Georgia's Healthiest & Tastiest Lamb Ribs (c)

Total Time: 6 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 4 lbs ribs
• 20 ounces catsup (get the kind that is free of high fructose corn syrup)
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 3 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup amber beer
• 2 ounces kentucky bourbon whiskey (i am partial to maker's mark)
• 1 pint fresh blueberries (chopped)
• 1 pint fresh apple, with the skin (chopped)
• 1/2 pint chopped carrot
• 1/2 pint chopped celery
• 1/2 pint fresh green onion (chopped)
• 2 garlic cloves (chopped)
• 8 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon red pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon black pepper
• 5 drops lemon juice
• 3 drops hickory liquid smoke (exactly three no more, no less)

Recipe

• 1 1. place the ribs on the outdoor grill, on high, for 15 to 20 minutes to brown the meat and drain some (but not all!) of the fat.
• 2 2. place everything but the ribs in a large sauce pan on low heat, the order doesn't matter.
• 3 3. let the ingredients simmer (covered) in the sauce pan for 60 minutes, stir slowly at 20 and 40 minutes.
• 4 4. after 60 minutes, skim the large pieces of blueberry, apple, onion, etc from the top and place in a blender with 1/4 cup of water, and puree for 1 minute (note: after 60 minutes, most of the "chunks" will rise to the top of the sauce pan, but you should stir to ensure you capture most of the larger pieces).
• 5 5. poor the puree back into the sauce pan and continue to simmer for 1 more hour (keep the lid off to ensure proper reduction, stir very frequently).
• 6 6. after reducing, place the ribs and sauce in a slow cooker on low for 4 to 6 hours (until the lamb is loose on the bone), you may need to remove the lid intermittently to assist with further reducing the sauce (note: i recommend that you hold back 1/2 to 1 cup of sauce for dipping later).
• 7 you have two options from here --.
• 8 1. eat immediately (they are delicious now!).
• 9 2. cool everything in the fridge overnight and then reheat in the slow cooker on low for 1 hour -- this, for me at least, brings out a more nuanced flavor, but this step is unnecessary for most palettes.
• 10 enjoy!