JasonB
08-14-2003, 07:15 AM
By special request -
Reading the last newsletter, I saw mention of one of my favorite cuts of pork, the country style rib...it's not a rib at all, but they can be damn tasty.
I usually prepare these over a hot grill, and eat them like barbecued pork steaks, but sometimes they demand special treatment. These things are on sale this week at a local grocery for 69cents a pound, and i grabbed up a few packs.
One of my favorite ways to do these is to bake them in a shallow casserole using a chinese barbecue recipe...but that's for another day.
Today, we're talking about cooking the ribs in coke. Or Dr. Pepper if you want. I put the "ribs" in a roasting pan, and cover the ribs with cola. bake at 225-250 for about 2 hours...they should be really tender at this point. Remove the ribs, and sprinkle some of your favorite BBQ seasoning on them (TBBQR works GREAT), and sear them on a hot grill. turn the grill down right after flipping them the first time...the ribs are already cooked...we are just searing them and carmelizing the barbecue sauce on the grill. My mom used to just drain the pepsi/coke and then pour bbq sauce all over the ribs and put them in the oven again for a while..uncovered for the last 20 minutes.
These are hard to screw up. The meat in these "ribs" is very forgiving, with enough fat in them to keep them juicy throughout the cooking process. It's all about experimentation...Have fun ;)
Reading the last newsletter, I saw mention of one of my favorite cuts of pork, the country style rib...it's not a rib at all, but they can be damn tasty.
I usually prepare these over a hot grill, and eat them like barbecued pork steaks, but sometimes they demand special treatment. These things are on sale this week at a local grocery for 69cents a pound, and i grabbed up a few packs.
One of my favorite ways to do these is to bake them in a shallow casserole using a chinese barbecue recipe...but that's for another day.
Today, we're talking about cooking the ribs in coke. Or Dr. Pepper if you want. I put the "ribs" in a roasting pan, and cover the ribs with cola. bake at 225-250 for about 2 hours...they should be really tender at this point. Remove the ribs, and sprinkle some of your favorite BBQ seasoning on them (TBBQR works GREAT), and sear them on a hot grill. turn the grill down right after flipping them the first time...the ribs are already cooked...we are just searing them and carmelizing the barbecue sauce on the grill. My mom used to just drain the pepsi/coke and then pour bbq sauce all over the ribs and put them in the oven again for a while..uncovered for the last 20 minutes.
These are hard to screw up. The meat in these "ribs" is very forgiving, with enough fat in them to keep them juicy throughout the cooking process. It's all about experimentation...Have fun ;)