Our Favorite Ribs (and Easy Cheater Creamed Spinach)

6th January 2008

Our Favorite Ribs (and Easy Cheater Creamed Spinach)

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Since finding this recipe, the man has cooked these ribs…oh…maybe 8 times. They’re that good. And just by changing out the barbeque sauce (which we buy lots of when it’s on sale), you can totally change the flavor… or should I say …flava’ of the dish.

Here’s how the man does it.

A package of country-style pork ribs (6-8 ribs)
2 Tablespoons of garlic powder
1 teaspoon of black pepper
2 tablespoons of salt
1 bottle of barbeque sauce

First, boil the ribs in a large pot with the garlic powder, pepper, and salt. Boil them for half an hour or so.

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

When the ribs are finished boiling, put them in a baking dish with about a cup of the water they were boiled in, and pour sauce over them. Bake, covered, for 2 hours. Try not to go crazy from the yummy smells floating out of the kitchen.

For the creamed spinach, just cook some frozen spinach. Then stir in a lump of cream cheese and some mozzarella. Salt and pepper to your liking, and top with shredded Parmesan cheese.

This is a difficult meal to carry on a conversation through, because of all the “mmm”-y noises you’ll both be making.

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1 On January 6th, 2008, yayanana said:

This method is the key to Yummy…but now try THIS…
While you are simmering the ribs, pour the bottle of BBQ sauce in the pot, too, with or without a sliced up onion. When you take the ribs out and before putting them in the oven, boil down the liquid, which becomes thick sauce with rib juices. Follow the rest of your recipe at this point. You may have a new favorite. It kicks up the flavor a notch and is one of the best things I’VE ever cooked.

posted on January 6th, 2008 at 9:20 am

2 On January 8th, 2008, mrs_helm said:

THANK YOU for the creamed spinach recipe. I made pork chops last night and decided to try the creamed spinach. I used 16oz frozen spinach, steamed, and added 4oz each of cream cheese and mozarella. S&P and Parmesan to taste. It was delicious. My kids, who weren’t real thrilled about eating spinach “by itself” (I usually sneak it into other things), even ate it. They weren’t nearly as impressed, but they did eat it, and they’re 9 and 12. DH…I think he said something like “Oh, yeah, mmmhmmm!”

posted on January 8th, 2008 at 12:15 pm

3 On January 8th, 2008, Joyful Abode said:

yayanana, that sounds really good… how long does it take for the liquid to boil down? And how much do you let it boil down? Seems like that would take a lot longer than our method, but might be good for weekends or something. mmm.

Mrs.Helm I’m SO glad your family enjoyed the spinach! Thank you for your sweet comment. I’m beaming.