Pulled pork

I LOVE a good pulled pork sandwich. I consider myself quite the connoisseur.

My favorite recipe is one I found years ago in Bon Appetit. Between the dry rub and the vinegary mop its tastylicious.

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Cooks notes: Recipe calls for making it on a BBQ over slow heat. I prepare it in the slow cooker (low for 8-10 hours) and it turns out just as good.

Serve on white bread with a drizzle of the carolina red sauce and your favorite BBQ sauce. Mine is Everett & Jones "Super Q"

Chili rubbed skirt steak with sweet potato fries

This recipe is from Martha Stewart "Everyday Food" cookbook. Page 294



4 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 teaspoons light-brown sugar
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Coarse salt and ground pepper
2 1/2 to 3 pound beef skirt steak, cut into 8 even pieces
1 tablespoon olive oil

Directions
Heat broiler with rack 4 inches from heat (can also be cooked on BBQ). In a small bowl, combine chili powder, coriander, sugar, oregano, 1 tablespoon coarse salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Coat steaks evenly on both sides with oil, then spice mixture, patting to adhere.

Place half the steaks on a rimmed baking sheet or broiler pan. Broil, without turning, until medium-rare, 5 to 8 minutes, depending on thickness. Transfer to a large platter, and cover with aluminum foil; let rest 10 minutes before slicing.

If BBQing, cook about 6 min on each side (depending on thickness)

{Review}
Very, very easy
Definitely husband approved
Leftovers would make great tacos

{Serve with}
Romaine-Heart Salad (The dressing is great and makes a nice dipping sauce for fries)
Sweet potato fries (These can be purchased in the freezer section at Trader Joe's. If you don't have a TJ's near you try Whole Foods)

{Time}
30 min

Sarah's sticky ribs

I LOVE ribs so I taught myself how to make them just the way I like to eat them...nice crust on outside, moist on inside and a little sweet with some spice. These are fall off the bone tasty (and messy..have napkins ready)

Ingredients:

For rub:

1 c brown sugar

1 tbs kosher salt

1 tbs black pepper

1 tsp cayenne pepper

For ribs:

1 slab of pork baby back ribs

BBQ sauce of choice (I love the Trader Joes Kansas City style)

Preheat oven to 400. Line baking pan with foil and spray with cooking spray (don't forget this part...if you don't line the pan you will be cursing at yourself later when its time to clean up)

Prior to putting rub on ribs you must remove thin membrane from bone side of ribs. This is the key to the best ribs ever. I learned it from some BBQ cook off on TV...hahaha. Starting at one end of ribs (bone side up) slide a butter knife just under the membrane. Its really thin, like tissue paper. Grasp it with a piece of paper towel and pull it off length of ribs.

If you need help here is a video. Warning: Its pretty cheezy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_fqJcc4n_I

Combine rub ingredients in small bowl and mix well. Rub all over both sides of ribs.

Place ribs on lined baking sheet and place in 400 degree oven. Cook for 1 hour. Turn over ribs after 30min.

After 1st hour, turn heat down to 250 degrees and cook for 2 more hours. Flip over every hour.

Baste with BBQ sauce last 30 min on both sides.

Remove from oven and let stand for 10 min. Cut ribs between bones with sharp knife to separate.

{Review}

Awsome and husband approved

Very easy

{Serve with}

Sarah's mac n' cheese

Salad

{Time}

10 min prep time

3 hours cook time