What's For Dinner - Day 7

Mystery Ingredients
Muesli mix
Napa cabbage
Boneless Country Style Pork Ribs

Final Product
Spicy Pork Ribs with Sauteed Cabbage
AND

Chocolate Chip Muesli Cookies

For the ribs & cabbage:
Boneless Country Style Pork Ribs
Napa Cabbage, cut into strips
Salt & Pepper
Cayenne pepper
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Season the ribs with salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste. In a large pan, sear all sides of the ribs until golden brown. Pour in the soy sauce and apple cider vinegar and deglaze the pan for about 30 seconds. Transfer the ribs and the sauce to a baking dish and place in the oven for 20-30 minutes, depending on the thickness of the ribs.
When the ribs are cooked through, remove from the oven and set aside to rest. In the same pan that you seared the ribs, saute the cabbage. Add a few spoonfuls of the sauce from the ribs. Saute for about 1 minute, until just softened. Cut the ribs into bite-sized pieces and serve over the cabbage.

For the cookies:
1 cup Muesli mix
3/4 cup flour, sifted
2/3 cup apple butter (or applesauce)
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup chocolate chips
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Sift the flour, baking soda and salt together in a bowl and set aside. In a stand mixer, or with a hand mixer, mix the apple butter with the brown sugar and vanilla until smooth. Beat in the egg until incorporated. Slowly add the flour mixture until well incorporated. Stir in Muesli mix and chocolate chips. Drop by the tablespoon-full onto a greased baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes.

RATING:
Ribs: *** (3 out of 5 stars)
Cookies: **** (4 out of 5 stars)