HealthNotes

Carolina Country Style Ribs

• From: National Pork Board

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 to 2 lbs boneless country-style pork ribs

• 2 cups apple cider vinegar

• 1 cup water, cold

• 2 Tbs vegetable oil

• 2 Tbs molasses, or 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

• 1 Tbs kosher salt

• 1 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper

• 1/2 tsp cayenne

Give an apple cider vinegar-based sauce a try with these hearty, smoky barbequed ribs.

Directions

• Place ribs in a large bowl or resealable plastic bag, set aside. In 4-cup glass measure, stir together vinegar, water, oil, molasses, salt, red pepper flakes and cayenne pepper until salt is dissolved. Remove 1/2 cup marinade; set aside. Add remaining marinade to ribs; seal bag and marinate for 4 - 6 hours in the refrigerator. Remove ribs from marinade; discard marinade.
• Prepare medium-hot fire; grill ribs over indirect heat for 50 to 60 minutes or until pork is tender and the internal temperature reaches 160° F. Baste ribs twice with reserved sauce mixture during last 15 minutes of grilling.