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Title:How to Make them Goodies
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Created:Tue Feb 18 1986
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4127
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995.0. "RIBS: Barbecued Ribs" by OCTAVE::VIGNEAULT (The Central Scrutinizer) Mon Feb 15 1988 13:18

    
    Over the years, I've tried miscellaneous recipes for barbecued pork
    ribs, but this has turned out to be my favorite.  It is *based*
    upon the recipe for Jimmy Schmidt's Red Hot Ribs. Jimmy Schmidt
    is a chef at the Rattlesnake Club in Denver Colorado.  They really
    aren't red hot, but with a little tweaking, you could get them there
    quite easily.  I've included a list of ingredients for convenience
    sake as well as the recipe.
    

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Ingredients required:

4 Qts Beef Broth (or bouillon)
Barbeque Sauce (Bull's Eye Spicy Hot .. or the choice of your preference)
Cayenne Pepper
Chili Sauce
Dry Mustard
Garlic Powder
Ground Cumin
Ground Ginger
Honey
Jalapeno Salsa
Molasses
Paprika
Red Wine Vinegar
Salt
Steak Sauce
Tabasco (or Louisiana Hot Sauce)
Tomato Paste (small can)
Whole Garlic or chopped garlic
Worcestershire Sauce

4 Racks of Baby Back Ribs - 1 1/4 Lbs apiece - or 5 Lbs ribs
    
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Modified version of Jimmy Schimdt's Red Hot Ribs
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Preparing braising liquid -

In a large pot, combine the following ingredients ...

4     Qts beef broth
3/4   cup red wine vinegar
1     Tablespoon Paprika
1     Tablespoon Cayenne Pepper
1 1/2 Tablespoons ground cumin
3     Tablespoons Tabasco sauce
1 1/2 Tablespoons garlic powder
1     Tablespoon ground ginger
1     8 oz can tomato paste
1/4   cup honey
1     Tablespoon salt

 ... stir well, and bring to a simmer over medium heat.

Add ribs, and simmer until tender, but not falling apart, about 1 3/4 hours.

Remove ribs, and allow to cool down.
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Barbeque sauce -

In a small bowl combine the following ingredients:

1   cup chili sauce
1   cup barbeque sauce
1/4 cup steak sauce
1   Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1   Tablespoon finely pressed garlic
3   Tablespoons dry mustard
1   Tablespoon Tabasco
1   Tablespoon molasses
1   Tablespoon Jalapeno Salsa
1   Tablespoon red wine vinegar

Whisk until well ingredients are well blended.  After ribs have cooled down
sufficiently, slice the ribs into individual pieces.  This is even easier if
you refrigerate the ribs for an hour or so after braising.  This way the meat
is less apt to shred when cut.  Brush ribs on all sides with the barbeque 
sauce so that they're well coated.  (Save any remaining barbeque sauce to use
to baste the ribs while they cook).

After ribs are coated well, wrap them in aluminum foil, dull side of the
foil out.  Allow to marinate at least 24 hours.

After marinating, preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Place ribs on a shallow
baking pan, and bake for 20 minutes.  Remove from oven, and loosely cover
ribs with aluminum foil.  Bake an additional 25 minutes.

        
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995.9BARBECUED SPARERIBSFULTON::GUERRAFri Jan 16 1987 10:1018
    
    4 lbs. country style ribs
    2 tablespoons butter
    1 medium chopped onion
    1 cup water
    1 cup ketchup
    2 tablespoons brown sugar
    2 tablespoons vinegar
    2 tablespoons lemon juice
    2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/4 teaspoon pepper
    1 teaspoon dry mustard
    
    Brown ribs and put into a baking dish.  In a clean skillet, melt
    butter and sautee onions until transparent.  Add the next 9
    ingrediants.  Simmer 20 minutes.  Pour the sauce over the ribs and
    bake, covered, for at least 1 1/2 hours in a 350 degree oven.  
995.10TENDER RIBSMAUDIB::ALEJANDROThu Jan 22 1987 17:194
    I MIGHT SUGGEST THAT YOU BOIL THE RIBS IN A LARGE POT WITH A CUP
    OR TWO OF THE SAUCE FIRST AND ENOUGH WATER TO COVER THE RIBS. BOIL
    THEM FOR ALEAST AN HOUR OR MORE BEFORE YOU BAKE THEM...IT WILL MAKE
    THEM A LOT MORE TENDER.
995.11Don't boil themOURVAX::JEFFRIESMon Jan 26 1987 15:5017
    I don't understand why people boil ribs.  I have been cooking ribs
    for over twenty years, and I have never boiled them, nor have I
    had them anything but tender.  Why would you want to boil away flavor.
    The secret to tender ribs is to cook them long and slow. Season
    them well with salt, pepper, lemon juice, and a little white vinigar.
    let them set over night. If cooking in the oven, cook at 325 F for
    about 2 hours, turn two or three times.  Now brush them well with
    your favorite sauce and cook them for another hour, brush with sauce
    again and cook for 1/2 hour more.  Now brush with sauce again .
    (Be sure the ribs are left as a slab, while they are cooking.) Now
    cut up and serve.  
    If cooking on the grill, use the indirect heat method, sorry you
    can't do this on a gas grill. To do this, you should have a Weber
    or something like it. Start the coals and when they are white, move
    them to the sides of the grill and put the ribs in the center with
    a drip pan, add 5 or 6 coals to each side every 1/2 hour. Cover
    and let it do the rest.   
995.12Apple SmokedPARSEC::PESENTIJPMon Jan 26 1987 21:088
	Try adding the green sucker shoots from an apple tree (the 
	little branches that grow out in places where you wouldn't 
	want big branches) to the coals.  I think it tastes better
	than hickory smoke.

