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Ribs, Ribs, Ribs

Written by Rocky Mountain Woman on February 18, 2010 – 12:23 pm -

These aren’t your regular smoked ribs, smothered in sweet sticky barbecue sauce (not that there’s anything wrong with that). No, these are Asian inspired, delicately flavored ribs that will fill your soul with goodness and joy!

Here’s how you do it:

Cut the rack up into individual ribs:

Blanch the ribs for a rew minutes in boiling water – five minutes is enough

In your trusty stainless steel mixing bowl, mix about 1/2 cup of cornstarch with about a 1/2 teaspoon of salt:

Take the ribs out of the water and let cool slightly and then put them in the cornstarch/salt mixture and toss gently:

Looking good already? Heat three inches of oil in a large pot until it’s about 400 degrees, add the ribs a few at a time and cook five minutes per batch:

Remove the ribs from the oil and set aside. Come to Mama…..

Chop six garlic cloves, two small shallots and 1/4 cup of ginger:

Heat a few tablespoons of oil in a skillet and add the chop vegetables:

saute them until they start to brown slightly. Now for the sweet part: add 1/2 cup brown sugar & 2 T of sherry:

Now for the sour part: bring the sauce to a boil and then add the ribs back in, along with 1/2 cup of chicken broth, 1/2 cup of Chinese Black Vinegar (you can find it in Asian supermarkets and it’s wonderful – worth the trouble of looking for), and 1/2 cup of soy sauce. ………………………………………………………………….

Serve with potato salad and baked beans – just kidding! Actually, some white rice and warm sake kind of works for me…

You gotta try – you like if you try!
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VALENTINE WINE ALERT!

Written by Rocky Mountain Woman on February 12, 2010 – 3:20 pm -

I read about this wine on the Epicurious website as a “top 5 Affordable Super-Tuscan. So, since I am always on the lookout for a bargain, I bought a few bottles on sale at the local wine store. It’s really quite a nice, smooth red. If you like big cabs, you’ll probably like this. Highly recommended for Valentine’s Day, perhaps with Pasta and Sausage – see Tuscan Night in the Rocky Mountains from last month.

As you can see from the picture, Rocky Mountain Woman was not able to wait until Valentine’s Day to open her last bottle…

Happy Friday night….

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Turkey Noodles

Written by Rocky Mountain Woman on February 10, 2010 – 1:48 pm -

My very favorite way to eat wild turkey, or any turkey for that matter! First, pour yourself a goodly amount of Wild Turkey…oh wait, we did that yesterday. Hey, what the heck, life’s short and cooking is hard, so a little more alcohol won’t hurt. Chop up your bird and put him or her in the largest pot you can find..

Fill the pot with water and bring to a slow boil, then lower the heat and let it simmer for as long as you can stand it or at least until the meat starts to fall off the bones. Remove from the heat and let cool until you can handle it without burning your fingers. Remove all of the meat from the bones and return it to the pot with the broth. Cut up a leek or two and add that to the pot also.

let the whole thing simmer while you maka de noodles….

Put 2 cups of flour and a pinch of salt in your trusty stainless mixing bowl

Whisk two eggs with 2T olive oil in a separate bowl

make a well in the center of the flour and add the egg mixture, stirring gently with a fork until the dough forms a soft ball. Knead the dough on a flour covered surface for a full 10 minutes and then cover it with a tea towel and let it take a nap for 20 more minutes. Then run it through your trusty pasta roller twice so it looks like this: