Rack 'Em Up

Nine In The Corner, Five In The Side

(Scroll down to "The Playlist" and hit play before reading... works better that way!)

Ah, the smell of leather and whiskey, the sound of ice hitting the glasses and the crack of the break... must be in the pool hall. Ain't nothing like it. Some say even addictive. You know the lure of easy money and everything. 

So "rack em up" and let's lag for break. Cause today we're headed to the hall where they have cool drinks, hot tunes and oh yeah... a rack o' ribs.

The pots are on!

The Plate...

Kansas City Style-Rack O' Ribs

So, here's the deal. Kansas City ribs are a little sweet, a little spicy and grilled slow and low to perfection. They are also slow smoked over a variety of woods (I used apple) and then covered with a thick tomato and molasses based sauce.

You hungry yet... I am. Let's get cookin'! 

What you need... 

2 slabs of pork "spare ribs

Applewood chips

Dry rub & Kansas City Sauce 

Dry Rub:

2 cups brown sugar

1/2 cup dry mustard 

1 tbsp each-cayenne pepper, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder and salt

Kansas City Sauce:

2 tbsp vegetable oil

1 small onion/finely diced

3 cups water

1 cup tomato paste

1/2 cup brown sugar

2/3 cup apple cider vinegar

1/4 cup molasses

1 tsp cayenne pepper

1 tsp smoked paprika

1 tsp salt 

1 tsp pepper

What you do...

Remove the membrane off the bone side of the ribs. 

Mix all of the dry ingredients together and rub all over the ribs.

Refrigerate overnight.

Set your grill to medium and place ribs, meat side down over coals for about 5 minutes. Then 5 minutes on the other side. 

Soak the applewood chips for about 1 hour.

Now lower your grill to 225 degrees to cook the ribs indirect and add the applewood.

Place the ribs in a rating pan with a rack. 

Now slather them with the Kansas City sauce.

Cook for about 2 hours turning the ribs every half hour and baste with sauce.

The Playlist...

Rack 'Em UP

Love this cool jazzy blues list... kinda fits the pool hall mood, don't cha think? 

We start off with blues man Jonny Lang singing about the draw off the pool hall. Followed by one of my favorite artist, Lowell George. Lowell tells all about making that easy money. 

The rest of the usual suspects are here... "Easy Jane, Julia and Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley". 

So, how'd you like to make some easy money?... Baby you can trust me!

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The Bar...

The Suburban

Invented at the Waldorf-Astoria; If you could distill
carved-oak paneling and club chairs, leather-bound
volumes and three-cushioned billiard tables, this is
what you'd get.

What you need...

1/2 oz rye whiskey
1/2 oz dark rum
1/2 oz port
dash of orange bitters
dash of Angostura bitters

What you do...

Stir all together and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Less Talk...

More Chalk!

Please... Day Drink Responsibly 

& 

Keep On Cookin'!