Texas T-Bone's Dinner Project v 2.0
Thursday morning, I dumped some meaty goodness into our crockpot, put the thing on low and let it basically cook itself all day. By the time I got back home from work that evening, dinner was ready (thanks to the Petite Filet's finesse with some side dishes). Slow-cookers rock.
This won't help the vegetarians out there, but we cooked ribs and they were delicious! The PF bought a package of boneless and a package of bone-in ribs, but the bones didn't matter. After 10 hours in the pot, the meat fell right off the bones. So tender, so delicious!
Here's what I did:
1. Brown 3 and 1/2 pounds of beef short ribs in a skillet with some vegetable oil, trying not to spatter little drops of oil all over the kitchen.
2. Cut up a big white onion in wedges and tearfully dump it in the crockpot.
3. Dump the ribs on top of the onions (duh).
4. Mix 1 cup tomato ketchup, 1 cup water, 1/3 cup red wine vinegar, some curry powder, chili powder, paprika, dry mustard and salt and pour the concoction (which smells a lot like barbecue sauce, but with more work) over the ribs.
5. Set the pot on low and wait 8-10 hours until done. Feel free to talk amonst yourselves, take a shower, throw a party, or go to work during the wait.
We had mashed potatoes, green beans and cornbread with the ribs – apologies to the Atkins-worshippers out there – and some iced tea. Alternately, had I had it, a beer would have been a good sub for the tea. Or maybe a salad or something. And corn, I love corn. (Sue me). If you want the exact measurements for the seasonings listed above, let me know and I'll go back and edit this entry with the recipe in front of me.
There are also a ton of great crockpot recipes available on the Internet (where I found this one by googling "crockpot ribs recipe"). Many of them are for pork ribs, which are great but not quite as meaty as ribs de cow. I often grill year-round, but I was out of charcoal and spare time when the ribs-wishing hit us. I'll try that method in the near future and, if successful, will let you know how it turned out.
Hey, it's the weekend – food still has calories, but who really cares? What are you eating in the next few days?
No I am seriously hungry. Yummy!
Crockpot ribs, that's what- that sounds awesome- and crock pots are the best!
For the second time this week, we'll be making a salad of orzo, pine nuts, red onion, olives, garlic, and feta cheese, with a dressing of olive oil, lemon juice, basil, and oregano. This is our no-fail potluck dish. Yummy! (Might be good with ribs, no?)
I think that you should solicit Crock pot recipes!!!!
Man, that recipe sounds good. I'll be eating birthday cake for sure since it's my nephew's birthday party tomorrow. And since the wife's parents are in town for it, we'll probably be eating brisket or a german dish.
I'm a huge crockpot user. I even have two sizes, and sometimes have them working side by side.
And I see you've discovered my cookbook.
Your recipe sounds terrific.
I had pork ribs recently, and they were gross. Iced tea is a food staple at Casa deli T-Bone, is it?
Haven't decided what to eat. Maybe homemade chicken soup.
Mmmmmnnn, meat....
I made chicken dijon last night, and have been making lots of salmon dishes lately. (One of natures "super foods".) I've been on a real health kick lately.
I can't wait for grilling weather again. (Not too long ago we grilled four dozen oysters at a friends house. I realize they're very popular here, but I still don't get the attraction.)
chocolate. nothing more, nothing less.
Aw, T-bone, I'm hurt.
I gave you a great recipe for crockpot ribs in the last dinner project.
:-(
Ooh, that makes me hungry! Ribs for breakfast!!
On a more serious note (okay, I was kind of serious before) some other time try adding Coke to the crock pot mix. Seriously. I've cooked brisket and chicken with a sauce of either ketchup and Coke or BBQ sauce and Coke. It cooks in a delicious sweetness. Pork ribs are probably naturally sweet enough, but if you cook beef ribs in your pot it's something to consider.