Valentines Day Ribs!!

Made a Valentine's Day dindin for my hubby :)  Decided to make one of his favorite meals...RIBS- so thought I would try a new recipe I found in the "Bride and Groom" cookbook.  I also listed another recipe that is from my Grandma Ronhovde - and both are amazing, so try them out!!

Also, made up some Roasted Red Potatoes and Carrots - perfect meal!!

Baby Back Ribs

Ingredients:

1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar

3 tablespoons paprika

2 tablespoons onion powder

1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 tablespoon freshly ground pepper

2 slabs (1 to 1 1/2 lbs each) baby back ribs

1 to 1 1/2 cups prepared BBQ sauce, plus more as needed

Mix brown sugar, paprika, onion powder, kosher salt, and pepper in a small bowl.  Press the dry rub onto the ribs, using 3 to 4 tablespoons for each slab. Put the rub in a large seal able plastic bag.  Let stand at room temp for 1 hour or refrigerate for as long as overnight to allow the flavors of the spices to permeate the meat.  If you refrigerated the ribs, let them stand at room temp for 30 minutes to 1 hour before cooking.

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.  Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

Remove the ribs from the plastic bag (don't scrape off the dry rub) and place on the prepared baking sheet.  Slather the BBQ sauce (about 1/2 cup per 1 lb of ribs) on both sides of each slab.  Bake, meaty-side up, until the meat is no longer pink and an instant read thermometer inserted into the center of the meat, away from the bone, registers 155 to 165 degrees, about 1.5 hours.  Brush with more BBQ sauce if necessary just before serving.



BBQ Ribs (from Grandma Ronhovde)

Ingredients:

2lbs ribs - brown first

1 cup catsup

1/2 cup water

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tsp celery salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp dry mustard

After browning, pour off grease.  Put in pan for oven (covered)  Make sauce (no need to cook the sauce).  Pour over all - bake 2 1/2 hours at 325 degrees.  Add water during cooking if necessary.