Did "easy" ribs this weekend.
Then take 3 beers and a liter of cherry coke and dump it in a pot. (Vanilla coke works good also)
add two onions rough chopped
6 cloves of garlic, smashed
tablespoon of peppercorns
two table spoons of dark roast coffee beans (not ground)
salt - as much or as little as you like
dried basil, oregano and parsley, about a table spoon of each.
cap full of liquid smoke.
Bring to a boil.
Peal the shiny silvery skin off the underside of the ribs. I'm not sure of the proper name for that stuff.
Put ribs in pot, I had to cut the rack in half to get it to fit.
If the liquid doesn't cover, add more cherry coke.
return to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for about 45 mins.
remove from pot.
let cool a little and then sprinkle salt, pepper, garlic powder and brown sugar on ribs.
Place in 280 degree oven for about 45. min.
The adventurous can make a BBQ sauce out of the stuff left in the pot by straining and skimming the fat and boiling to reduce, then adding whatever you like.
Myself, I used Stubbs BBQ sauce.
Take ribs out of oven, baste with BBQ sauce and finish on the grill set on low to caramelize the Sauce, keep basting and turning for about 20 mins.
Turn carefully, prone to falling apart at this point.
Separate ribs and serve.
Super easy and you can do all but the grill work a day ahead.
When I do these a day ahead, I usually will sauce up the ribs and wrap it in foil prior to refrigeration. That way I can toss the foil wrapped ribs on a campfire, grill or whatever to the next day without a mess.
But the sugars don't caramelize well this way.
I have grilled at least once or twice a week since last June.
