Southwest Riblets

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Title: Southwest Riblets
Categories: Appetizers, Mexican, Pork/ham
Yield: 6 servings

1/2 c Onion; chopped, 1 medium 2 tb Vegetable oil
1 tb Red chiles; ground 6 ea Juniper berries;
dried,crush
3 ea Cloves garlic;finely chopped 1/2 ts Salt
1/2 oz Baking chocolate; grated 1 c Water
2 tb Cider vinegar 6 oz Tomato paste; 1 cn.
2 tb Sugar 3 lb Pork back ribs; fresh, *

* Rack Of ribs should be cut lengthwise across the bones. Have the
butcher do this with his meat saw.
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Cook and stir onion in oil in 2-quart saucepan 2 minutes. Stir in ground
red chiles, juniper berries, garlic and salt. Cover and cook 5 minutes,
stirring occasionally. Stir in chocolate until melted. Pour water, vinegar
and tomato paste into food processor workbowl fitted with steel blade or
into a blender container. Add onion mixture and sugar; cover and process
until well blended. Heat oven to 375 Degrees F. Cut between pork back ribs
to separate. Place in a single layer in roasting pan, pour sauce evenly
over pork. Bake uncovered 30 minutes; turn pork. Bake until done, about 30
minutes longer.

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