First BBQ of the year.

[derekl_1963]

Mmmm... Love the approach of spring! Among other things, that means BBQ! I've been especially anticipating this one as we bought a smoker over the winter.

Yesterday, pulled it out and smoked some country ribs: Here they are ready to come out of the smoker, be wrapped in foil, and finished in the oven:



After an hour in the oven and an hour resting:



I almost couldn't cut them - they just wanted to pull apart.

I rough chopped 'em, tossed 'em with some Lexington Style dip* and served 'em forth with corn on the cob, grits, a green salad, and sweet tea. Except for the corn, country culinary heaven! (We bought frozen corn, bad, bad idea. We'll do without if fresh isn't available next time.

*That's North Carolina for 'sauce', kinda. Lexington style sauce is thin and vinegar/ketchup based, not the thicker and/or sweeter stuff found elsewhere.