Never done ribs in a smoker.....til now!!!

My long time friend, Bill McGonnell, got a new job!!!  He is the production manager at The Exchange.  GREAT gig, and we are happy for him.  SO, needing a reason to use my new smoker...We invited his family over for a bar-be-que.  They brought over Shiner's new summer beer, Ruby Redbird, made with grapefruit and ginger.  Yes, Please!!!!!!  advertised as the perfect summer beer, and I concur!

Armed with some suggestions online, I made a spicy dry rub and Dutchie made some homemade bbq sauce (sweet and tangy).  The combination was great, cause my spice was high, and her sweet cut it back to just right!
So slab o ribs, chicken legs and breast will feel the wrath of the smoke!

Lots o spice!  heat elements...cayenne and paprika, also brown sugar, garlic, onion, seasoning salt and a few other surprises.

one of the side dishes was an old standby of mine, baked sour cream and corn, I have been making this for over 15 years and it never disappoints.  Sounds (and maybe even looks) gross, but I PROMISE you this is all kinds of yummy!!!!!!  This photo is pre-cook and doesn't yet contain the topping of bacon and parsley.  This is one of my absolutely favorite dishes.  Want the recipe?  Ask me...I MIGHT give it away.

Some of you may know that I lost a branch, prematurely, from my peach tree and was in danger of losing several peach nuggetts.  This is the first thing we did with the saved peaches....peach cobbler with thyme biscuits.  Paired with leftover homemade vanilla ice cream.

After 4 1/2 hours in smoker, the internal temp was right, and this is what my bark looked like!  I'm very proud of my first rib attempt.  Went Texas style, which is a dry rub, that may or may not contain sauce, but always on the side.  We choose to have sauce, thank goodness, cause the chicken needed it.

After 2 hours, I got an excellent smoky flavor, but a bit dry.  Not totally, 
but sauce took it back to that other level!

enjoying food and friends!!!!!

Wish I would have taken more photos, as the McG's pasta salad and our vinegar coleslaw are unfairly NOT represented here, but I was too busy tending to my smoke fire.  
Had to keep adding wood and charcoal.  Was totally worth it!

What you aren't seeing in this photo is the 3 rug rats who were enjoying the 
chicken legs at the kids table!!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

VIDEO of me throwing pizza dough

I've already blogged about this meal so I wont bore you, but I made Jamie Oliver's, from scratch, pizza recipe (dough and sauce) again tonight. So I could make a blog entry I had Dutchie take this video.  We did it twice for the obvious fact that I wanted close ups....We DO own a video production company, in case you forgot. This is just me tossing the dough and not creating the whole pizza. Let me know what you think of the video.  Is it better than photos? Dang the pizzas were good. Made one pepperoni (turkey pepperoni), one cheese and garlic (by far the best one) and the third was half cheese and half turkey pepp!
Read more

What have my efforts paid off with so far in the garden....

Image
I look forward to writing about the meals that these will one day become.  I never had a green thumb and  would regularly kill plants.  Watching some home and garden television, trial and error, lots of patience and hard work, and I think I'm finally starting to have a "yield" out of my garden.  Mainly just a meal or two, here and there, along with several supplemental meal roles per plant.  I'm set on herbs, will be rolling in peaches, and hope to get enough figs to enjoy a few and make some preserves. watercress Basil  chives  dill blackberries  figs  cilantro  grapes  Green Beans  jalapenos  lavender  mint  oregano  peaches  raspberries  sage  squash blossom  squash   thyme  heirloom tomatos
Read more

Tilapia En Papillote, which is just a fancy way of saying cooked in a paper bag.

Image
I had dinner with some friends of this weekend. I promised her that I wouldn't blog about her, so lets just call  her Suzy!  Now, "Suzy" is a great cook, and I have enjoyed many meals over the years courtesy of her hands.  She did not ruin her winning streak, and cooked a red snapper wrapped in a parchment pouch with herbs and lemons.  It was so good, that it inspired me to use this method for my flock, the very next day. I repeat, the following photos are NOT from "Suzy", hers looked much better.  These photos are instead, my version of  Tilapia  En Papillote with Polenta and Arugela with Mango Sauce. I'm proud to say that I was able to whip this one up from items I  had in the garden, pantry and freezer.  Frozen tilapia is awesome to  have around, a few minutes thawing in some warm water, and fresh seafood. I choose oregano and sage for the herbs, and I rested the fish on  a leaf of kale. ...
Read more