ok so last weekend we smoked some ribs. not anything super exciting. we like a modified version of the 3-2-1 method. 3 hours low smoke, 2 hours wrapped in foil with apple juice. then bbq sauce and high heat to tighten the bbq sauce a bit. but this is not about the receipe. so i realized after it was to late we didnt have any apple juice. With covid and everything I wasnt running out to the store for one thing of apple juice. We did have an apple. so i threw that in the blender, it looked like not much so i added a little water, then i thought i dont want to water it down to much so i added some suger and a dash of apple cider vinegar as well. and blended it all together to a fine paste. Then this was my eureka moment! ( i had originally thought i would strain it and just use the juice) I put the entire apple sauce(?) in the foil and put the ribs on top. the ribs turned out amazing! every once in a while you'd get a tiny chunk of apple in with the smoke and heat from the seasonings. my wife said the best we've ever done.
Because there was actually some substance the sauce bubbled and steamed and slowly mingle withthe ribs in a delishous way. avoiding having to reapply apple juice/open the lid every time.
another thing it helped was; i've had a pin hole in the foil leak all the juice out, this actually stayed put.
Questions I have... would the leftover apple/seasoning/renderings be editable? they looked and smelled so good. like a thick apple chutney. I ended up throwing it out i wasnt sure if it would be food safe. i also didn't remove the seeds or stem befre blending so that would have ruined it anyway, but i plan on trying this again.
I'd love to hear others thoughts on this and if they try it, how it turns out. I think like anything it can be improved. would love to see where this goes.
Because there was actually some substance the sauce bubbled and steamed and slowly mingle withthe ribs in a delishous way. avoiding having to reapply apple juice/open the lid every time.
another thing it helped was; i've had a pin hole in the foil leak all the juice out, this actually stayed put.
Questions I have... would the leftover apple/seasoning/renderings be editable? they looked and smelled so good. like a thick apple chutney. I ended up throwing it out i wasnt sure if it would be food safe. i also didn't remove the seeds or stem befre blending so that would have ruined it anyway, but i plan on trying this again.
I'd love to hear others thoughts on this and if they try it, how it turns out. I think like anything it can be improved. would love to see where this goes.