Tennessee whiskey ribs with potato salad

Ingredients

For the potato salad

• 500g boiled Jersey Royal potatoes
• 4 sticks Celery, sliced
• 2 tbsp salted capers, washed
• 3 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1 goose egg, hard-boiled and grated
• 1 tbsp snipped Chives
• 2 green chillies, finely chopped
• 1/2 Lemon, zest and juice

For the ribs

• 500ml real ale
• 3 tbsp demerara sugar
• 2 sprigs Thyme
• 1 Lemon
• 4 cloves Garlic
• 1 tbsp fine Salt
• 1 Bay leaves
• 2 x 1kg racks beef ribs

For the whiskey sauce

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 Onion, finely chopped
• 150ml Balsamic vinegar
• 1 x 400g tinned chopped tomatoes
• 3 tbsp molasses
• 3 sprigs Thyme
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground white pepper
• 100ml whiskey
• 100 ml veal jus,

   

• 4-5 sprigs tarragon, chopped
• 30g Butter
• fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper