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I like to use pork ribs as I think they’re tastier & more tender, and I use either a rack or market style ribs. Cut up the rack into individual pieces and cut the market style into about one inch pieces. Boil for 1 to 1½ hours - until tender and almost falling off the bone. Don’t forget to scoop out the scummy stuff that forms on top of the water. While the boiling is taking place, it’s time to make the sauce.
I use Kraft BBQ sauce - original - as I like to add my own goodies. Pour 18 oz of sauce into a mixing bowl. Cut up an onion into small pieces and dump it in. Sprinkle in some garlic salt. Sprinkle in some Texas Pete or a similar hot sauce of your liking. Sprinkle ½ cup of brown sugar. Pour 6 oz of honey. Squeeze 2 tbls of mustard. Pour in ½ can of domestic beer (you can drink the other ½). Mix thoroughly with a hand mixer, and give it the sniff test. Fill the empty BBQ sauce bottle about half way as you probably won’t need it all, and you can use the sauce when you have leftovers in a few days.
Now, the ribs are ready. Remove them and let them drain well. Use a roasting pan and line it with aluminum foil (easier clean-up). Place the ribs in the pan, pour the sauce over them and bake at 350 for about 45 minutes. During the cooking period, spoon the sauce over the meat. At the end of the cooking cycle, change the oven setting to Broil as this will give them a nice glaze. Remove the ribs and place back into the same sauce pan and refrigerate. I usually finish this 2 or 3 hours before dinner time. This will give you plenty of time to clean up the mess you’ve just made. When it’s time to eat, smoke ‘em up on the grill for about 20 minutes. While you’re waiting for dinner time, go outside and do something manly - mow grass, wash car, chop wood........whatever.
Remember, ingredients in recipes can be changed to suit individual needs, and I assume no responsibility for any side affects suffered.
Eat & Enjoy - at your own risk. And, let me know if you like it.
Corn Pudding
I spent my formative years growing up in Warrenton, NC which is famous for tobacco, farming and corn pudding. Now, I know corn pudding doesn’t sound very enticing, and it’s nothing like that gross rice pudding stuff, but if prepared properly, it is delicious and a nice compliment to a rib dinner. This recipe should feed 6 to 8 people.
You need a large casserole dish with a cover. Take ½ stick of butter, cut it in slabs, place them into the dish, cover and melt in the microwave till liquified - should take about a minute. Mix about ¼ cup of flour with the butter to form a paste. Drain about 36 oz of corn and mix well with the butter/flour paste. Beat 2 eggs and mix with the corn. Sprinkle some salt and pepper in. Pour ½ cup of sugar and mix thoroughly. Pour ¼ cup of milk and mix some more. Give it the sniff test. Should smell pleasant. You want this to solidify as it’s cooking so if it looks like too much liquid, you can always pour some out after the first cooking session.
Microwave on Power 70 for 7 minutes (microwave temps vary). Take it out, look at it, does it smell good? Is it solidifying? This is where you can pour out too much liquid if you need to. The edges should be getting firm, but the middle will still will be loose. Place back in the microwave for another 10 minutes at Power 70.
This is about it. Corn Pudding should be eaten while still warm, and eat it all, as leftover corn pudding is not good. Enjoy & happy eating.
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Use a meat baster to "squeeze" your pancake batter onto the hot griddle - perfect shaped pancakes every time.
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Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator - it will keep for weeks.
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