Before I get into this assignment, just wanted to say sorry I have been gone for a while, just been busy. I'm going to try and get back into the habit of posting every Sunday.
The animal I have chosen is pig, and I have selected the back ribs. To be honest, the only reason I chose this was because I did not know the market was closed on Mondays so I had to do what I had to do with what I had.
Naturally pigs enjoy living in the forests, especially where oak trees are that make acorns, because pigs like to eat them. The male wild pigs are called boars. But wild boars are very dangerous to hunt because of their long sharp tusks and teeth which they use to fight off humans. They are also very smart.
It is much safer to domesticate pigs, although even tame pigs are still very dangerous. People first started to tame pigs about 10,000 BC, in Central Asia. From Central Asia, tame pigs began to slowly spread to the eastern part of China, and South-West to the Western part of Asia as well as North Africa. People also tamed pigs separately across Europe, around the same time. In Central Europe, people combined their pigs with some salt from the big salt mines near by and became really good at preserving there pig meat by making it into delicious hams, bacon and sausages.
The pork back ribs are from the animals back, and can be cooked a few ways, but the most common way is barbecued and smothered with dry rubs or delicious BBQ sauce. I have had it braised before, but I much rather have them done on the BBQ.
You can cook them any way you want to, it is really all personal preference. The more rib bones there are, the longer it will take to cook. You can also do a dry rub with a variety of different spices or you can do a wet rub where you are constantly brushing on the sauce of your choice to the ribs. This creates a nice color on the outside as well as a wonderful flavor in the end.
The animal I have chosen is pig, and I have selected the back ribs. To be honest, the only reason I chose this was because I did not know the market was closed on Mondays so I had to do what I had to do with what I had.
Naturally pigs enjoy living in the forests, especially where oak trees are that make acorns, because pigs like to eat them. The male wild pigs are called boars. But wild boars are very dangerous to hunt because of their long sharp tusks and teeth which they use to fight off humans. They are also very smart.
It is much safer to domesticate pigs, although even tame pigs are still very dangerous. People first started to tame pigs about 10,000 BC, in Central Asia. From Central Asia, tame pigs began to slowly spread to the eastern part of China, and South-West to the Western part of Asia as well as North Africa. People also tamed pigs separately across Europe, around the same time. In Central Europe, people combined their pigs with some salt from the big salt mines near by and became really good at preserving there pig meat by making it into delicious hams, bacon and sausages.
The pork back ribs are from the animals back, and can be cooked a few ways, but the most common way is barbecued and smothered with dry rubs or delicious BBQ sauce. I have had it braised before, but I much rather have them done on the BBQ.
You can cook them any way you want to, it is really all personal preference. The more rib bones there are, the longer it will take to cook. You can also do a dry rub with a variety of different spices or you can do a wet rub where you are constantly brushing on the sauce of your choice to the ribs. This creates a nice color on the outside as well as a wonderful flavor in the end.
Above is the ribs I have, and next week I'll be doing something with them for the next part of the blog assignment. Have a great week! :)
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/economy/pigs.htm
http://www.stemmlermeats.ca/How-to-cook-pork-ribs.htm#.VMbjHP54otc
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/economy/pigs.htm
http://www.stemmlermeats.ca/How-to-cook-pork-ribs.htm#.VMbjHP54otc