Red Wine and Chocolate Beef Ribs
July 25, 2014
July 25, 2014
Yes! You did read correctly, red wine and chocolate coated beef ribs. Could there be a more desirable combination of ingredients on a cold Winter night? I say no. I am besotted with beef ribs. I love the way the rib bones end up in the pan, separated from the meat. The meat comes apart with a fork, no knife required.
These ribs were such a long time coming that I would have been intensely annoyed had this recipe not turned out as I expected. Luckily they were glorious and I can share the results here with you. Source some beef ribs and get these onto your dinner menu quick smart!
For the last couple of years I have been purchasing meat from a local farm, grass fed and delivered to my door. The quality is to date unsurpassed by any other meat I have tasted. This experience has changed the way that our family eats, appreciates, and measures the quality of meat. You may call me a meat snob and that would be ok with me. I am happy with our food choices.
Recently a local butcher introduced a range of beef from another local farm at a very competitive price. The meat is also grass fed. I had numerous conversations with the butcher about the farm, the quality of the meat and the range available. I started to purchase some meat from the butcher and we were happy with the quality. On one visit I asked the butcher if he could set me aside some ribs when his next order came in. He agreed that he would prepare them for me (they were not considered a regular cut in his range). I visited the store twice to collect them. They were not ready on either occasion…….I gave the butcher the benefit of the doubt and visited again to ask if he could prepare ribs for me – I really wanted ribs!! I worked in retail for many years and I know that it is a tough industry to be involved in.
I returned to the store again at the agreed time, twice, but I did not exit with ribs. I fancy that smoke may have been coming out of my ears when I dragged my non-compliant, whinging three year old out of the shop into the rain and wintery blast of icy wind. No ribs for dinner that night and we are not returning to that butcher again, regardless of the competitive price that he offers grass fed beef.
Do you include good service in your requirements when you shop ?
I continue to order from our original farm friends. They have a wide range of cuts and if you purchase a half or full animal it is butchered with your choice of cuts. We savor, and appreciate every morsel of this beautiful, ethically raised meat. The ribs that I used for this recipe were delivered straight to my front door, along with a month’s supply of free range meat. The service is exceptional and the meat superb. I have never been disappointed.
This recipe was inspired by one for Venezuelan Asado ribs with a chocolate sauce from Feast Magazine Issue 25, Oct 2013. Mexican cooking also features chocolate used with protein, such as the famous mole sauce. I have said this before, some things are meant to be together – some of these things include red wine and chocolate. Other things include good quality and service 😉
Do you agree, or are you happy to have one without the other? I would love to hear your thoughts. I am definitely less tolerant now than I used to be.
In the meantime, my rant is over and I hope that you enjoy some gloriously tasty, melt-in-the-mouth beef ribs in red wine and chocolate very soon.
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How wonderful to have access to such healthy, delicious, quality beef. 🙂 This sounds absolutely delicious!!
How divine!
I love love love both red wine and chocolate but never tend to eat them together. We currently buy all our meat from the local butcher but I love the idea of getting meat delivered from the farm to our door.
Tried this recipe last night, magnificient. Thanks Kyrstie
I am really pleased that you enjoyed it Anne xx