June 17th, 2012
Grilling…Summertime, Babybacks, Charcoal Grilling, Happy Father’s Day
and….roasted beets, as well. If I had put roasted beets on the heading of this post, maybe you would not have even read it. I don’t know why, but they don’t seem to be that popular. I do love them, though. June through October are the best times for beets. They are the sweetest during those months.
Summertime…is, definitely, for grilling. While, Mother’s Day is all about going out to lunch or dinner to a restaurant, Father’s Day is all about cooking outdoors. When you have beautiful weather, nothing beats it.
This is one of those recipes that is just a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Informal; just wing it.
I did mention before how my husband always says that I cook for an army, well I had to buy 2 full racks of babybacks. There were 3 of us eating, and I wanted some leftovers.
I cut the racks in half and marinated it hem in Gazebo Room Greek Salad Dressing & Marinade. I get this marinade at Giant Supermarkets. It is light and has great flavor. I left them in the marinade all day.
Took them out of the marinade and dry them up a bit. Then, a dry rub. This is when you need to get created. Lots of pepper, cayenne too, herbs, garlic powder and, basically, anything you want. You are the boss.
Using charcoal gives the food such a distinctive flavor. Waiting for it to get just right is no big deal to me. But, it is important. You want those ribs to cook just perfectly; crispy outside, moist inside.
I basted them carefully with a sauce made of leftover barbecue sauces; adding apple cider vinegar to make a light consistency.
Basically, that was all I did. Rave reviews from my family. They thought they were the best!!
The beets came as a side dish, sprinkled with jumbo lump crab meat. Yes!!
Roasting the beets intensifies the flavor, plus the skin comes right out.
Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
Pick beets that are not too large. They’ll take about 35 to 40 minutes to roast.
Wrap them in foil, place in the oven.
When done, let them cool, run them in water to get the skin off.
Slice, marinade in any dressing you might like. I usually use either a commercial one or just make my own with olive oil, vinegar and spices. That’s it!!
And….a sweet ending of ice cream…
Enjoy!! Have a great day!!
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Parece todo muy rico, buen provecho!
Saludos
Marisa y dave
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