Batallé el Único Catalan-style braised ribs

This suggestion for Batallé el Único braised ribs is ideal as a main dish. The juicy meat will melt in your mouth from the very first bite.

Ingredients

• • 12 pork ribs Batallé el Único cut into pieces
  • onions
  • 8 garlic gloves
  • Fried tomato (puree)
  • 200g various wild mushrooms
• • Raisins
  • Dried apricots
  • A handful of toasted nuts
  • Parsley
  • Rancid or cooking wine
• • Virgin olive oil
  • A sprig of thyme
  • A piece of a cinnamon stick
  • A piece of orange peel
  • Salt and pepper

Elaboration

• STEP 01: Put the apricots together with the raisins to soak in the cooking wine.
• STEP 02: Peel and cut the onion into thin strips. Reserve a garlic glove for the “picada” (paste made in the mortar and pestle), peel the rest and crush them with a knife.
• STEP 03: Clean and cut the mushrooms.
• STEP 04: In a saucepan with oil, gently cook the salted ribs.
• STEP 05: Add the garlic and onions. Stir and let cook for a few minutes.
• STEP 06: Add the tomato puree and let it all cook slowly. Add all the aromatic herbs.
• STEP 07: Remove any liquid from the dried fruit and add the wine to the saucepan. Let it reduce.
• STEP 08: Add the mushrooms, apricots, raisins and some water. Cover and leave to cook gently until the meat is tender.
• STEP 09: Make a paste in the mortar and pestle with the nuts, parsley and a garlic glove.
• STEP 10: Add this paste to the sauce a few minutes before finishing cooking.
• STEP 11: Season accordingly and serve.

Observations

• If you have any leftovers, you can use the sauce to accompany some slices of pork loin or presa cooked on the grilled.
• You can also add to this dish, plums, spring onions, Brussels sprouts or any other vegetable you wish to use.