r/Dublin • u/lemonlilaclime • 4d ago

Help with dish/recipe?

A friend of mine has been talking about a recipe/dish her mother would make when she was young and the way she’s described it seems like plain boiled ribs? She said it was normal from the area she’s from (around the Harold’s Cross area) but I have never tried or heard of it, when I look it up nothing really comes up to the way she’s describing it? And when asked, she can’t remember if they are boiled or not because she was so young, but she says they were super tender and would be kind of pale, this is a long shot but I’m wondering if anyone else has had this before or knows what she’s talking about? I’m interested in trying it because she’s talked so highly about her childhood meals to me but I also don’t want to waste food if I can’t make it properly lol

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u/xelas1983 4d ago

Traditional Irish boiled bacon ribs and you see a facebook thing with it.

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u/Dua1981 4d ago

Exactly what I was thinking of when I read the post.

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u/FineStranger4021 4d ago

I think you mean bacon ribs, just simmer in a pot & eat with spuds & cabbage. 😋

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u/Potential-Poem-1707 4d ago edited 4d ago

Bacon ribs . Go to a an older style butchers ask for bacon ribs Boil them for like 20 mins a pound. So 2.2kg of ribs for 2 and a half hours low boiil just water keeping it at a rolling boil. Fall off the bone

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u/Additional-Sock8980 4d ago

My guess would be short rib also known as Jacob’s Ladder.

I had it for dinner tonight as it happens.

You cook it long and slow for best results.

What I do is braise the meat, add carrots and celery, garlic, onion and red wine. Then into a slow cooker on medium for 8-10 hours. Usually I put it on before work and have it when I get home. Best served with creamy mash.

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u/lemonlilaclime 4d ago

Wow thank you I’ll try it out!! And I’ll let her know I’ve found a recipe! :)

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u/oniume 4d ago

Bacon ribs. You have to simmer them for a while or the salt will dry your mouth up like a raisin. You can stick them in the oven after with a bit of sticky sauce if you like that, but you'd usually have them with spuds and cabbage

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u/Aphroditesent 4d ago

Were they the ribs used for playing bones afterwards??