{"id":8257,"date":"2015-06-23T12:02:44","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T16:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sourcelive.wordpress.com\/?p=8257"},"modified":"2015-06-23T12:02:44","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T16:02:44","slug":"fire-up-the-grill-for-delicious-bbq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=8257","title":{"rendered":"Fire up the grill for delicious BBQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s summer without a barbecue? Get out your grill and cook up some savory food to share with family and friends. Residential and Hospitality Services Senior Executive Chef Kurt Kwiatkowski offers a recipe and some tips to make the most of your summer barbecue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Smokestack Spartan Ribs<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/file2401239733992-e1435073186471.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8258\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/file2401239733992-e1435073186471.jpg?resize=300%2C201\" alt=\"file2401239733992\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rib Rub:<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u00bc cup light brown sugar, tightly packed<\/p>\n<p>\u00bc cup chili powder<\/p>\n<p>3 tablespoon cumin<\/p>\n<p>2 tablespoon paprika<\/p>\n<p>1 tablespoon kosher salt<\/p>\n<p>1 tablespoon dried oregano<\/p>\n<p>2 teaspoon onion salt<\/p>\n<p>2 teaspoon granulated garlic<\/p>\n<p>1 teaspoon dried thyme<\/p>\n<p>1 teaspoon ground black pepper<\/p>\n<p>1 teaspoon cayenne pepper<\/p>\n<p>1 teaspoon curry<\/p>\n<p>1 teaspoon dry mustard<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning<\/p>\n<p>1 lemon, cut in half<\/p>\n<p>1 orange, cut in half<\/p>\n<p>To make the rub mix all dry ingredients in a bowl and reserve until needed. **Feel free to use your own blend, or favorite from the store.<\/p>\n<p>Cut the rack of ribs in half to make them easier to work with.\u00a0 Cut the lemon and orange in half and rub on the ribs. Sprinkle each side of the ribs generously with your rib rub and then put into a zip lock bag, with the lemons and oranges, and refrigerate for 4-12 hours, or overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Pull the ribs out of the fridge and preheat your oven to 300 degrees. Place two pieces of foil down next to each other, overlapping just a little and then some parchment paper in the middle. Put the ribs with the lemons and oranges on top of them on the parchment paper and loosely wrap the ribs up in the foil.<\/p>\n<p>Cook in the oven for\u00a02\u00bd-3 hours. Remove from oven and let cool.<\/p>\n<p>To finish, turn your grill on to medium high and heat up the ribs while basting with your favorite barbecue sauce. It will take\u00a0about 12-15 minutes to heat through and finish cooking.<\/p>\n<p>Chef Kurt recommends grilling firm tofu as a vegetarian option. Tofu is absorptive and will take on whatever flavors you want to add. It can also be cooked in a smoker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can actually smoke tofu and then you can baste it with a little bit of BBQ sauce and you\u2019d be surprised how good that really tastes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Asparagus is a great side vegetable for any barbecue, especially now that it\u2019s in season and available at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofeastlansing.com\/farmersmarket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">East Lansing Farmer\u2019s Market<\/a>. Chef Kurt recommends grilling asparagus with olive oil and cracked black pepper and adding a little bit of salt and balsamic vinegar when they come off.<\/p>\n<p>Follow safety tips provided by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/foodsafety\/prevention.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CDC<\/a>\u00a0and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/safety-information\/for-consumers\/outdoors\/grilling\/grilling-safety-tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Fire Protection Association<\/a>\u00a0to keep your barbecue safe.<\/p>\n<p>Experience something new this Fourth of July and throughout the summer with good food, good company and good times. Happy grilling!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s summer without a barbecue? Get out your grill and cook up some savory food to share with family and friends. Residential and Hospitality Services Senior Executive Chef Kurt Kwiatkowski offers a recipe and some&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=8257\">Continue Reading&#8230;<span> Fire up the grill for delicious BBQ<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb1fcA-29b","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8257"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8257\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}