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Pork Ribs in a MONSTER BLIZZARD!

SNOWTHUNDER ~ amazing ~ snowing with zero visibility while thunder boomed and lightening lit the sky!  Not to mention the howling wind all Tuesday into yesterday noon.  And then to see mountains of snow from the drifting!

Our driveway finally got plowed out from 5-6 foot snow drifts last night at 7:00 p.m.  They do a great job of clearing the roads here but this storm was just a bit too much.  The roads here and in the surrounding counties were closed and some still are this morning.   

Northbound Lake Shore Drive in Chicago was a nightmare.  Hundreds of motorists were stranded for 12 hours after several accidents on the beautiful stretch of highway right in the city.  Many cars were almost buried and snowmobiles arrived to rescue stranded people.  It was a bad day to be on Lake Shore Drive or anywhere around here for that matter.  

Lake Shore Drive

There is a lot to discuss with this blizzard and is one we won’t be forgetting soon.  It was the third-largest snowfall in Chicago history and I hope when the next one hits Bill and I will be somewhere warm and sunny! 

It looks peaceful, calm and sunny out there this morning but now the bitter cold has returned --- it is 4 degrees below with the wind chill being 8 below and sunny as I write this but at least it’s not snowing!

This incredible weather demanded incredibly delicious barbecued ribs for our dinner.  The simple pleasure of eating ribs that fall right off the bone starts with a zesty blend of seasonings, barbecue sauce and a jar of honey mustard.  Then it is all simmered in a slow cooker.  It makes a fall off the bone pork dinner that is hard to beat.

This Better Homes and Gardens recipe is good just as is but I think it would be good also if you like a spicier version, to add red pepper flakes and some Cajun seasoning, maybe cider vinegar also.  So the ribs can be mild or very spicy depending upon your taste.  

Honey-Mustard Barbecue Pork Ribs

Ingredients:

3½ pounds boneless pork country-style ribs
1 large onion, sliced

1 cup bottled barbecue sauce

1 (8-ounce) jar honey mustard

2 teaspoons zesty grill seasoning blend

Method:

Place ribs in a 4-quart slow cooker.
Arrange onion over ribs.

In a small bowl, combine barbecue sauce, mustard and seasoning blend.

Pour over ribs.

Stir to coat.

Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8-10 hours on on high-heat setting for 4-5 hours.

Transfer ribs to a serving platter.

Strain sauce and skim off fat.

Drizzle some of the sauce over the ribs and pass remaining sauce. 

ENJOY!!!

Be sure to visit my friend, Linda’s blog @My Kind of Cooking for great tips, recipes and cookbook giveaway!

This entry was posted on Monday, October 3, 2011 at 8:21 AM and is filed under Barbecue sauce, Entree, Pork, Pork ribs, Slow cooker. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response.