My Gran's BBQ ribs - extra addictive!

So, I gotta say that blogger is a pain in the ass! I have been locked out for weeks!

Anyway, my Gran's ribs. I got the meat on supper sale on Sat, and so yesterday they made their way into the oven! My cooking experience started with a walk down memory lane, and I can safely promise you some more of my Gran's recipes.

Love you Grandma.

Oh Happy Day! My house smelled ammazzzzzing! Give it a try, you'll be sorry!

1 c water
2/3 c white vinegar
2/3 c ketchup
1/2 c brown sugar
2 tbsp of corn starch and some cold water to mix it in

So, I doubled the recipe, and it was great - for the brown sugar, I used 1/2 c of golden sugar, and 1/4 each of dark brown sugar, and even darker brown sugar. What a taste! The dark and darker sugar really (positively) effected the sauce!

First off, I seared the meat and scored the backs of them. (With S $ P)and layed them out in my roaster 1 layer deep (think this makes a difference in how the sauce gets later, so get a bigger roasting pan!) and set the oven to 325 F.

Mix everything except the corn starch into a med pot and boil it up, then mix the cornstarch and water, and add it to the pot. Let it thicken (wisk it here girls) and over the ribs it goes.

I had no propane for the BBQ, so into the oven they went, all afternoon. oh, my .......

Wish I had a photo everyone, cause it was GLORIOUS! Served the crack with rice and steamed brocolli and the husband was happy! (Happy meaty tummy ;-) )

These ribs were better

I don't have a barbecue. This is one of the great sadnesses in my life right now. I believe that summer heat is made tolerable only by the ability to cook outdoors and not pollute the inside of your house with all of that excess thermal energy from the oven. I've been tolerating the heat smog in my apartment and actually running the oven because I can make things like these ribs. And that potato salad. I can take or leave the cucumber slices.

Put the ribs in a foil lined roaster (I don't think that the foil actually contributes to the cooking but, boy, does it make the cleanup a lot easier). Cover with more foil and roast at 350F for about an hour. Take the foil off, smear with some form of barbecue sauce or glaze and throw them back in the oven uncovered. Baste a couple of times over the next hour and then they're done. Yummy. Nice caramelization, not too tough or dry. I was thinking that they would be really good glazed with the Epicure sauce that we tried at Erin's party, the one with the ginger in it. Maybe a little onion and orange marmalade to thicken and sweeten it. Yummy again.

Served with potato salad. 6 cooked potatoes and 2 hard boiled eggs cut into chunks or slices or whatever floats your boat. Add enough mayonnaise to make it as mayo-y as you like. I added a tablespoon each of Bacon, Cheese & Chive Dip mix, 3-Onion Dip mix, and Lemon Dilly Dip mix (if the combo sounds familiar, it's the magic three from the Extraordinary Cheese Dip). It was a great meal and I have to say that the Ice Capp was the perfect way to end the meal. Thanks Erin! Okay, now I'm not posting anything else until someone else does, it's starting to feel a little too much like The Me Show (starring Me! It's Me! (you'll have to mentally supply the catchy theme music yourself)).

OMFG Ribs

When Erin and I were at Pal's the other afternoon, they had pork side ribs on sale. We used to go to Montana's with my parents whenever they came in for birthdays and such, I always ordered ribs because I have this policy in restaurants of ordering things that would normally be too much bother at home.

Anyway, the whole package of ribs was about $5.50 so I thought I could probably find a crockpot version. From Allrecipes:

* 4 pounds pork baby back ribs
* salt and pepper to taste
* 2 cups ketchup
* 1 cup chili sauce
* 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
* 4 tablespoons vinegar
* 2 teaspoons dried oregano
* 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
* 1 dash hot sauce

Put the ribs on a broiler pan, salt & pepper both sides. Bake at 400F for 15 minutes, flip them over and bake for another 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, mix the rest of the ingredients into a barbecue sauce. I cut the ribs up into sections and put them into the crockpot. Pour the sauce over to coat and cook on Low for 6-8 hours.

The place smelled amazing when I got back this afternoon. I made up some creamy garlic pasta (otherwise known as a package of Sidekicks (I'm trying to get rid of them.))