						     
							- JP
995.13Ribs, the easy wayMAHLER::ABISGo away snow!Tue Feb 03 1987 09:5020
    For those of you with a kettle type barbecue (Webber is one name
    brand), cooking ribs is a cinch.  I use a rib rack made by Webber
    that lets you cook the ribs standing up instead of lying down on
    the grill (this is lets you cook a lot more ribs).  It is also
    important that you use the indirect heating method pictured below:

    
    
    			| _ _ _ _ ribs _ _ _ _ |        
                        |                      |
                        |       drip pan       |
                        |coals \________/ coals|
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    Using this method, I take the ribs out of the package, put them
    on the grill, after 50 minutes I add my favorite BBQ sauce , and then
    cook another 10 minutes (total cooking time 1 hour).  What could
    be simpler?
    
    Eric
995.5Another BBQ Sauce for Ribs/EASY!!!!THOTH::MCNEILWed Mar 23 1988 10:3426
    Heres one to try........
    
    Sauce
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    16 oz. tomato sauce
    Lrg bottle of A1 sauce
    1/3 cup of brown sugar
    1 Tbsp honey
    
    Just pour it all in a sauce pan and simmer for 1/2 hour.  
    
    In the winter, I boil upthe ribs first then coat them with this
    sauce and broil them....then serve them with egg noodles topped
    with the same sauce.  So far, no complaints. 
    
    And this sauce can stay in a tupperware container for WEEKS and
    never spoil.
    
    I use it on EVERYTHING.  Chicken, Steak Tips, Pork, and somtimes
    just to add flavor to regular old egg noodles for a side dish.
    
    Its so easy!!!  Hope you like it.
    
    Chris
    
995.8995.6 again with clarificationMGOBLU::KENNEDYdestination unknownFri Mar 25 1988 12:5545
    Sorry for the us of *special* (8-bit) characters in .6 -- I just pulled
    it out of my other file and didn't think that some people not being
    able to read them.  I'll try to remember to avoid them in the future. 
    
    anyway, here's the recipe from 995.6 in full with special characters
    removed: 


    Barbeque Sauce: 					Makes 3 Cups
    --------------

    Ingredients:

	1 cup	molasses		2 tbsp	butter/oleo
	1 cup	catsup			6	whole cloves
	1 cup	chopped onion		1 tsp	Worcestershire
	2/3 cup	orange juice		1 tsp	prepared mustard
	1/2 cup	brown sugar		1/2 tsp	salt
	1 tbsp	orange peel		1/2 tsp pepper
	2 tbsp	vinegar			1/2 tsp	ginger
	2 tbsp	veg. oil		1/2 tsp tobasco
	2 tbsp	A1

    Combine all of the above (or what you happen to have at the time)
    in a sauce pot, bring to a boil, and simmer for 15 minutes.

    Notes:

	o good on chicken or spare ribs, also on or mixed-in hamburgers
	  (I use it instead of water when making Lipton's Onion Soup burgers)

	o best if heated before applying to meat (that way the oils,
	  which tend to separate, mix easier).

	o (with this particular BBQ sauce) it's best to cook chicken
	  and ribs partially before applying the sauce.  With its
	  tomato base, the sauce tends to burn easily if directly 
	  over an open flame, or exposed directly to heat a long time.
	  For example, I BBQ chicken for 30-40 minutes, and flip the 
	  pieces every 5 minutes.  I don't start applying BBQ sauce
	  until after the chicken has cooked 10-20 minutes, but then
	  apply it LIBERALLY every time I flip.  A 3-4 inch paint brush 
          works well for application.

	o keeps very well in the fridge.
995.14This normally gets my guests coming back for more.SUBURB::MCDONALDAShockwave RiderFri Aug 13 1993 11:3925
    To help D! with her enormous pot of 5-spice; Barbequed ribs, chinese
    style.
    
    Soy sauce		About 8 tbs
    Hoisin sauce	About 2 tbs
    Rice wine vinegar or dry sherry, about 1 tbs
    2 cloves garlic	crushed
    1/2" ginger		Very finely minced or crushed
    5-spice powder	About 1 dessert spoon
    Honey		1 tbs, optional
    Sugar		About 1 tbs, interchange with honey
    Salt		to taste
    Pork		Ribs, steaks, chops, whatever. About 3 lbs.
    
    Mix together the marinade to taste, add pork leave in fridge for a day
    or so, then barbeque.
    
    If my wife has made barbeque sauce, I generally use that to baste the
    pork when barbequeing. Otherwise I drain the marinade and reduce it to
    a thick sauce with which I then baste the pork. The nice thing about
    this recipe is that if you don't feel like barbequeing the pork, you   
    simply whack it in the oven and roast it; again using reduced marinade 
    to baste the pork. I also prefer to use pork chops/steaks.
    
    Angus