The ribs take the longest to cook, so prepare them first. We used beef short ribs, because the grocery had no spare ribs, but I would suggest those. Place them in casserole dish and season with salt, pepper, thyme and rosemary. Seal them completely with aluminum foil and bake for an hour in the oven at 325˚F.
BBQ WHISKEY GLAZE
1 cup Whiskey (whatever's in your price bracket)
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tbs. lemon juice
3 gloves garlic, minced
1 tbs. mustard
Combine all the ingredients into a sauce pan, and simmer through the course of the cooking with a sprig of rosemary, stirring occasionally. This will allow the sauce to thicken.
SPICY APPLE SALAD
1/2 a red cabbage, diced
3 tbs. lime juice
1 tbs. lemon juice
1 tsp. grated ginger
2 granny smith apples, sliced into spears
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1 jalapeno, chopped and seeded
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
After chopping all the ingredients, place in a bowl and combine thoroughly. Cover tightly and place in the refrigerator til the meal is ready to be served.
For the cornbread use the Jiffy corn mix recipe but substitute buttermilk for milk.
For the mashed red skin potatoes, soften the potatoes by boiling potato cubes in boiling water for about 15-20 minutes. Once they are soft, drain and return to the pot, then mash with half a stick of salted butter, thyme, 3/4 cup buttermilk, salt and pepper til creamy.
MAGGIE'S (a real person) APPLE CRISP
4 Gala apples cubed
1/2 tbs. cinnamon
3 tbs. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
Combine the above ingredients in a large mixing bowl then place in a baking pan. For the crispy topping...
1 1/3 cup flour
1 1/2 light brown sugar, lightly packed
1/3 cup old fashion steel cut oats
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 stick of butter, softened
Combine all the ingredients then pack tightly on top of the apple mixture in the baking pan.
So to be able to get all the food baked and done in an hour and a half using one oven, refer to the following time schedule... After the ribs have baked for one hour, remove from the oven and remove the top part of the foil and add half of the BBQ glaze. Before returning to the oven, raise the temperature to 375˚F. Leave the ribs in for 15 minutes. Also add the cornbread and apple crisp to the oven. Bake the cornbread for 25 minutes, leave the apple crisp in for another 45 minutes.
