| To cook up great ribs, first you will need to peel | | | | burner) Every 1/2 hour or so spray the ribs down |
| the papery membrane off the back of the rack | | | | with apple cider to keep them nice and moist. The |
| of ribs. It's a little tricky if you're not sure what | | | | ribs will take about 1 1/2 to 2 hours to cook. |
| you are looking for, but all over the surface of | | | | during the last 1/2 hour baste the ribs heavily with |
| the back of the ribs there a this thin membrane. | | | | your favorite BBQ sauce. |
| You can use a tine of a fork or something similar | | | | Once your done do a final basting. (I often see |
| to seperate the membrane, and then just peel it | | | | people start out by putting BBQ sauce on the ribs |
| off. | | | | before cooking, then they wonder why the ribs |
| Next thing is to rinse the ribs with cold water and | | | | come out burnt really fast. It's because the sugar |
| dry with a paper towel. Then put the ribs in a | | | | in the BBQ burns, not the ribs) |
| large baking dish. Put in enough apple cider to | | | | You will know the ribs are done when the meat |
| cover the ribs. Let it marinade for at least 3 | | | | peels back from the bone about 1/4 inch. |
| hours, up to 24 hours.setup your grill for indirect | | | | You can also use wood smoke and smoke the |
| cooking (if you have charcoal then put 1 small pile | | | | ribs while you are grilling. I always use hickory. |
| of lit coals on one side of the grill, place a 2nd pile | | | | The above is pretty darn basic, but should net |
| of lit coals on the opposite end). If you have a 2+ | | | | you some tasty KC style ribs with a good |
| burner gas grill then just light one of the burners. | | | | consistancy. |
| The goal is to have it so the ribs don't cook | | | | Sometimes during the last 1/2 when I put BBQ |
| directly over the coals (or burner) | | | | sauce on, I then wrap the ribs in aluminum foil and |
| Place the ribs on the grill (not over the coals or | | | | let then finish in there. |