Saturday, April 16, 2011

The First Meal

In planning for our first meal, we decided to go for a pulled pork and loin back ribs.  For the ribs, I chose Mansmith's low sodium rib spice.  Can't go wrong with Mansmith's, they catered our wedding reception (great tri-tip) and have great sauces and rubs.  Plus, as a new guy, I didn't want to leave my rib rub to chance.  For the 4.5 lbs of pork, I made my own blend of salt, pepper, garlic & onion powder, cumin and paprika.  Now time to let the goodness soak into the meat overnight (or what's left of the night).
As an aside, everything I read indicated the need to trim the membrane from the back of the ribs.  After about 30 minutes of trying to accomplish this, we pulled up a how-to video on youtube.  On closer inspection, the membrane of the ribs had already been mostly removed.  Rookie mistake, one I'm sure not to repeat.

I will update as the meal progresses...

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