Kyle's Pork Rib Stew

Since I've been studying Baltic and Scandinavian food cultures a bit during classes and cooking them later the same day, I decided to make my own stew from the region. So I decided upon pork rib stew because I had it readily along with a giant bag of potatoes. So on with the recipe!!

Kyle's Pork Rib Stew

1½ cups of mixed beans

3 potatoes

½-1 Yellow Onion

2 Ancho chilies diced

6-8 pork ribs (spare ribs)

½ Bay Laurel

¼ tsp black pepper

1 pinch of all-spice

Pinch of thyme

Pinch of Oregano

Pinch of dill

Pinch of sage

Salt to taste

1 tsp vinegar

2 tsp sherry

1 tsp garlic powder

Basically all you need to do is put everything into a crock pot.  Peel and dice the potatoes to desired size and add to the pot.  Cut the onion into pieces that are bite-sized and put them into the pot.  Soak the beans ahead of time for an hour and then drain them and add them to the pot.  I used black beans, pinto beans, and lentils.  Dice up the Anchos and add them to the pot.  Cut the pork ribs into individual rib pieces and set them in the bottom of the pot surrounded by everything else.  Pack everything in tightly and add in the spices and such. Cover the ingredients with water until they are barely covered.  Turn the pot on and cook it all for about 6-8 hours in the crock pot until the pork and beans are thoroughly cooked through. 

Bon appetite!!

~Kyle~