Christmas Dinner

I am a little behind on my blogging so I thought I would try and catch up on some of the projects since the last time. For Christmas, I found myself home with out "The Boy" and thought I would do something less traditional and a slab of ribs caught my eye while shopping for ingredients for macaroni and cheese. I used a dry rub of brown sugar, salt, cayenne and other seasonings which I liberally rub on both sides of the slab. I let this sit for a couple of hours while a braising liquid was made from molasses, vinegar and other seasonings. I wrapped the slab in foil and carefully poured the braising liquid into the foil. This packet was placed in a 225 degree oven for about four hours. I wanted some baked beans on used canned because I was lazy. Unfortunate, they were not very good even with jazzing them up with the condensed braising liquid from the ribs. With the ribs being done, I cooked down the liquid to a nice glaze which was brushed onto the ribs. I used a torch to get a nice caramelization of the glaze and this what came like. I a nice bourbon would be the perfect drink for the meal.


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