Thursday, September 10, 2015

Sticky Pork Ribs and Indulgent Mini Chocolate Tarts with Peanut Brittle

I've been slacking on this whole cookbook endeavour, well, mostly because I haven't had a job. Now I do!

Yay!

Our neighbour Adam and I alternate making dinner so we don't always have to cook for just ourselves, it's lots of fun. Last time we were at his place, he made mushroom and mozzarella stuffed smokey burgers. Mmmm.

I decided that since I was going to be cooking a bunch of food anyway, I may as well knock off another Ramsay recipe. Even better, I did two!


I did tweek the pork ribs a bit and avoided the star anise because I realllyyyy don't enjoy the flavor, and I couldn't find rice wine because it was a holiday and my favorite specialty store was closed, so I had to resort to a pinot grigio, but otherwise things went as planned.

These ribs were absolutely incredible, and I'm not much of a rib eater. They were tender and juicy and soooo full of flavor. I will absolutely be making them again!!! I served them with herbed baby potatoes, green beans, and incredibleeee corn on the cob from Taber.




I altered the tarts a bit, also, substituting semi-sweet chocolate for dark because I have a hard time with the bitterness of dark chocolate. They were fantastic and I couldn't believe how easy and fast they were to make. A definite go-to for last-minute dessert!

 I will also always make my own peanut brittle from now on!!


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