Grilled Summer Ribs

Summer time is the perfect time to throw some ribs on the grill .. .but I still always feel they are more tender if they are braised first in liquid. So. . .with a crock pot that doesn't add any heat to the house. . . the ribs are tender perfect. This recipe allows for a company. . .but if you forgot to invite some over. . . just put the cooled ribs in freezer bags and you'll have a few freezer dinners ready. The sauce I use now is the sauce that Marg puts over her Baron of Beef. The flavour is awesome. This recipe require two days. . .but very little prep time.

Grilled Summer Ribs

• enough pork side ribs of your choice to fill your crock pot.
• 2 cups ketchup
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 2 tablespoons Brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons celery salt
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• water enough to barely cover the ribs once the sauce has been poured over the ribs and onions
• 2 large onions
• purchased BBQ sauce of your choice

1. Cut the ribs into individual serving pieces.
2. Dice the onions
3. Put the ribs and onions in the crock pot. . . it can be quite full . . the sauce will fill in the spaces.
4. Combine all the sauce ingredients except the BBQ sauce.
5. Pour over the ribs and turn to high. .. .and turn down to low once it is simmering.
6. Turn off at the end of the day .. . .allow to cool. . .and refrigerate.
7. The next day. . .remove from the refrigerate. . .and remove all the fat that has solidified at the top of the ribs.
8. Turn the crock pot back on .. .and simmer until you are ready to grill them
9. The grilling only takes 20 minutes. . .long enough to baste with BBQ sauce and allow to brown.
10. The sauce in the crock pot. . .can be heated in a sauce pan and thickened with 2 tablespoons flour to a cup of cold water. Bring to boil .. .and stir until thick.
11. If you want to freeze some. . . only grill enough for the first day. . .allow the rest to come to room temperature. Put in freezer bags and freeze.