Monday, August 14, 2006

We tried Ribs

Sunday afternoon we put 3 racks of pork spare ribs on the BGE. We had a hard time getting that stubborn membrane peeled off, though. All the instructions sound so simple, but it took us forever. Maybe we misunderstood what we were supposed to be taking off. Anyway, I think next time, we'll ask for an expert demonstration (from Mike, or our neighbor Mike).

Once we got the ribs prepped, we smeared them with olive oil, coated them with Butt Rub and put them on the Egg in the (inverted) V-Rack. That worked pretty well to be able to fit all 3 racks of ribs on our Egg at the same time. Didn't have to flip them over during the cooking process either.

So the ribs cooked at about 275F for about 2 hours, then we sprayed them with apple juice. Then they cooked for almost another hour. Then I pulled them off, spread some KC Hickory sauce on them and wrapped them in foil. I put them back on the Egg and left the draft door and daisy wheel barely open so the temperature would stay low. They sat there another hour or so and then we ate them up.