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BBQ ribs that will make you wanna slap your mama (but you won't cause we don't slap our mamas)

I have an ingredient list, but I don't have a specific recipe. Just make sure you make it good.


About 3 hours before you want to eat, start your sauce.
About 2 hours before this, call some friends you haven't seen for awhile and invite them over.

the sauce
tomato paste
water
apple juice (more juice than water)
apple cider vinegar (not too much, but you want the sauce to have a little bite)
brown sugar (between 1/2 C and a C)
mustard powder (lots of good shakes, or just use a little mustard)
a few drops of liquid smoke
a few drops of sesame seed oil
a few shakes of Worcestershire and soy sauces
about 1/2 C veggie oil
add some heat, I like cayenne and/or Tabasco
garlic and onion powder (but not too much, cause you want it to be a tangy sweetish sauce)
a bay leaf (you take this out at the end before you pour it over the ribs)

the rub
lots of salt and paprika (you want it almost pink looking)
black pepper
garlic and onion powder (less than the salt, more than the pepper)
thyme (less than the garlic powder)
celery seed (about the same as the thyme)

Rub the ribs let 'em sit for awhile. I like country style beef ribs, but you can use this same recipe for a rack on the grill.

Do the dishes and dance around the kitchen while listening to the Allman Brothers.

Make sure your cast iron skillet is clean of cornbread crumbs from the last time you made some of that and pour just enough oil in to coat the bottom so the ribs don't stick.

Sear those meaty guys and throw them in a roasting pan.

Occasionally yell at the kids who won't stay out of the kitchen.

When you finish all the ribs, let 'em sit in the roasting pan for about 10 minutes to let the flavors get all happy together.

Then pour the sauce over the ribs and bake them for 15 minutes at 425. Turn the heat down and bake for an hour more.

Make some homemade rolls, or go get some nice soft ones from Hyvee (Kroger for y'all in the South).

Do some delicious sides like potato salad and greenbean casserole.

Make sure you have some apple crisp for dessert and apple cider going on the counter in a crockpot (for extra good cider, slice up some ginger root and slice the rind of an orange and toss them both in)

Enjoy!