Milk And Honey Ribs

Total Time: 8 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 6 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 -5 lbs baby back rib racks (2 racks)
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3/4 cup fresh rosemary, chopped
• 3/4 cup fresh sage, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 sweet onion, sliced thin
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 lb fresh porcini mushrooms (optional) or 1/2 lb fresh cremini mushroom (optional)

Recipe

• 1 first you'll want to prepare the ribs by removing the silver skin or membrane from the back of each rib (slide a sharp implement under the membrane, then use a paper towel to grip it so you can peel it off).
• 2 next you will prepare the ribs to marinate by rubbing them all over with about 2 tablespoons of the oil, then sprinkle them, on both sides, with rosemary, sage, garlic, and a generous amount of salt and pepper.
• 3 arrange half the onions in a baking dish, top with the ribs; cover ribs with remaining onions, a bay leaf, and drizzle with vinegar.
• 4 cover and refrigerate 6 to 12 hours.
• 5 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f; pour the remaining oil in a roasting pan that is large enough to hold the ribs side by side.
• 6 heat the pan in the oven 5 minutes, then place the ribs, rounded side up (along with all the seasonings and onions) and roast for 30 minutes.
• 7 drizzle with the honey and roast for 10 minutes.
• 8 turn the ribs over and pour the milk and cream over them; roast for 1 hour.
• 9 meanwhile, if you are making the mushrooms, clean them then trim off the stems and cut into 1/4 inch slices.
• 10 after the hour, turn the ribs over again, so that the rounded side is up again and arrange the mushrooms on top.
• 11 baste with pan juices and roast, basting occasionally, 30 minutes to 1 hour more (if at any time the meat starts to brown too much, press a piece of parchment paper or aluminum foil over them).
• 12 you'll know the ribs are cooked because the meat will have shrunk back from the ends of the bones by 1/4-1/2 inch and they will be tender enough to tear apart with your fingers.
• 13 cut into 1 or 2 bone sections and serve with the mushrooms, if using.