{"id":16048,"date":"2012-11-05T11:16:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T18:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=16048"},"modified":"2012-11-05T11:16:00","modified_gmt":"2012-11-05T18:16:00","slug":"braised-pork-ribs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2012\/11\/braised-pork-ribs\/","title":{"rendered":"Braised Pork Ribs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ribs_uncooked.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16050\" title=\"Ribs prepped for cooking\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ribs_uncooked-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ribs_uncooked-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ribs_uncooked-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ribs_uncooked.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> Scott and I love ribs and great barbecue is tops on our list of favorite eats.<\/p>\n<p>When we made our travel across the country earlier this year, stopping for barbecue was on our &#8220;must do&#8221; list. And we succeed <a title=\"On The Road: Pappy\u2019s Smokehouse, St. Louis\" href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2012\/08\/on-the-road-pappys-smokehouse-st-louis\/\">in finding<\/a> <a title=\"On The Road: Oklahoma Joe\u2019s Barbecue, Kansas City Kansas\" href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2012\/09\/on-the-road-oklahoma-joes-barbecue-kansas-city-kansas\/\">some top eats!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I currently don&#8217;t have a smoker and do not have the know-how to turn my grill into a smoker at this point. \u00a0Eventually I want to learn how to smoke meats and try my hand at some pork!<\/p>\n<p>For now I go with the braising method of cooking ribs; low and slow in the oven with just a little bit of liquid.<\/p>\n<p>I started off <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/recipes\/alton-brown\/who-loves-ya-baby-back-recipe\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">following Alton&#8217;s method<\/a> for ribs but have since moved to my own method. \u00a0It works for now and produces juicy ribs that satisfy the craving for a little bbq rib action.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how I approach braising ribs:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Andrea&#8217;s Braised Pork Ribs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 slab of ribs cut in half<\/li>\n<li>1-1 1\/2 C Dark or Pilsner Style Beer<\/li>\n<li>Foil or metal cooling racks<\/li>\n<li>Large baking dish or roasting pan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prep your ribs using <a title=\"Thoughts on dry rubs\" href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2009\/03\/thoughts-on-dry-rubs\/\">a dry rub<\/a>. \u00a0I prefer a good 12-24 hours for the rub to be on the ribs. \u00a0Store the ribs in the fridge and pull them out at least 15 minutes before putting them in the oven.<\/p>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>You need to elevate the ribs in the baking dish\/roasting pan. \u00a0You can do this either with metal cooling racks or the rack that came with your roasting pan.<\/p>\n<p>If you have neither of those, you can roll up foil lengthwise, making what looks like a foil log. \u00a0Lay three to four foil logs in the baking dish\/roasting pan and place the ribs on top of the foil. Click on the first picture to see an example of this.<\/p>\n<p>Pour the beer in the bottom of the baking dish. \u00a0Cover the ribs with more foil and poke a few holes into the foil to allow steam to escape.<\/p>\n<p>Place in oven and cook covered for about 45 minutes. \u00a0Remove cover, check on ribs. \u00a0The should be looking almost cooked through. \u00a0Cook uncovered for about 10 -15 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>It really doesn&#8217;t take long for ribs to cook through. \u00a0You can use a meat thermometer to double check for doneness.<\/p>\n<p>Brush with your favorite bbq sauce or put some out and let everyone add it themselves!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/oven_ribs.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16049\" title=\"Braised Pork Ribs\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/oven_ribs-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/oven_ribs-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/oven_ribs-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/oven_ribs.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We recently had ribs with the <a title=\"Hatch Green Chili Barbecue Sauce\" href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2012\/10\/hatch-green-chili-barbecue-sauce\/\">hatch green chili barbecue sauce<\/a> but if you&#8217;re looking for sauce with a little something extra, I&#8217;ve got a <a title=\"Bourbon BBQ Sauce\" href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2012\/02\/bourbon-bbq-sauce\/\">bourbon barbecue sauce<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve got a great <a title=\"Coffee and Cocoa Rub\" href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2011\/09\/coffee-and-cocoa-rub\/\">coffee and cocoa dry rub<\/a> recipe that would be perfect for the ribs.<\/p>\n<p>So far this method is working well and I can quickly whip up some ribs when the mood strikes.<\/p>\n<p><em>Have fun guys, and remember, always play with your food! \u00a0Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott and I love ribs and great barbecue is tops on our list of favorite eats. When we made our travel across the country earlier this year, stopping for barbecue was on our &#8220;must do&#8221; list. And we succeed in finding some top eats! I currently don&#8217;t have a smoker and do not have the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58,33],"tags":[15],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-4aQ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16048"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16048\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}