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| Oven Baked Ribs: Unbelievable Easy! |
I love barbecue, but I can't imagine enjoying it while being laced up in a corset and wearing a frilly dress! It's too messy and too filling. Remember
that scene in Gone With the Wind where
Mammy helps Scarlett dress for the Twelve Oaks barbecue?
Mammy:
“I done told you and told you, you
can always tell a lady by the way she eats in front of people - like a bird.
And I ain't aimin' to have you go over to Mista John Wilkes' house and eat like
a field hand and gobble like a hog,”
Scarlett: Fiddle dee-dee! Ashley Wilkes
says he likes to see a girl with a healthy appetite.
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| "Every girl has the right to eat and enjoy barbecue!" |
Click here to watch the entire scene. Thank
goodness times have changed. Nowadays
it’s healthy for a girl to have a healthy appetite. We’ve learned to depend
on exercise and eating right to maintain our shapes rather than imprisoning
ourselves in corsets, and we can wear shorts and a t-shirt to a picnic instead of our Sunday best!
Barbecued ribs are one of my favorite dishes, and I’ve only learned recently—at my
thirteen year old's insistence—how to prepare them! This is cookout season and Labor Day picnics
are right around the corner. It’s the
perfect time for ribs—and it doesn’t matter if they’re grilled or baked!
I
found this awesome recipe at Food.com! These ribs are amazing and super easy, so
I hope you’ll give them a try. Yeah, I
know, ribs aren’t healthy or low fat, but it’s okay to splurge once in a while,
so enjoy!
Low & Slow Oven Baked Ribs
Ingredients:
2
racks of baby back ribs or St. Louis Style ribs
1
cup of your favorite BBQ sauce (I use Montgomery Inn)
Directions
Preheat
oven to 225
Season
ribs with Dale’s marinade your favorite rib rub (I use this fantastic Kansas City Rub), grill seasoning or just salt and pepper
Place
ribs meat side down in baking dish (I buy a huge aluminum pan for this)
Cover
dish with aluminum foil and place in oven
If
using small baby back ribs, take out of oven after 3.5 hours. If using regular baby back or St. Louis
style, take out after 4
Drain
off drippings. Flip meat over using two spatulas so the meat side is up. Put a
layer of BBQ sauce on ribs, and return to oven for 20-30 minutes.
Great
with baked beans and slaw!
If
you’ve read The Governor’s Sons (here's the Kirkus Review),
you’ve probably determined that I love writing about food. And anyone who likes writing about food loves
eating, too! My second book, Escape: Book One of the Unchained Trilogy, is due out next month. Like The Governor’s Sons, it takes place in
the South, but the time period is 1856.
Since I’d elaborated so much about food in Escape, a friend of mine, who’d critiqued it in its very early
stages, suggested I include recipes.
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| Coming in August! |
I
did consider that idea, but in the end, I didn’t, and I cut out a lot of the
food talk. However, I might share a few recipes of the southern dishes mentioned in the story here on my blog.
But I’ll only share versions that are quick and easy—so you’ll have more time to
read and more time to write!
What’s
your favorite barbecue—ribs (that's mine), shredded pork shoulder, beef brisket, chicken, something else? And do you have a favorite BBQ recipe (rub, sauce, etc.)?
If you
don’t like BBQ, what’s your favorite grilled meat or veggie? Thanks for
visiting—and happy eating!
