The combination of pork and prunes is very interesting and unusual - the slightly sweet taste is mixed with sourness, and has a rich aroma. We can say that this dish is for gourmets, because there are not many admirers of such a meat and fruit ensemble. These pork ribs with prunes take about 1.5-2 hours to cook in a frying pan. The dish is considered to be of medium difficulty in preparation. But using this step-by-step recipe, it is easy to repeat.
Recipe information
Cooking method: stewing in a frying pan.
Total cooking time: 2 h
Ingredients:
- boneless meat and pork ribs – 1 kg;
- prunes with pits (you can take them pitted) – 700g;
- salt;
- ground black pepper;
- turmeric;
- sugar – 100g;
- water – 200g;
- sunflower oil – 30g.
Cooking method
- Wash the meat and ribs, pat dry with a paper towel, and then cut into medium pieces.
- Wash the prunes and soak them in cold water. Pour in enough water to completely cover the prunes. Leave for about 40 minutes (you can soak earlier and keep in water longer, then the plums will be softer and can be cooked faster).
- Salt and pepper the pork ribs and add turmeric.
- Heat the frying pan well, pour oil into it and heat it well, only after that put the meat and ribs in there, lightly fry them on all sides.
- Next, transfer the meat to a saucepan and pour boiling water over it. Pour in about a third of the volume of meat with water.
- We simmer the meat for 40 minutes over low heat, but if it is very tough, then it needs to simmer for an hour. It is advisable not to add water, since then the ribs will be stewed in sweet syrup, but if there is very little left in the pan, then you can add a little.
- We drain the water from the prunes and sort them out so that there is no debris, branches, leaves, etc. Place it on the ribs. Continue to simmer over low heat.
- Next you need to prepare the sweet syrup. To do this, add water to the sugar, boil for 5 minutes over low heat, pour over the drain with the meat.
- Continue to simmer the ribs with prunes until fully cooked (about 20-30 minutes), the plums should become soft.
Important: do not stir the ribs when they are already stewed with plums! Otherwise, the prunes will “spread” and some of them will fall to the bottom, where they can burn.
- When the meat and plums are almost ready, you need to do one more little trick, namely, melt 2 tablespoons of sugar in a frying pan and pour this caramel directly into the pan with the ribs. Caramel will give a beautiful color to the meat, however, at first it will be a little hard, so boil the meat with plums and caramel for a few more minutes (maximum 5). If desired, you can add a bay leaf.
- Pork ribs stewed with prunes are ready! They should be served hot, as a separate dish. You may also be interested in tomato sauce and wine - try it.
Pork meat goes well with prunes, giving the dish a special sweetish taste and excellent aroma. The piquant combination will appeal to both people with no special food requirements and gourmets with gastronomic needs. Pork ribs with prunes, what do you need to prepare? What recipes are there?
Recipe for delicious ribs with prunes
Ingredients
Pork ribs 0 kilograms Sunflower oil 2 tbsp.
- Number of servings: 4
- Preparation time: 1 minute
- Cooking time: 100 minutes
Recipe for ribs with prunes
Required Products:
- Pork ribs – 0.9-1.3 kg.
- Prunes – 0.3-0.5 kg.
- Bay leaf – 2-3 pcs.
- Sunflower oil – 2-3 tbsp. l.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
How to cook:
Pour prunes with cold water for 25-35 minutes. Divide the washed ribs into portions and leave in water for 20-30 minutes. Remove from the water, dry the pieces and mix with pepper and salt. Heat the oil in a frying pan and add the ribs. Fry them a little until a crust forms. Place the ribs in a pan and cover completely with water. If necessary, add more pepper and salt. Add bay leaf. Stirring occasionally, simmer over low heat for 65-75 minutes. After 35-40 minutes. Add prunes to the meat in the pan. Simmer everything together until fully cooked.
Ribs with prunes, walnuts and white wine
Required ingredients:
- Pork ribs – 0.9-1.3 kg.
- Dried plum – 300-400 gr.
- Walnuts – 150-200 gr.
- Dry white wine – 150-200 ml.
- Bay leaf – 2-3 pcs.
- Onion – 1-2 pcs.
- Black peppercorns – 1 tsp.
- Juniper berries – 3-4 pcs.
- Salt to taste.
Cooking process:
Pour the washed and dried prunes with wine and let it brew for 25-30 minutes. Peel the nuts from the shell and divide them into small pieces. Wash the pork, add water and leave for a while. Dry the ribs and place the fatty part in the pan. Fry the ribs until golden brown in melted fat, so they will be juicier. Place the ribs in a pan and add a bay leaf there. Chop the onion coarsely and add to the pan. Grind the juniper and pepper in a mortar and add to the meat. Fill all contents with hot water. Simmer for 35-40 minutes. Remove the prunes from the wine and stuff them with walnuts. Add to the pan with the meat and simmer for another 25-30 minutes.
Tender and juicy ribs can be served for dinner with any side dish. Your loved ones will not remain indifferent to the exquisite taste of the dish. Pork ribs with dried plums will perfectly complement the set of usual dishes on the holiday table. Your guests will appreciate this new delicacy.
Step 1: Prepare the ingredients.
We don’t have many ingredients and the preparation is not complicated. The best place to start is with prunes. While you are working on the onions, peppers and ribs, it will just get soft enough. Wash the prunes and cover with cold water, leave for 15-20 minutes.
Peel the onion and cut into rings or half rings, place on a plate.
Cut off the tail of the pepper, remove the seeds and cut it in any way convenient for you, transfer it to a plate. Do the same with hot peppers.
Cut the ribs into portions, wash and dry with paper towels or a kitchen paper towel. We leave them on the cutting board.
