Archive for June 15th, 2003

To Compliment the BBQ Ribs

Mashed Potato

Ingredients:

Potatoes diced for quicker cooking time
Milk
Butter
Sugar
Salt
Bacon bits
Chives chopped

Procedures:

Boil the Potatoes until completely soft. Meanwhile, dry pan fry the Bacon bits in medium low heat until just before brown. Drain the oil and turn to low heat. Add Sugar to the bacon bits, tilt the pan to separate the oil, keep browning until just brown. Add in the Chives and brown until the Bacon bits just harden. Then take it out of the pan without the oil immediately.

Drain the Potatoes and mash with Milk and Butter until smooth. Mix in the Bacon bits and add salt to taste.

BBQ Ribs

Ingredients:

Lemon zest, juice and pulp, sliced
Sweet Basil minced
Garlic minced
Shallot minced
black Pepper grind
Chili powder
Olive oil
Worchestershire sauce
pork ribs
BBQ sauce

Procedures:

Mix lemon zest, juice and pulp, Sweet Basil, Garlic, Shallot, black Pepper, Chili powder, Worchestershire sauce, BBQ sauce and rub all over the ribs. Rub on some Olive oil at the end. Cover and let it sit in the fridge overnight. Rub again in the morning.

3 hours before the meal, preheat oven at 180 degree Celsius. Put the ribs with the sauce and Lemon slice on top in a covered casserole and let it bake in the oven at 180 for 2 to 2-1/2 hours. Turn every 30 minutes. Make sure the casserole is tightly covered in the oven.

Take out the ribs and put in more BBQ sauce all over each piece of ribs. Return to the oven on a grill in top shelf (closer to the heat) and grill for 10-15 minutes until the BBQ sauce become dry and slightly burnt.

Left over sauce can be reduced in high heat with brown suger or honey to taste into BBQ sauce for future use or as a dip.