Christmas Recipes

Santa's Best Pork Ribs

2 (250 grams) pork ribs cut in 6 pcs.
1 can sprite or 7up
1 medium size onion minced
1 1/2 tbsp garlic minced
1/4 cup puree tomato or ketchup or tomato paste
1 tsp hot sauce
1 1/2 tbsp brown sugar or 3 tbsp honey or maple syrup
4 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp butter
1 1/4 apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice or one whole lemon
1/4 cup soy sauce
Salt and pepper

Lemon slice, parsley and red bell pepper for garnishing

Cooking Method:

Remove extra fat from the pork ribs and marinate the ribs overnight for best result or at least 2-3 hours before cooking. Place pork ribs on a marinating container, squeze some lemon juice on the meat, pour soy sauce, 1 can sprite or 7up, add the garlic and brown sugar. Mix it thoroughly with your hands.

After marinating, place the whole mixture in the cooking pot and let it boil for about 12 minutes. Add tomato paste, hot sauce, salt and pepper. Let it simmer and occasionally mixing it until most of the liquid has evaporated. The sauce starts to get thicker, add 1 tbsp butter and 2 tbsp olive oil.

Let it simmer until the sauce is almost gone and the meat is cooked and tender. Transfer the ribs in the buttered baking dish and broil it for about 6-8 minutes until medium brown while occasionally basting it with olive oil and some sauce from the pot. On your serving platter arrange your ribs and put the remaining thick sauce on top of the ribs.

Garnish with lemon slice, parsley and slice red bell pepper.

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Rudolf's Corn Cheese Tarts

2 eggs, 1/2 cup corn syrup, 1/2 cup condensed milk, 1 cup grated sweet corn or blended frozen corn, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese ( grated ), 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 2 tbsp melted butter, 24 pastry of 2" tarts

Cooking Method :

Beat eggs and mix all other ingredients. Spoon into each tart shells. Preheat oven and bake tarts at 350 degrees oven temperature for about 25 to 30 minutes.