For as long as I can remember the weekend has always been barbeque time at my parents. Rain or shine, my dad is out there grilling up some of my favorites. From lighting the grill to seasoning the meats it’s a hard job but my dad is always up for the challenge. Now that I live a few hundred miles away there is a little part of me that wishes I could fly down on the weekends to visit my parents and eat some truly wonderful food. Especially since I live in a studio in
Every time I come home I bring my dad some Chocotal BBQ rub and he makes these mouth watering ribs that are to die for. I anticipate these ribs like a drought stricken region anticipates the first rain! They are juicy and succulent and the meat seems to fall off the bone like it had never really been attached.
In celebration of Fathers day I have created a simple rib dinner anybody can prepare for their dad. Living in the city doesn’t afford me luxuries like a yard, or a grill so the recipes have been slightly altered so that they can be prepared in any kitchen. I think this is the best way I could give thanks to a dad who loves, supports, nurtures me to be my best.
The very first thing my father told me about grilling was to have fun and make it my own. Since I work for Jeremiah’s Pick, all the recipes below include coffee. It is the perfect blend of my father’s traditional recipes and my love and appreciation for coffee.
Menu
· Ribs with Chocotal BBQ rub and a bourbon coffee BBQ sauce
· Baked Potatoes
· Green beans
· Organic vanilla custard
Ribs
- 1 Rack of ribs- pork short ribs(about five pounds)
- 1oz Chocotal BBQ Rub
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Generously rub spice into meat coating every surface. Place ribs on a rack and place in the oven for about 45 minutes. Take ribs out of oven and coat with BBQ sauce (recipe below). Place in oven again for 15-25 additional minutes.
Bourbon BBQ Sauce
- 1 cup strong brewed Chocotal coffee.
- ½ cup bourbon.
- ½ cup lightly packed brown sugar.
- ½ cup soy sauce.
- 2 tablespoons of cider vinegar.
- 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce.
Simmer all ingredients in a 2 1/2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until reduced to about 1 cup, 15 to 20 minutes (sauce will be thin). Cool to room temperature.
Baked Potatoes
- 4 medium potatoes.
- 1 cup chopped green onion.
- 1 cup sour cream.
- 1cup grated Mild Cheddar
- Butter to taste.
Simply wrap the potatoes in foil and place in oven with ribs. They will bake while the ribs are cooking. The cheese, sour cream, onions and butter are all garnish so place each in a small bowl and place on the table so that everyone can make their own.
Green beans
2 cups green beans, cleaned.
Boil some water and add green beans and let boil for five minutes. Drain water and serve.
Organic vanilla coffee custard
- 2 ½ cups milk
- 4 tablespoons Jeremiah’s Pick Organic Vanilla Bean Coffee Finely Ground.
- 4 eggs.
- 1/2 cup sugar.
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Heat oven to 325 degrees. Bring the milk to a gentle boil and swirl in the ground Mocha Java. Strain through cheesecloth or a coffee filter. Mix the eggs and sugar together. Add the milk/coffee mixture slowly and then add the vanilla. Fill a pudding dish with this mixture. Set the pudding dish in a baking pan filled with warm water. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until firm.
All these recipes are surprisingly easy (Maybe not the cleanup that that’s what younger siblings are for). Please email us with any questions you may have. We are always looking for new coffee recipes, so if you would like to share a comment on the recipes above email us today!