Sauceless In Seattle Ribs Recipes

SAUCELESS-IN-SEATTLE RIBS

Steps:

• Rinse ribs and pat dry.
• Trim and discard excess fat.
• Prepare barbecue for indirect heat.
• When grill is medium-hot, lay ribs on it and turn as needed until well browned, 40 to 50 minutes.
• Baste 1 side of ribs with half the sauce.
• Turn ribs sauce side down and cook until sauce browns and forms a thick, sticky glaze, about 10 minutes.
• Baste top of ribs with remaining sauce, turn over, and cook until sauce browns and forms a thick, sticky glaze, about 10 minutes longer.
• Transfer ribs to a platter and garnish with blackberries and mint.
• Cut between bones to separate portions.
• Blackberry Sauce:.
• In a food processor or blender, combine blackberries, catsup, honey, brown sugar, ginger, salt and pepper.
• Whirl until berries are pureed.
• Add 1 to 2 teaspoons hot sauce to taste.
• Pour into a 1-quart glass measure (or combine ingredients in glass measure and mash with a mixer or potato masher).
• Cover loosely with microwave-safe plastic wrap, leaving vents for steam
• Cook in a microwave oven at full power (100%), stirring occasionally, until berry mixture is reduced to 1 1/3 cups, about 8 minutes.
• Makes 1 1/3 cups sauce.