Country-Style Ribs with Quick-Pickled Watermelon
- 1/2 cup (packed; about 3 oz.) light brown sugar or palm sugar
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
- 3 scallions, thinly sliced
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons minced peeled ginger (from one 2x1" piece)
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro leaves
- 1 tablespoon hot chili paste (such as sambal oelek)
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 medium onion, sliced
- 3 pounds 1"-thick country-style pork ribs or bone-in pork chops
- 2 tablespoons Chinese hot mustard powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 1/3 cup Champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon minced shallot
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
- 5 cups coarsely chopped seedless watermelon (cut from half a 6-7-lb. watermelon)
- 4 cups Sun Gold or cherry tomatoes (about 1 1/4 lb.), halved
- 1/4 cup cilantro leaves with tender stems plus more for garnish
- This recipe is gluten-free (some ingredients require gluten-free brands)
- Produce
- 4 cups sun gold or cherry tomatoes (1 1/4 lb.)
- Cilantro, leaves (1 tablespoon)
- Cilantro leaves with (1/4 cup)
- Ginger (2 tablespoons)
- Onion, medium (1/2)
- Scallions (3)
- Shallot (1 tablespoon)
- Watermelon, seedless (5 cups)
- Meat
- 1"-thick country-style pork ribs or bone-in pork chops, thick country-style (3 pounds)
- Condiments
- Champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar (1/3 cup)
- Chinese hot mustard powder (2 tablespoons)
- Rice vinegar, unseasoned (1/4 cup)
Soy sauce (1/2 cup)
- Cooking & Baking
- Black pepper, freshly ground (1 teaspoon)
- Brown sugar or palm sugar, light (1/2 cup)
- Chili paste, hot (1 tablespoon)
- Coriander seeds (1 teaspoon)
- Garlic cloves (6)
- Honey (1 teaspoon)
- Kosher salt (1)
- Olive oil (1/2 cup)
- Sesame oil, toasted (1 tablespoon)
- Drinks
- Lime juice, fresh (2 tablespoons)
Preparation
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Published July 18, 2012 (7 months ago).
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