Tasty Tuesday from Teeka

Pork Ribs in Raspberry Chipotle Sauce

ingredients

• 2
  medium onions, sliced and separated into rings
• 3
  pounds country-style pork ribs
• 1
  18 ounce jar seedless raspberry preserves
• 1
  canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
• 1/3
  cup apple cider or juice
• 2
  tablespoons balsamic vinegar

directions

1.Place onions in a 4- to 5-quart slow cooker. Place ribs on top of onions. In a blender, combine preserves, chipotle pepper, apple cider, and vinegar. Cover and blend until smooth. Reserve 1-1/4 cups raspberry mixture for sauce; cover and chill until needed. Pour remaining raspberry mixture over ribs in cooker.

2.Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours.

3.For sauce, in a medium saucepan, bring reserved raspberry mixture to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Using tongs, transfer ribs and sliced onions to a serving dish; discard cooking liquid. Spoon some of the sauce over ribs and onions. Pass remaining sauce. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

nutrition facts (Pork Ribs in Raspberry Chipotle Sauce)

• Servings Per Recipe 4,
 
• cal. (kcal) 689,
 
• Fat, total (g) 15,
 
• chol. (mg) 121,
 
• sat. fat (g) 5,
 
• carb. (g) 97,
 
• Monosaturated fat (g) 7,
 
• Polyunsaturated fat (g) 2,
 
• fiber (g) 2,
 
• pro. (g) 38,
 
• vit. C (mg) 15,
 
• Thiamin (mg) 1,
 
• Riboflavin (mg) 1,
 
• Niacin (mg) 8,
 
• Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 1,
 
• Folate (µg) 24,
 
• Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 1,
 
• sodium (mg) 211,
 
• Potassium (mg) 833,
 
• calcium (mg) 81,
 
• iron (mg) 3,
 
• Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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