Fall off the Bone Ribs

Here is the second post to our "finger food dinner":

I use to hate eating ribs. It was so much work for a little amount of meat!! But now I love them!! They can be done any way: In the crockpot, on the BBQ, in the oven. It doesn’t matter how you cook them, they are always amazing!!

My husband LOVES them in the slowcooker! They turn out so tender that the meat just falls off the bones. They are pretty simple to make as well. You can cook them while you are at work :)

Ingredients:

-          2 – 4 racks of ribs

-          Seasoning: Montreal Steak Spice, Seasoning Salt, Fresh ground pepper, onion powder, garlic salt

-          BBQ sauce (I use our favourite PC Smokin' Stampede BBQ Sauce I eventually want to try making my own, but for now this is what I use!)

Directions:

1. Cut ribs into individually serving sizes (4 – 5 ribs per piece)
2. Boil ribs in a large pot for 15 minutes
3. Make a single layer of ribs in the crock pot
4. Sprinkle with seasoning and top with BBQ sauce
5. Continue making layers until all ribs are coated
6. Cook on low for 7 hours

Our "finger food dinner" Final product :) Turned out very good!

Super Spicy Superbowl Chili

Sunday we went to our annual Superbowl party at our friend’s place. Usually I take some kind of nacho dip, and the host usually makes chili (or his mom made it…). Well this year our friend has his own place, which means no mom!! No mom means no chili! Our other friends were complaining so I decided to make chili.

My husband LOVES chili, but I HATE beans…But I love him, so I make it! I just take some sauce out before the beans are added and make pasta to go with it. He tells me I make awesome chili! However this time I spiced it up, and when I say “spice it up” I mean it!! It was pretty spicy, but not unbearable. I thought (the sauce before beans) was very yummy!

Remember you can spice it up or down, just alter the amount of spices and hot peppers. Here you go:

Ingredients:

-          1.5lbs ground beef

-          1 onion, chopped

-          1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced

-          2 peppers (I used yellow and green)

-          2 Jalapeño peppers

-          5 Serrano hot peppers (I think – they looked like skinny green beans!)

-          Spices to taste: Montreal Steak Spice, Seasoning Salt, Cumin, Cayenne Pepper, Chili Pepper Flakes

-          2 cans diced tomatoes

-          1 can crushed tomatoes

-          1 can tomato paste

-          2 cans of beans (I usually use Red Kidney Beans and a brown bean)

Directions:

1. In a large skillet, brown ground beef with spices (amount depends on how spicy you like your chili)
2. When ground beef is almost done, add onion, mushrooms and peppers and simmer for approximately 10 minutes on medium heat (until beef is fully cooked and vegetables are soft)
3. Add beef mixture to crockpot with diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes and tomato paste
4. Cook on low for 5-7 hours
5. 1 hour before serving, add drained and washed beans

This is my fancy crockpot to go :) I got it has a shower gift,
and it is amazing for taking food to parties!

Pulled Pork

This week I am on late days, so it is *really* hard for me to prepare time consuming meals. Usually I stick to quick dinners, or crock pot meals. (I love my crock pot - they are perfect, you throw everything in, go to work, come home and....Dinner is ready!!) I asked my friend for some ideas, and she suggested pulled pork. Honestly I have never done pulled pork before and it was amazing!!

Ingredients:
- 6 - 10 lb pork shoulder
- 1 onion, coarsely chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic
- Freshly ground Sea Salt and Pepper
- Montreal Steak Spice and Seasoning (as you can tell I love these spices!)
- 2 bottles of beer
- 1 - 2 cups of barbeque sauce (I used PC Smokin' Stampede BBQ Sauce)

Directions:
1. Lay onions and garlic on the bottom of Crockpot
2. Set pork on top and season
3. Pour beer around pork
4. Cook on low for 8-10 hours
5. Remove pork and shred
6. Discard bones, fat and remaining liquids from Crockpot
7. Put shredded pork back in Crockpot and top with BBQ sauce
8. Cook for an additional 1/2 - 1 hour on low

This would be good served on buns, with rice, or with my previously posted Mac & Cheese :)
I also think this would be perfect for a pot luck get together!!