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House of Cards: Freddy’s BBQ Ribs
My one guilty pleasure is a good racks of ribs. Even at 7:30 in the morning. I have the whole place to myself. Freddy opens up just for me…
Where I grew up in South Carolina nobody had two pennies to rub together. A rack of ribs was a luxury, like Christmas in July. I’ve had a weakness for them ever since.
FRANCIS, HOUSE OF CARDS
The most memorable scene from the House of Cards series is at Freddy’s BBQ Joint. In an interview, the set dresser mentioned the conversation when deciding what kind of ribs it should be. His opinion was that North Carolina had the best barbecue and that’s how it got started.
In this recipe, I have a dry rub and a sauce that is generously slathered at the end and served on the side. These ribs take quite some time to make but it’s so worth it!
House of Cards: Freddy's BBQ Ribs
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 pounds - baby back ribs
- DRY RUB
- 3 tbsp - chili powder
- 2 tbsp - paprika
- 2 tbsp - dry mustard
- 1 tbsp - salt
- 1 tbsp - cumin
- 1 tsp - ground black pepper
- SAUCE
- 3 tbsp - vegetable oil
- 1 - medium yellow onion small dice
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 cup - apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup - ketchup
- 1 cup - water
- 1 tbsp - paprika
- 1/2 cup - dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp - brown sugar
- 2 tbsp - honey
- 2 tbsp - molasses
Instructions
- Prep the ribs by removing the membrane on the bottom side of the ribs. Cut a slit on one end and tug at it until you have enough to grab a hold of. Use a paper towel to grab hold of the membrane and pull to remove.
- Combine all the ingredients for the dry rub and cover the the ribs liberally with the spices. Refrigerate the ribs for 4 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 240F. Place the ribs on a foil lined sheet pan. Bake for three hours.
- Meanwhile, prepare the sauce by heating a saucepan over medium heat. Add the vegetable oil and once hot, add the chopped onions. Cook for 5 minutes and add the garlic. Cook for another 3 minutes.
- Add the rest of the ingredients for sauce and simmer for 30 minutes. Turn off the heat transfer the mixture to a blender. Process just until smooth. Taste for salt and pepper. Set aside.
- After three hours, generously slather the ribs with some of the sauce. Wrap with foil and bake again for another 2 hours.
- After two hours, turn the temperature of the oven to 375F. Unwrap the ribs and slather on more sauce. Bake for 30 minutes and take the ribs out and put on some more of the sauce. Bake for another 30 minutes. Serve the ribs hot with more sauce on the side.
