Make it a meal
American Backyard Cookout
A three-fire cookout — the ribs need the longest lead time, so season and get them low-and-slow on the smoker or oven first (4+ hours). Simmer the tomato jam while they cook; it holds for days. Mix the cornbread batter and bake it about 30 minutes before serving, and form the burger patties last so they hit the plancha ice-cold. A jar of homemade Sauerkraut on the side needs at least a week to ferment, so start it well ahead of cookout day. The Chimichurri comes together in 10 minutes right before serving.
Recipes
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Produce
- Garlic — 1 tsp · 4 cloves
- Tomatoes — 1.5 kg
- Fresh ginger — 1 tsp
- Coarse cornmeal — 1.5 cups
- Corn kernels — 1 can
- Parsley — 1 cup
Meat & Seafood
- Pork spare ribs (costilla de cerdo) — 2.6 kg
Dairy & Eggs
- Large eggs — 2
- Buttermilk — 1 cup
- Butter — 4 tbsp
Pantry
- Brown sugar (azúcar morena) — 3 tbsp
- Ketchup — 1/2 cup
- Brown sugar — 150 g · 3 tbsp
- Worcestershire sauce — 2 tbsp
- Vinegar — 1 tbsp
- Apple cider vinegar — 60 ml
- All-purpose flour — 1/2 cup
- Sugar — 1 tbsp
- Red wine vinegar — 1/3 cup
- Olive oil — 2/3 cup
Spices
- Salt — 1 tbsp · 1 tsp
- Black pepper — 1 tsp
- Garlic powder — 1 tsp
- Paprika or sweet chile powder — 1 tsp
- Cumin — 1/2 tsp
- Red pepper flakes — 1 tsp · 1/2 tsp
- Smoked paprika — 1/2 tsp
- Baking powder — 1 tbsp
- Dried oregano — 1 tsp
- Salt and pepper