Backyard BBQ
Tomorrow (well, later on today technically) I’ll be having a backyard BBQ without the backyard.
As one of millions of others in Los Angeles, I am an apartment dweller. No yard, but I do have a small balcony so I guess you can say I’ll be having a balcony BBQ.
During December’s Woot-Off, I bought a little portable charcoal grill. Actually, I bought 3 since they were only $2.99 each, and the Woot-Off tends to make me do crazy things.
My $2.99 portable grill
It’s a charcoal grill that came with a special charcoal brick that’s meant to last a long time and provide clean, easy cooking:
Directions say just light the center with a match or lighter
Well, I have finally decided to put one of them to use. I’ve been wanting to use it at various points during this past week, but I decided to wait for a time when Tim will be around in case disaster ensues. Vuthy + small space + fire is not a combination one leaves unattended.
At first, I wanted to grill up some hamburgers and hot dogs; it’s pretty safe and always a sure bet. However, when I was in Ralphs intent on picking those up, something else caught my eyes:
A rack of pork spareribs - yum!
On special were the pork spareribs and that is something I never pass up. Now, I usually like to deep fry my pork ribs, but with the grill at home I was reminded of an entry at Wandering Chopstick’s blog about hot and spicy Korean BBQ pork ribs. (Check out the pics at the bottom of the entry!) Even though Ralphs didn’t have the exact same marinade, they did have a bottle of another brand of spicy Korean BBQ sauce which I bought along with the ribs.
I got home and laid out the rack of ribs:
I can probably eat this entire rack by myself - oink!
I realized it was too long to fit on the small grill so cut it into 3 BBQ-friendly sizes:
A much better fit
Next, it was time to whip out the marinade!
I tasted a bit and it was so good!
I rubbed each piece thoroughly with the sauce as if I was giving the meat a deep tissue massage. The marinade gave such a rich, deep color to the ribs.
Check out the color difference!
By the time I throw them on the grill tomorrow, the ribs will have been marinating for over 2 days! Just thinking about it makes my mouth water and I can’t wait to get up tomorrow and get cooking! 
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