Baby Back Ribs!!!!! Yum!!!!

Baby Back ribs are just delicious!  When you cook them the right way.  The trick is to boil the ribs before you roast them.  Cut the rack of ribs into 3 or 4 pieces inbetween the ribs.  Bring a stockpot of water to a boil and put the ribs in the boiling water.  Bring the water to a boil again and let boil for about 15 minutes.  This eliminates some of the fat and makes the ribs even more tender when roasted.  I put them in a slow cooker for low while I was at work today.  Very easy dinner!

Take the ribs out and let them cool and dry.  After they are cool and dry it's time to marinade them.  You can use a dry rub or a moist sauce.  This time around I used a moist sauce.  BBQ sauces are actually very easy to make.  You need some sweetness and spices.  I usually start with ketchup as my base and add  molasses and brown sugar.  (The sugars cure and add a nice glaze to the meat.)  For this batch I added olive oil, balsamic vinegar, cumin seeds and some cyan pepper for heat and some tomato paste.  This sauce is not only easy but rich and savory.  I will try to give you the approximate amounts for each ingredient.  I'm big on dumping ingredients together.  Remember that when you cook from a recipe that if you think you would like a little more or less of one flavor or spice then change it.  You know what you like.  I can't handle a lot of heat or spice so I usually cut that down in recipes.  Fearlessly experiment.  That is how you get better.

Sauce ingredients:
1 Cup of Ketchup
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Molasses
1/4 Cup Olive Oil
1/4 Cup Balsamic Vinegar
1/2 small can of tomato paste
1 Tbps of Cumin Seeds
1/2 Teaspoon of Cyan Pepper

Sorry the pictures don't do the ribs justice.  I'll have to work on the pictures.