Step 2: Prepare the ribs with prunes.
So, we have all the ingredients prepared. Pour vegetable oil into a frying pan and heat over medium heat. You need a good frying pan, with high sides and a thick bottom. While the pan is heating, sprinkle the ribs with salt and black pepper, preferably freshly ground, or even better with a mixture of peppers. Rub salt and pepper well into the meat.
The ribs are prepared, and the frying pan along with the vegetable oil is already heated. It's time for the butter. Place it in the pan and after a minute add the ribs until the oil starts to burn. Why add butter and is it necessary at all? Even if you have a wonderful non-stick frying pan, you will not be able to fry meat well without fat, especially if it is not fatty. This way you will get juicy and rosy ribs, and the taste of butter will only benefit it.
Fry the ribs for about 10 minutes until a golden brown crust appears. Add onion and pepper, stir and fry over low heat for about 5-7 minutes until the onion is transparent.
Add prunes (if you want, you can pre-cut them) and pour in white wine, add spices, for example, suneli hops work well. Cover with a lid and simmer over low heat for about 20-30 minutes until ready.
Step 3: Serve the ribs with prunes.
Serve the ribs with prunes hot. Vegetables and prunes are a good side dish in themselves. Greens, fresh salad, and mashed potatoes are also suitable. Very tasty with baked potatoes.
Bon appetit!
Prunes can be ground in a blender and added as a puree. Then the amount of liquid needs to be increased slightly - add half a glass of hot water. The result will be a very tasty and original sauce, and the ribs will be even more tender and tastier.
Another option: fry the ribs separately until cooked, if you want an appetizing crust rather than a stew; fry the onions and peppers, add prunes, white wine and simmer for about 10-15 minutes. Place fried ribs and a side dish of prunes, onions and peppers on a plate.
Pork ribs with prunes- one of the most delicious and common options for preparing ribs. Thanks to prunes, pork ribs become even tastier and smell, well, simply delicious smoked meats. Prunes are prepared using numerous culinary recipes.
Among the recipes, there are two ways to prepare ribs with prunes - baking them in the oven and stewing them on the stove or in a slow cooker. Personally I really like pork ribs with prunes in the oven.
Ingredients:
- Pork ribs - 500-600 gr..
- Prunes - 150-200 gr.,
- Salt - to taste
- Spices - 1 teaspoon,
- Sunflower oil
Pork ribs with prunes - recipe
Having prepared all the ingredients, you can start cooking. The taste of this dish will depend, first of all, on the quality of the pork ribs. Choose ribs that are fairly meaty, but also low in fat. Pork ribs can be bought either flat or cut into portions of 1-2 pieces. In the first and second cases, the ribs should be washed. Place the washed ribs in a bowl.
Sprinkle them with salt and spices.
Use your hands to coat them in the spices on all sides. Cover the bowl with cling film and place in the refrigerator. The marinating time for the ribs is about 1 hour.
Now we need prunes. To prepare pork ribs, it is advisable to use pitted prunes; if you cannot find one, you need to remove them yourself.
Pour hot water from the kettle over the prunes and let them sit for 10 minutes. Place the steamed and soft prunes in a colander. If necessary, remove the seeds from it. So, the pork ribs have already been marinated and the prunes have been prepared. But before you start baking pork ribs with prunes in the oven, they need to be fried. Heat a frying pan with sunflower oil. At the same time, turn on the oven at 180C. Place pork ribs in it. Fry them for 3 minutes on each side.
Pork ribs with prunes. Photo
Calories: Not specified
Cooking time: Not indicated
Cooking time: 60 minutes
Delicious ribs, rich in smoked aroma and the fruity taste of prunes, will delight your household at dinner, and will also easily satisfy the gastronomic needs of gourmet guests during a festive feast. Thanks to prunes, tender meat acquires an extraordinary taste, which is enhanced by onions and spices. My recipe for pork ribs with prunes is very simple and the dish is easy to prepare. Even a novice housewife can easily surprise her loved one with such an exquisite dinner.
To prepare we will need:
- pork ribs – 1 kg;
- prunes – 200 g;
- onions – 2-3 pcs.;
- garlic – 3-4 cloves;
- sunflower oil for frying;
- mixture of peppers – 1 tsp;
- juniper berries – 3-4 pcs.;
- bay leaf – 2 pcs.;
- salt to taste.
How to cook with photos step by step
Wash the pork ribs and cut them into individual bones. When purchasing, choose ribs with a good layer of meat and not very fatty. You can use veal ribs for this dish; the meat on them is more tender and without fat. But for my taste, it is pork ones that go better with prunes.
Let us remind you that last time we prepared. 
Peel and chop 2-3 onions and a few cloves of garlic. 
Fry the ribs in vegetable oil until golden brown. 
Add onion, garlic and bay leaf to the saucepan where the ribs are fried. Grind peppercorns and juniper berries in a mortar. The aroma from this seasoning mixture is simply incredible! Season our ribs with them, add salt and pour a little water. Simmer over low heat, stirring for 30 minutes. If necessary, add hot boiled water during the stewing process. 
When the ribs are almost ready, add prunes to the saucepan and simmer for another 20 minutes. Smoked prunes are ideal for this dish; they share the light aroma of smoke with the meat, and juniper berries complement this amazing bouquet with their pine forest note. Some housewives soak prunes in hot water before cooking. I just wash it with boiling water. Then the dried fruits retain their shape when stewed. 
The finished meat is light brown in color and should easily separate from the bone. Tender and juicy thanks to the spicy sauce that formed during stewing, pork ribs, rich in the aromas of prunes and seasonings, will not leave anyone in your home indifferent. 
Bon appetit everyone!
