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caa74 - 07 Mar 2004 22:50 GMT
The local grocery store had country style ribs on sale, so I bought
some.  Now, any good suggestions on how to cook them??  The only way
I've ever had them was barbecued, but I don't have a bbq.  Other ideas?  

Christi
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Jean M. - 07 Mar 2004 23:28 GMT
>The local grocery store had country style ribs on sale, so I bought
>some.  Now, any good suggestions on how to cook them??  The only way
>I've ever had them was barbecued, but I don't have a bbq.  Other ideas?  
>
>Christi
>208/202/160

Yum. I cook them on the stove with some sauerkraut. You can also bake
them and use some lc bbq sauce. My mother used a pressure cooker.
Yikes.
Cailleachschilde - 08 Mar 2004 00:09 GMT
>Yum. I cook them on the stove with some sauerkraut. You can also bake
>them and use some lc bbq sauce. My mother used a pressure cooker.
>Yikes.

You can also use a crockpot (slow cooker).

Yvonne
Mike - 07 Mar 2004 23:48 GMT
Well, if you want melt in your mouth ribs do this:

   Cut them up in chunks so there are about 4 ribs per slab and put them in
a pressure cooker, yup a pressure cooker.
   Add about 1/2 cup of water and maybe some celery and carrots for hidden
flavours.
   Cook for about 20 to 30 minutes in pressure cooker. When done, cool
cooker and open to reveal ribs.

   Now, place ribson a baking pan and put on some BBQ sauce or whatever
other LC rub you may have.

   Broil in oven on each side unitl brown and serve.

Hmmmm yummy. The pressure cooker makes the meat so sweet and soft, it falls
off the bone. The broiler adds the nice crispy browning that makes ribs
sooooo good.

Cheers,

Mike
> The local grocery store had country style ribs on sale, so I bought
> some.  Now, any good suggestions on how to cook them??  The only way
> I've ever had them was barbecued, but I don't have a bbq.  Other ideas?
>
> Christi
> 208/202/160
Bear - 08 Mar 2004 04:49 GMT
You can get the same results by parboiling them if you don't have a pressure
cooker. I boil them in salted water and through in some garlic, pepper and
some herbs. Boil for about an hour. Thow them in a hot oven and bake them.
Use some LC barbeque sauce as suggested. MM MM good.
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> Well, if you want melt in your mouth ribs do this:
>
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> > Christi
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caa74 - 08 Mar 2004 05:33 GMT
> You can get the same results by parboiling them if you don't have a pressure
> cooker. I boil them in salted water and through in some garlic, pepper and
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> >
> > Mike

Yumm - thanks for all the ideas!  I might have to go out and buy more
ribs now!

christi
Miss Jean - 08 Mar 2004 00:28 GMT
> The local grocery store had country style ribs on sale, so I bought
> some.  Now, any good suggestions on how to cook them??  The only way
> I've ever had them was barbecued, but I don't have a bbq.  Other ideas?
>
> Christi
> 208/202/160

Are they bone-in or boneless? I cook the bonless variety in my rotisserie
fairly often, and all I season them with is some garlic pepper salt. Just
put em in the basket, and "rotiss" them till done. Fabulous just like that.

Miss Jean

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Curt - 08 Mar 2004 13:12 GMT
You can have ribs without carbs by using dry rubs instead or barbecue
sauce. This includes spices such as salt, pepper, paprika, chile
powders, garlic powder, etc. Check out books by Stephen Raichlen or go
to the foodtv.com site for specific recipes.

Curt

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> > The local grocery store had country style ribs on sale, so I bought
> > some.  Now, any good suggestions on how to cook them??  The only way
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Kaye - 08 Mar 2004 09:54 GMT
Ribs, easy and very forgiving.

I used to cook them like this

Boil them untill they are almost done, about half an hour.  While they are
boiling, put oil and various herbs and spices in a sturdy zip loc bag, big
enought to hold the ribs.  Ginger, chillie, garlic, cumin whatever comes to
hand, you get the picture.

