Tag: BBQ

BBQ Country Ribs

These originally started as a Dutch oven recipe, but we’ve just been making it in the oven for the last several years. It’s fun for a big gathering–it does tend to be messier and greasier, FYI. Also, it’s pretty flavorful, so you may want a mild side dish with it, like white rice or rolls. And we usually serve it in a bowl so you get plenty of sauce.

As long as you get gluten free BBQ sauce (which basically all are), this one is naturally gluten free.

Make it a meal with:

BBQ Country Ribs

  • Servings: 6-8?
  • Difficulty: medium
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The secret to the sauce is Dr. Pepper, of course.

Ingredients

  • About 5 lbs. Pork Country Ribs, cut in pieces
  • Canadian Steak Seasoning
  • 1 large bottle Honey BBQ Sauce
  • 1 jar Orange Marmalade
  • 1 can Dr. Pepper
  • 1 Onion, chopped large

Directions

Place ribs in foil and sprinkle with steak seasoning. Seal up ribs in foil packet and bake in pan at 325° for 2 hours. Then combine remaining ingredients in pot and place ribs in sauce. Simmer (or replace in oven) for 1 hour. If you’re in a hurry, it doesn’t have to simmer for a whole hour.


BBQ Meatballs

Baked first then simmered in a sauce, these meatballs are a go-to every New Year’s Eve. They’re not the roundest meatballs, but you don’t notice once they’re covered in thick sauce. FYI, it does take a lot of ketchup, so make sure you buy a big enough container. One time, we also accidentally left the meatballs in the oven a little long and were afraid that they were too dark and dry to eat. But once they got in the sauce, you couldn’t even tell.

If you’re making this gluten free, just make sure to use gluten free oats. You can potentially pulse the rolled oats a few times in the blender to make them quick oats, but I didn’t bother last time, and the meatballs turned out fine.

BBQ Meatballs

  • Servings: 48 meatballs?
  • Difficulty: medium
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Keep warm in a slow cooker or on the stove for New Year’s Eve.

Ingredients

    Meatballs:

  • 2 lbs. Ground Beef (or 1 lb. beef, 1 lb. turkey)
  • 1 c. Quick Oats (or gluten free oats)
  • 1 1/3 c. Milk
  • 2 Tbsp. Dried Minced Onion
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 tsp. Salt
  • Pepper to taste

    • Sauce:

  • 2 2/3 c. Ketchup
  • 8 tsp. Dried Minced Onion (8 tsp. = 2 Tbsp. + 2 tsp.)
  • 1 1/3 c. Water
  • 8 tsp. Vinegar
  • 1/4 c. Sugar
  • 8 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce

Directions

For meatballs, combine ingredients and drop by spoonfuls on greased cookie sheet. Bake meatballs at 350° for 30 minutes. For sauce, simply mix all ingredients in a pot. Add meatballs to sauce and simmer for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.