Swiss Pork Ribs served with vegetables

pork ribs

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken thighs are lower in fat, while pork shoulder is often less expensive.

red wine

🥗Healthier: grape juice

💰Cheaper: white wine

Grape juice provides sweetness without alcohol, while white wine can be less costly.

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade tomato sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup

Homemade sauce can be healthier with fewer additives, and ketchup is often cheaper.

apple cider vinegar

🥗Healthier: white vinegar

💰Cheaper: lemon juice

White vinegar and lemon juice can provide acidity at a lower cost.

Place pork ribs in a bowl.

Season ribs with coarse salt, black pepper, and cinnamon stick.

Marinate ribs in beer, apple juice, and brown sugar for 2 hours.

Prepare vegetables by cutting zucchini, peppers, and eggplant into pieces.

Drizzle vegetables with olive oil and lemon pepper, and season with salt and red pepper.

Skewer the vegetables using bamboo skewers.

Preheat grill to medium temperature.

Place marinated ribs on the grill bone down, about 15 inches from the fire.

Baste ribs with leftover marinade while grilling.

After some time, add vegetable skewers to the grill and turn them occasionally.

Cook until ribs are done and vegetables are tender.

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