Crock Pot Southwest Country Style Ribs

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Nicely spiced southwestern dish with the flavors of new mexican chiles. Serve with rice or polenta, roasted zucchini with pine nuts, tortilla soup, and finish with some flan for a very lovely meal.

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Steps

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Soak dried new mexican chiles in boiling water for 30 minutes.

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Remove chiles from water , dry off , and chop finely , discarding stem and seeds.

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Set aside.

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Brown ribs in oil in skillet over medium heat on both sides.

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Place browned ribs in the bottom of the crock pot.

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Toast cumin seeds in a small dry skillet until just fragrant but do not burn.

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Allow to cool.

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Stir together oregano , salt , pepper , chopped tomatoes , vinegar , chopped chiles , and toasted cumin seeds in a small bowl.

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Pour mixture over ribs in crock pot.

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Spread garlic cloves over the top of sauce.

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Cover crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours or until ribs are done and tender.

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Serve ribs with sauce.

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Ingredients

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dried new mexico chiles, boiling water, oil, country-style pork ribs, cumin seed, garlic cloves, dried oregano, salt, pepper, whole tomatoes, vinegar