Fried Dr. Pepper Ribs

Fried Dr. Pepper Ribs?  Who wouldn't want to try them?  I mean, seriously, Dr. Pepper and Ribs.  What's to lose?  This actually sounds really good to me.  I'm going to have to try this some time.


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INGREDIENTS:

For the ribs and rub

• 2 full racks pork spare or baby back ribs, silverskin removed
• 4 tablespoons smoked paprika
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon coriander
• 1 tablespoon herbs de provance
• 2 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon turbinado sugar (substitute brown sugar)
• 1 can of Dr Pepper
• 2 cups peanut oil

For the Sauce

• 2 cans Dr Pepper
• 1/2 cup sweet chili sauce (found in the Asian sections in most super markets)
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
• 3 – 4 drops Sriracha sauce

PREPARATION:

1. Mix the dry rub ingredients together and rub into the racks of ribs on both sides. Marinate in the fridge for at least 4 hours, or preferably, over night.
2. Preheat oven to 325°F. Place the ribs on a wire rack in a roasting pan then pour a can of Dr Pepper into the bottom of the pan. Cover with foil and cook for 1 1/2 hours. At this point check to see if the meat easily pulls away from the bone. You will most likely need to cook them for about another 30 minutes but this all depends on your oven. Just make sure to get them nice and tender.
3. Meanwhile let’s make the sauce. Reduce the 2 remaining cans of Dr Pepper in a medium saucepan over high heat to about 1/2 cup. It will be just a bit syrupy. Remove from heat and stir in the remaining sauce ingredients.
4. When the ribs are done and somewhat cooled, cut into individual ribs and transfer them to a large bowl. Add about 1/3 of the sauce mixture and gently toss the ribs to coat them with the sauce.  I say gently because if you were successful at getting them super tender, they will break apart if you are too aggressive with them now. Heat the peanut oil in a large pot over medium heat. Just hot enough to gently fry the ribs to crisp them up a bit. Fry each rib separately because they crisp up very quickly. About 5 – 6 seconds per side then transfer to paper towels to drain. Next return the fired ribs to the bowl and add another 1/3 of the sauce and gently toss again. Serve warm along with the remaining sauce for dipping.
Serves 2 – 4
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What's Your Favorite Thing To Put On The Grill?

I think this post will be a question more so than a post.  Just this past weekend was the 4th of July weekend.  It's a reason to celebrate.  Cookouts, Food, Family, Friends, did I mention Food?  Ah, the classic American excuse to break out the grill.

So, my question for you today is this -

What's your favorite thing to put on the grill?

I'd have to say that mine would be a good Hamburger.  I love a good Hamburger.  Throw on some Cheese, Lettuce or Baby Spinach, Tomato, and Pickles and you have yourself one mean burger.  Now, from time to time I don't mind a good Onion on there, but I'm not much of an Onion fan.  That is, when it comes to raw Onions.  When they are cooked, sauteed is the best, I'm all for it.

Hope your week is good and prosperous.

My New Twitter Follow Policy.

I'm changing my twitter follow Policy.  Just because your on twitter, doesn't mean I'm going to follow you back.  Here is my new policy.

- Do you have anything that interest me?  If you are writing about something I'm not interested in, chances are, I'm not going to follow you.

- Do you tweet a lot?  If you are posting 5 -10 post every hour and they are meaningless post and I can see any reason why you have 10k+ followers.  I'm not following you.

- If you tweet about Tech, chances are, I probably will follow you.

- Do you tweet about Fitness?  Chances are, I probably will follow you.

- What about Travel?  I'll probably follow you.

- If you're a chef, or tweet about good food, I'll probably follow you.

- If you are a singer or actor/actress that I like, I'll probably follow you.

Why am I making this policy?  Well, lately I've been adding a bunch of people.  Most of these people don't even tweet anything I"m really that interested in.  So, If you don't tweet about anything I'm interested in.  Chances are, I might not follow you.

I have other things I'm interested in as well.  Culture, Gaming, Photography, Astronomy and Space, etc.

