Recipes to Live by

Parboil uncut whole slab of spareribs for 45 minutes in water.   Saint Louis Style spareribs work well as do regular spareribs.   Take it out.   As it boils, make sauce and pour over the spareribs before baking at 350 for 45 minutes.   Baste and turn every 15 minutes.   3 tablespoons sugar  3 tablespoons ketchup 4 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce  1 1/2 tablespoons ginger 2 cloves minced garlic Cut ribs into individual pieces then baste with sauce. To double the sauce: 6 tablespoons sugar 6 tablespoons ketchup 9 tablespoons soy sauce 3 tablespoons ginger 4 cloves garlic To triple the sauce: 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup  ketchup plus 1 tablespoon 2/3 cups soy sauce 1 1/2 tablespoons ginger 4 cloves minced garlic Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.  Baste every 15 minutes. Cut into individual ribs for serving .  

One whole chicken 3-4 pounds 2 tablespoons oil 2 teaspoons chili powder (1 1/2 ok) 1 teaspoon cumin  1 teaspoon salt  3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper  2 cloves of garlic pressed  1/2 cup finely chopped onion Small can finely diced green chilis 2 tablespoons flour or corn starch 3/4 cup chicken broth 1/2 cup sour cream Combine spices and rub onto chicken.  Heat oil in Dutch oven and throughly brown chicken on all sides.  Add garlic, onion, chilies, and chicken broth.  Simmer 35-60 minutes.  Transfer to plate, skim off fat, and thicken with flour or corn starch.  Add sour cream just before serving.  Serves 6.  Depending on the size of the chicken, it could be more.  Make sure chicken pieces are approximately the same size so they cook at the same time. 10/28/2017 Making this first time with Daniel for  Saturday dinner .   Chicken is 5.5 pounds and barely fits in large pot.  After browning, remove to large plate.  ...