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We celebrate America's Independence Day today, July 4th.

It is a wonderful holiday for this wonderful country. We may have our share of problems here but we are still the land of the free and the home of the brave. Traditional celebrations include families and friends getting together for cook-outs and fire works.

For this menu, we feature smoked barbecued baby back ribs. We have included instructions for smoking the ribs with either a charcoal grill or a gas grill. For either method the secret to this style of preparation is indirect cooking where the smoke actually cooks the ribs rather than the direct heat of the fire. There is a certain art to this preparation that depends in large part on the heat of the fire and the amount of smoke generated by the hardwood chunks. It is best to leave the lid on the grill as much as possible to trap the smoke and allow it to cook the ribs. If you notice that the smoke is dying down, then lift the lid. The addition of the fresh air should spark the hardwood and increase the heat. Then when you replace the lid the smoke should increase as well. You can also add additional hardwood chunks to the fire whenever necessary.

Under slow cooking conditions with only indirect heat and smoke cooking the ribs, it may take up to 2 hours to complete the smoking process. However, if the fire is hotter or the ribs closer to the direct heat, then the ribs will cook faster. You need to keep an eye on the ribs but, since you are using indirect heat, it is not as critical to continuously check the ribs in the same way as if you were cooking directly over the coals. With a little practice you will master the subtle methods to control the heat and smoke. The end result is fabulous smoked ribs that everyone will love. This menu serves 6 to 8.

We hope you enjoy this menu from a previous July 4 edition. Happy Independence Day, y'all!

This news arrived on: 06/28/2007

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