Rewards of Growing a Garden

I've always wanted to grow a garden.  While I have planted a few seeds, I've never really took care of a garden that well.  Any of the successful gardens we've always had, was because of my parents.  But, this post isn't actually about How to Garden.  This post is about the rewards of Gardening.

So, what are the rewards?  The rewards can be numerous.

- Fresh Food When You Want It.

- Healthier Living and a Healthier Body.

- Better Tasting Food.

- You Know What It's Your Food.

- The Satisfaction Knowing You Have A Valuable Survival Skill.

I'm sure other people can think of several more benefits/rewards of Gardening.  These are just the surface of it.  One of the great things I love about Gardening is the Freshness of the Food you get from it.  This is the "KEY" to any good meal.  The Freshness and Quality of the food, more so than the Food itself.  Technique more so than the Food itself.

Have you ever planted a garden?  Was it successful?  Heck, have you ever even had Fresh food?  Many Americans don't even know what Fresh Food taste like.  They assume that the food they get from the supermarket is fresh.  I hate to tell you this, but it's not.  They pick those foods before they even ripe and then they have to ship them here.  So, often times, the food is what we call green when it's picked.

It amazes me all the time, when someone has Fresh Fruit for the first time.  "It's so good.  Not like that store bought stuff."  The expression on their face, is usually one of shock/surprise.  Yet, people still buy all this produce, and vegetables from Mass Produced farms, that has no nutritional value.  Ok, it has some nutritional value, but not as much as it should.  I'd recommend buying from farmers markets.  Or growing your own.  If you don't have the time to grow your own food, then buy Organic.

"But Organic is so expensive."  Not really.  How many of you are sitting there with a 40" Big Screen TV?  How many of you are sitting there with a Cell Phone and have to pay at least $50-$100 per month?  How many of you are paying at least $50 a month to the cable company.  If you have Internet through them, you're paying more than that.  My point is, we tend to put emphasis on the quality of products we have, but fail to put emphasis on the quality of food that goes into our bodies.  And Americans wonder why they're fat.

Family Reunions

I'm at my cousins house, but that's not going to stop me from producing content.  I have a family Reunion coming up and I was wondering what you guys like about them.

So, what do you like about family Reunions?  Me, I happen to like being able to spend time with my cousins and little cousins.  It's fun to be able to spend time with your family that you don't get to see that often.  The food is awesome.  Most of the time, the way our Family Reunions work, is we generally have a pot luck style get together where everyone brings a dish.  Sometimes someone brings two dishes.  Depending on how much work they want to do and what the feel like making.  Just the thought alone of getting together and spending time with people you don't get to that often, regardless of how old they are, is an awesome thought.  Especially if you like those people.

What kind of food do you look forward to seeing at Get Togethers.  I love to see Banana Pudding.  I know, for someone who is trying to get a six pack, it's not the greatest thing to eat.  We have to keep in mind though, that everything in moderation.  When it comes to food at least.  Sure, some things we should steer clear of.  Like, greasy foods.  Family Reunions doesn't mean you have to indulge   The whole point of a family reunion is the fact that we get together and spend time with our family.  We should spend time with our family anyway.  At least the ones that we can.

One final question.  Do you ever bring friends to your Family Reunions or get togethers?  I have yet to do that myself, but I'm sure I would, if my friend was bored, or didn't have anything else to do.

Nicko's Kitchen Chicken Pizza

I have to say, I love Nicko's Kitchen. Just an awesome show on Youtube where Niko showcases some of his awesome recipes in video format. A lot of these recipes are easy to do. He's got Budget Meal Mondays, What you want Wednesdays, and Fast Food Fridays. What else can you want. What else can he share? Don't believe me? Just watch a couple of videos I'm sharing in this post.

Spaghetti Carbonara

I'd like to share another Youtube video. If you love Italian food, you'll want to subscribe to this channel. It's an awesome channel with great food. A definitely must have channel for your subscription if you like Food. Here is a video for a tasty Spaghetti Carbonara. Makes me want to make it myself.