meanwhile cut the ribs into individual portions of 3 to 4 ribs.
- Cover and bake 45 minutes at 300 F.
- Drain off the fat.
- Combine the ingredients for the sauce.
- Simmer 10 minutes.
- Lay the tails and ribs in the bottom of an open roasting pan.
- Spoon the sauce over.
- Return to the oven and continue cooking for another hour.
- Spoon on more sauce periodically so that they are well coated.
- To barbecue the meat outside, pre-roast in the oven as directed.
- Then lay pieces on the outside grill, paint with the sauce, and grill till succulently brown and crisp, turning and brushing on more sauce periodically.
- Classic Canadian Cooking.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Olha7397
Canada