A very popular dish to bring to a picnic or barbecue would be some baby back ribs. Although ribs are very easy to make, they will take up your patience with the amount of time that is needed to cook them up. Normal cook time for ribs would be around 2 hours. Professional chefs would tell you that ribs taste better when they have marinated for long periods of time preferably overnight.
There's a bunch of ways in cooking ribs and everyone, even those who aren't experienced cooks, can follow these simple instructions and prepare tasty and delicious ribs for your barbecue or picnic. Below I will list down 3 very easy methods in cooking ribs.
1) On the slow-cooker or Crock pot: This is a fuss free way of cooking your ribs. When using this cooking method you might have to cut your ribs up into smaller pieces so they can fit inside the pot. After you have sliced them up into smaller pieces just put your ribs into the pot together with the spices, marinade or any sauce you like and allow ribs to cook on really low flame (200' F) for a couple of hours. When meat has started to fall off from the bones and they have become so tender then you are ready to serve them up.
2) On the Oven: Baking ribs in your oven is one easy method to cook your ribs. This way of cooking is really good especially during the wintertime when you can't grill outside because the weather is so cold. Before baking your ribs, marinate them first in any sauce you like or you could also rub them down with some dry rub if you like them without any sauce. Just let them marinate well and when you are ready to bake them up, wrap them using an aluminum foil either with sauce or without it and put them inside the oven and cook for 2 hours. at around 225' F. By wrapping ribs in aluminum foil, they will stay tender during the baking process. So don't forget this step.
3) On the Grill: Prepare the grill ahead of time so you won't be cooking on direct flame but on well heated coals. Do not put your ribs on direct flame because they will become cooked up but they won't be as melt-in-your-mouth tender as you would want them. Just place a shallow, heatproof pan and put some water on it. Then place your pan between your source of heat (coals), metal grate & your ribs. This way of cooking will allow you to cook your ribs for some hours & will leave them tender as well.
Also when basting your ribs don't spill any marinade or sauce on the coals because they might cause flames to flare up and will make your ribs dry and burnt. Roast ribs for 2 hours. on medium low heat (225' F). Take your ribs out of the heat and let them rest a while before you serve them up so they will become so much juicier. One last thing, keep an eye on your pan to see if there is still water on it.
If water has evaporated then pour in some until you finish cooking your ribs. There's a variety of ways in cooking ribs like frying them up or smoking them but those that I mentioned above are among the fuss-free and easy methods to relish those delicious & juicy ribs that is going to become a sure hit with everyone.
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