When you are done boiling the ribs, put them into the bag while the ribs are
still hot, with the oil and herbs (a little vinegar works really well),
leave the ribs to cool turning over the bag every now and then.

Either when the ribs are cool, or when you are ready, like the next day, you
can throw them into the oven using the marinate to baste the ribs.  These
are good on the BBQ or on the George.

Kaye
PJx - 08 Mar 2004 12:51 GMT
>Ribs, easy and very forgiving.
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>Kaye

What's a George?
Phantom2 - 08 Mar 2004 13:22 GMT
Cut them into 4-5 rib slabs.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper or some dry rub.
Bake in the oven at 200F for seven hours.  When they are done, take them out
and put in your sauce of choice and let them marinate in that until you are
ready to finish them off.  Either BBQ them or bake them for about 1/2 hour.
Very tender and tasty.

Robin
Bear - 08 Mar 2004 13:55 GMT
I like this idea. I've done that with a chicken but never ribs. I'll give it
a try. Thanks!
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> Cut them into 4-5 rib slabs.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper or some dry rub.
> Bake in the oven at 200F for seven hours.  When they are done, take them out
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> Robin
Kaye - 08 Mar 2004 18:25 GMT
George Foreman
JD - 08 Mar 2004 15:35 GMT
If you're serious about ribs and BBQ in general, get yourself a Weber Smoky
Mountain smoker and get yourself over to www.virtualweberbullet.com . With
this setup you can produce world class Q in your own backyard. Whatever you
do though, *please* don't boil your ribs and call it bbq.

JD

> Ribs, easy and very forgiving.
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> Kaye
Bear - 08 Mar 2004 23:10 GMT
Parboiling ribs is perfectly acceptable and preferable to tough stringy
ribs.
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> If you're serious about ribs and BBQ in general, get yourself a Weber Smoky
> Mountain smoker and get yourself over to www.virtualweberbullet.com . With
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> > Kaye
Evelyn Ruut - 09 Mar 2004 00:08 GMT
> Parboiling ribs is perfectly acceptable and preferable to tough stringy
> ribs.

Bear, what I generally do is bake them covered with foil at a very low heat
till they are very tender.   Then I remove them from the oven, and grill
them with sauce.

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Bear - 09 Mar 2004 00:25 GMT
Sounds good Evelyn. How long do you bake them? I parboil them because it
reduces the overall cooking time. I'm sure they'd be better the way you
describe because boiling things does pull some of the flavor. I think on the
weekend I'm going to try the 200 for 7 hours but I'd like to be able to make
them during the week sometime. Tony LOVES ribs.TIA.
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> > Parboiling ribs is perfectly acceptable and preferable to tough stringy
> > ribs.
>
> Bear, what I generally do is bake them covered with foil at a very low heat
> till they are very tender.   Then I remove them from the oven, and grill
> them with sauce.
JD - 09 Mar 2004 06:49 GMT
I suppose that depends on whether you know how good a properly smoked rack
of ribs can be. I find it hard to believe that someone from a city with such
culinary sophistication would espouse parboiling ribs. In places like
Memphis, St. Louis, Charlotte and other BBQ Meccas, merely uttering the word
"parboil" would get you lynched. Then again, what the Hell do I know, I've
only been judging competitive BBQ for 10 years and I've never experienced
"tough stringy ribs". If yours are tough and stringy you probably tried to
grill them like a steak instead of smoking them low and slow.

JD

> Parboiling ribs is perfectly acceptable and preferable to tough
> stringy ribs.
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>>> Kaye
jpatti - 09 Mar 2004 12:40 GMT
> I suppose that depends on whether you know how good a properly smoked rack
> of ribs can be. I find it hard to believe that someone from a city with such
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>
> JD

For *real* ribs, yeah.  But... for country-style ribs, which are a
fairly cheap cut of meat, you have to do *something* besides just
grill them.

I did some in the crockpot recently and they came out awfully greasy
with unpleasant chunks of fat.  Also did some with a dry rub slowly
roasted recently too, much better than the crockpot, but still not
really yummy.

Given that they *are* so cheap, there's tons of them in my freezer and
I have to figure out something better.  I'm thinking of doing a
slow-cook method to start (crockpot, slow roast or parboil) and then
broiling them with low-carb barbecue sauce for a finish.

Thoughts?
Emil Luca - 09 Mar 2004 19:06 GMT
http://www.chefscatalog.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?cmCat=search&itemId=cprod2300034
Best stove top smoker you can use.  It makes great ribs and Canadian bacon
or even smoked beef briskets.  Low and slow heat in the oven works in the
winter time.  Low and slow stove top in the summer.

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> > I suppose that depends on whether you know how good a properly smoked rack
> > of ribs can be. I find it hard to believe that someone from a city with such
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>
> Thoughts?
Jean B. - 13 Mar 2004 22:39 GMT
> http://www.chefscatalog.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?cmCat=search&itemId=cprod2300034
> Best stove top smoker you can use.  It makes great ribs and Canadian bacon
> or even smoked beef briskets.  Low and slow heat in the oven works in the
> winter time.  Low and slow stove top in the summer.

Any tips on using the Cameron stovetop smoker?  I've had one for a
long time and never used it.

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Bear - 09 Mar 2004 14:46 GMT
The problem is for everyday cooking it's not always possible to put ribs in
a smoker and cook them for hours until they are tender enough to eat. I'm
not disagreeing with you about the best ribs. I'm just trying to give some
practical advice to someone who said they have no idea what to do with ribs.
Also, yeah this is a big sophisticated city. Where many people live in
victorian flats with no access to a yard or even a  balcony. Where would you
suggest they put the smoker?
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> I suppose that depends on whether you know how good a properly smoked rack
> of ribs can be. I find it hard to believe that someone from a city with such
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> >>> Kaye
JD - 09 Mar 2004 15:03 GMT
You have a point; urban BBQ can be a challenge even if you have a balcony.
Between fire regulations and PC types who get offended by the aroma of
hickory smoke and cooking meat, smoking your own loses its shine. For people
that *do* have a place to use a smoker, the Weber Smoky Mountain and the
website I mentioned can be a great tool and a lot of fun. Couple it with a
vacuum sealer and you can do whole pork shoulders, packer cut briskets or 8
racks and freeze some for another time.

JD

> The problem is for everyday cooking it's not always possible to put
> ribs in a smoker and cook them for hours until they are tender enough
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diane - 09 Mar 2004 15:41 GMT
We always steam the ribs till cooked  in broth, water and smoke seasoning-
beer- your choice.  Then put it on the coals or smoker to finish cooking.
this can be done while the coals are getting hot. Ribs are always tender
this way and good insurance that meat like chicken is at least cooked
throughout.

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> You have a point; urban BBQ can be a challenge even if you have a balcony.
> Between fire regulations and PC types who get offended by the aroma of
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> >>>>> Kaye
JD - 09 Mar 2004 15:59 GMT
I guess I'm a bit of a purist when it comes to Q. Apparently the parboiling
school of bbq has more adherents than I'd have previously thought. If that's
your tradition and you enjoy it, more power to ya but I'm willing to bet
that if you tasted both side by side you'd never parboil again. While this
method requires some time (4-5 hours for ribs, 12 for a packer cut brisket)
it's pretty much a hands off affair requiring very little tending. A little
more involved than plugging in a crockpot but worth the effort I think.

JD

> We always steam the ribs till cooked  in broth, water and smoke
> seasoning- beer- your choice.  Then put it on the coals or smoker to
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>>>>>>> Kaye
diane - 09 Mar 2004 16:20 GMT
I'm a purist, spending time in Texas and South Carolina and really scoffed
at the thought of steaming till I tried it. I can't remember why I bent the
rules- maybe I was in a hurry or something. I otherwise do have a pot of
water in my closed barbeque. I have the big black one with the smoke stack.
In the north here I like oak & maple wood

I tried the pressure cooker( this isn't barbeque), but ended up serving
pork sandwiches- its a real art to get the time just right, but man it
tenderizes meat fast.

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> I guess I'm a bit of a purist when it comes to Q. Apparently the parboiling
> school of bbq has more adherents than I'd have previously thought. If that's
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> >>>>>>> Kaye
Bear - 09 Mar 2004 15:48 GMT
I say that I love a lot of foods, but real barbque is right up there at the
top of my list. It's very hard to find here. We have only 2 good barbque
places in the city. Both only take out. You can smell them from a block
away. MMMMM.
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> You have a point; urban BBQ can be a challenge even if you have a balcony.
> Between fire regulations and PC types who get offended by the aroma of
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> >>>>>
> >>>>> Kaye
JD - 09 Mar 2004 16:13 GMT
That's why I'm so stoked on the WSM. When I moved to the PNW from Florida I
got the Q jones pretty bad. The only way to get it right was to do it
myself. Nowadays BBQ is the fastest growing genre of restaurant. Now and
then you can even find a good one.

JD

> I say that I love a lot of foods, but real barbque is right up there
> at the top of my list. It's very hard to find here. We have only 2
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>>>>>>> Kaye
Scionyx - 08 Mar 2004 18:42 GMT
I did some recently this way in a crockpot:

2-3 onions, peeled and cut in half (trim ends, but leave enough so they stay
together.)
5-6 ribs.  (I don't remember how much they weighed, but good size.  probably
>5-lbs.)
1 bottle CarbOptions Asian Teryiyaki Marinade

I used a 6-qt oval crock.  A roaster, etc. would as well, or a large
roasting pan for the oven.

Line the bottom of the crock with the onions.  (Just to keep the meat off
the bottom.)

Add a layer of ribs, pour on some of the sauce.  Continue with another layer
of ribs and sauce.  I think I had two good layers and had to squeeze them in
a bit.  :-)

Set on low and cook for 6 hours or more, until the meat easily separates
from the bone and/or falls apart.

That's it!  No additional liquids or anything.  Could user any other type of
lo carb sauce/BBQ, or whever you want.  Don't need to use a whole bottle of
the sauce either...  Also wish I had thrown in some whole garlic cloves,
peeled.

You could also brown/sear the meat before adding to the crock.  When I do a
pot roast that way, I add some other veggies to the pan, deglaze and add all
the pan juices to the crock.  Many variations.

HTH

Steve

> The local grocery store had country style ribs on sale, so I bought
> some.  Now, any good suggestions on how to cook them??  The only way
> I've ever had them was barbecued, but I don't have a bbq.  Other ideas?
>
> Christi
> 208/202/160
Kevin Martin (Homebrewer) - 09 Mar 2004 02:24 GMT
> The local grocery store had country style ribs on sale, so I bought
> some.  Now, any good suggestions on how to cook them??  The only way
> I've ever had them was barbecued, but I don't have a bbq.  Other ideas?  
>
> Christi
> 208/202/160

Use spices of you rchoice to make a dry rub, then bake them in the overn
covered for about 2 hrs at 350.
uncover them and bake another 30 minutes, then broil the last 5 minutes
to get some good eating.
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Lee Rodgers - 09 Mar 2004 22:42 GMT
>The local grocery store had country style ribs on sale, so I bought
>some.  Now, any good suggestions on how to cook them??  The only way
>I've ever had them was barbecued, but I don't have a bbq.  Other ideas?  
>
>Christi
>208/202/160
Please don't parboil ribs.  Pretty please! :)  

Country style ribs are a tender cut of meat even though they are
inexpensive.  All that fat makes them tender and tasty.  Slice them
off the bone and cut into chunks for an excellent stir fry meat that
makes a rich gravy without a need for flour or thickener.  Or take the
chunks and make a pork stew with a bit of onion, a touch of carrot and
some celery.  When either the stir fry or stew is done add a big bunch
of Bok Choy to the pot and let it steam the greens until tender to
taste.  Enjoy.

Alternatively, cut the meat into thin strips and fry like bacon or
pork chops.  Throw boneless strips onto a George Foreman grill for
quick juicy slabs O' pork.  If the strips are too thick you'll have to
flip them over for a more even cooking.  Or just treat them like a
pork roast and cook them in the oven.  Non Dolly Domestics can use a
cook in bag.  HTH

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