On Jun 5, 6:41*pm, "Cheryl" > wrote:
> "George Leppla" > wrote in message
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> > *I rub them with a little salt, pepper and garlic powder and then put them
> > on the grill, turning often until they are about half cooked. *Then I put
> > them in a pan with some marinade or BBQ sauce, cover with aluminum foil
> > and bake at 300 degrees for about an hour +/- or until tender. *You can
> > thicken the sauce that is left in the pan to put over them, or jus add
> > some more BBQ sauce to it.
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> They're cheap enough that I'll get them right next time.
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> > However you like them... it's all good.
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> Oh, but they weren't good off the grill. *The little pieces that broke off
> in the crock pot that I ate were VERY good. *I should have never cooked them
> a second time.

If you pre-braise/steam them, just do it for a short time. I don't
braise at all, but mine aren't super tender, and I'm fine with that.
Grilling them first, then baking is no good at all if you're planning
on saucing them, unless you want them to resemble something you bought
at a supermarket deli counter. That's kind of akin to leaving burger
patties in "burger au jus." You want to sauce them on the grill,
preferably using hickory or fruitwood. You want to somewhat
caramelize the sugars in the BBQ sauce, and mellow the acid, and that
doesn't happen in a pan covered with foil in an oven.

--Bryan