German Spareribs With Pickle Sauce : Schweinerippchen Mit Gewurz

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs spareribs, cut into serving pieces
• 1 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons lard
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 whole allspice, and
• 1 clove, crushed together with a mortar and pestle
• 1 small bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 2 tablespoons tomato puree
• 1 cup finely diced dill pickle
• 2 cups water

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle the spareribs on both sides with the salt and a few grindings of black pepper.
• 2 in a heavy 12-inch skillet melt the lard over high heat until a light haze forms above it.
• 3 add the spareribs and brown them thoroughly on both sides regulating the heat so that they color evenly without burning.
• 4 remove them to a plate.
• 5 to the fat remaining in the skillet, add the onions, the crushed allspice and clove and the bay leaf, then stir in the flour and tomato puree.
• 6 mix vigorously with a wooden spoon until the ingredients are thoroughly combined.
• 7 add the pickle and then pour in the 2 cups of water.
• 8 bring to a boil, meanwhile stirring with a whisk until the sauce thickens lightly.
• 9 reduce the heat to low and return the browned spareribs to the skillet.
• 10 baste them well with the sauce and cover the pan.
• 11 basting occasionally, simmer for an hour until the ribs are tender and can easily be pierced with the tip of a small, sharp knife.
• 12 remove the bay leaf.
• 13 to serve, arrange the spareribs on a large, heated platter and pour the sauce over them.
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