And now for Some Real 4th of July Holiday Grilling...

Asian BBQ Pork Spareribs1 rack (about 4 lbs. ) pork spare ribs, cut into 2-rib sections
1 large onion, finely diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1-inch fresh ginger, minced
1 apple, peeled, cored and finely diced

BBQ Sauce:
½ cup BBQ sauce
½ cup pale dry sherry
½ cup Triple Sec orange liquor
¼ cup water
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp chili paste with Garlic or other hot chili sauce (we like Texas Pete’s)

This dish was cooked using a gas grill for grilling. Start grill heating to high. Mix together sauce ingredients. Heat a Dutch oven on the stove and sauté the onion in a bit of canola oil until just softened about 5 minutes. Then add the apple and garlic and simmer on low for another few minutes. Meanwhile oil and salt the rib portions generously and grill on high for 5-7 minutes per side, until well browned – flames and blackening allowed! Tip ribs into Dutch oven, add the BBQ sauce, cover and braise on low for 45 minutes, turning once or twice.

Reheat grill to low. Remove ribs from oven and grill very slowly on low as you reduce the BBQ sauce in the Dutch oven to a thick consistency. Then start basting the ribs, turning often to finish the grilling and form a nice glossy sheen to the ribs.