Mennonite Roasted Pig Tails And Ribs Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heat a large saute pan until hot, then add 3 tablespoons of the olive oil. When the olive oil begins to smoke, carefully place the pig tails into the saute pan. Sear the pig tails until golden, then remove from the pan. Repeat as many times as necessary to sear all the pig tails. Once the pig tails are removed from the pan, carefully add the beer and deglaze the pan.
• Heat a large oven-safe roasting pan until hot, then add the remaining 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil and cook the ginger, garlic, carrots, onions and celery until caramelized. Add the pig tails, then pour the chicken stock into the roasting pan (there should be just enough liquid to cover the pig tails and vegetables). Add the thyme sprigs, bay leaves, orange juice and two healthy pinches of salt. Cover the pig tails with aluminum foil and braise in the oven for 4 hours. Remove the foil and continue to bake for another 30 minutes. (This will allow the pig tails to gain a beautiful color and for the braising liquid to reduce.) Remove the pig tails from the roasting pan and strain the braising liquid. Refrigerate until ready to use. Once the pig tails are cool to the touch, trim the excess fat.
• Add the vegetable oil to a large pot and heat to 350 degrees F.
• Dredge each pig tail in flour and fry until crispy. Toss in your favorite barbecue sauce. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds, sliced scallions and cilantro if using.

Steps:

• 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.

Steps:

• For the beef rib rub: Combine the sugar, paprika, granulated garlic, granulated onion, salt, chipotle and black pepper in a bowl.
• For the smoked dino beef ribs: Coat the beef ribs in the Worcestershire sauce. Liberally season with the beef rib rub. The more rub, the better. Smoke with fruit wood at approximately 260 degrees F until tender, about 8 hours. A thermometer or toothpick should slide in and out of the meat with little to no resistance.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, add the first 4 ingredients, COVER THE TAILS WITH WATER and boil for 1/2 an hour. Drain, cool and remove excess fat.
• Meanwhile, mix the tomato sauce, garlic, teriyaki sauce, and soya sauce and in a large roasting pan and then add tails.
• Bake at 350F for several hours until meat falls off the bone.
• Serve with fresh bread rolls as you'll want to get every last bite of the sauce.
• (Don't forget a bone bowl when setting the table - also, low lighting sets the scene for serious messy eating with fingers!).