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Amish Country Pork Ribs and Sauerkraut
A couple weeks ago I visited the Pennsylvania Dutch Market, just before
closing for the week, and the proprietor of Amish Country Meats offered me a pile of Country Style Pork Ribs for $1/lb. It's not something I would normally buy, but I could not resist the bargain, and asked what the best way might be to cook it. I planned to just put them in a frying pan on low heat until done, but he suggested sauerkraut, so I bought a bag from him and went home. Muttley was of course very interested in my purchases, but I gave him his usual kibble, and looked up some recipes on the internet. There were several variations, but mostly it seemed that you just put the meat and sauerkraut in a crock pot with some other stuff and cook it for a few hours. There was more meat than would fit in the pot, so I did cook some of it in a frying pan, but for the rest, here is (approximately) how I cooked the rest: Pop open a can of beer, pour half in the crockpot, and drink the rest. Repeat as desired during cooking, but limit the amount you add to the pot. Arrange the ribs in the pot, and plop the sauerkraut around them until they are covered. Add some molasses, honey, barbecue sauce, garlic, pepper, and vanilla. Be creative. You can also add onions, green peppers, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, apple butter, and other ingredients. If you feel extravagent, toss in some whiskey or rum. Equal parts into the pot and the cook. Set the pot on high, and enjoy another beer or two until your dog notifies you that there is something wonderful going on in the kitchen. By now the mixture is starting to boil, and it needs to be stirred a bit and tasted. Add anything else that might be interesting, turn the heat down to low, and zone out. Let it cook for at least four hours, or overnight, or while you are at work. Make sure your dog is not a major counter surfer. This will be a good test! If all has gone well (and it takes a special kind of stupid to screw up a crockpot dish), you will find a pleasing mixture of very tender chunks of pork, sweet and mellow sauerkraut, and a sort of gravy with a wonderful taste. There will also be quite a few bones that can be fished out, but be careful to watch for bone chips. I found this concoction best served over a mound of mashed potatoes, but you can also use brown or white rice, or just slop it on a kaiser roll. Anything to soak up the tasty juice. Also please give some to your dog who has been drooling patiently for so many hours! An hour or two later you may need to open some windows. Sauerkraut does have some side effects on human and canine digestion. But it is so worth it! My question, ob dog, is whether or not it is OK to give him the cooked rib bones. I made some of this for my friends over the weekend, and they gave a couple of bones to their terrier mix. I'm sure Muttley would also enjoy them, and he does chew everything well, so he has eaten chicken bones with no problem, but I just don't know about pork ribs. Probably better safe than sorry, and Muttley did get to lick the bowl after he sat watching me eat my portion, but it would be nice if he could also enjoy the bones. Paul and Muttley - Burrpp! |
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Amish Country Pork Ribs and Sauerkraut
Paul E. Schoen wrote:
A couple weeks ago I visited the Pennsylvania Dutch Market, just before I've been there! closing for the week, and the proprietor of Amish Country Meats offered me a pile of Country Style Pork Ribs for $1/lb. It's not something I would normally buy, but I could not resist the bargain, and asked what the best way might be to cook it. I planned to just put them in a frying pan on low heat until done, but he suggested sauerkraut, so I bought a bag from him and went home. They are great on the grill too. Muttley was of course very interested in my purchases, but I gave him his usual kibble, and looked up some recipes on the internet. There were several variations, but mostly it seemed that you just put the meat and sauerkraut in a crock pot with some other stuff and cook it for a few hours. There was more meat than would fit in the pot, so I did cook some of it in Ya should have saved a couple raw ones for Muttley. a frying pan, but for the rest, here is (approximately) how I cooked the rest: Pop open a can of beer, pour half in the crockpot, and drink the rest. Repeat as desired during cooking, but limit the amount you add to the pot. Arrange the ribs in the pot, and plop the sauerkraut around them until they are covered. Add some molasses, honey, barbecue sauce, garlic, pepper, and vanilla. Be creative. You can also add onions, green peppers, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, apple butter, and other ingredients. If you feel extravagent, toss in some whiskey or rum. Equal parts into the pot and the cook. Set the pot on high, and enjoy another beer or two until your dog notifies you that there is something wonderful going on in the kitchen. By now the mixture is starting to boil, and it needs to be stirred a bit and tasted. Add anything else that might be interesting, turn the heat down to low, and zone out. Let it cook for at least four hours, or overnight, or while you are at work. Make sure your dog is not a major counter surfer. This will be a good test! If all has gone well (and it takes a special kind of stupid to screw up a crockpot dish), you will find a pleasing mixture of very tender chunks of pork, sweet and mellow sauerkraut, and a sort of gravy with a wonderful taste. There will also be quite a few bones that can be fished out, but be careful to watch for bone chips. I found this concoction best served over a mound of mashed potatoes, but you can also use brown or white rice, or just slop it on a kaiser roll. Anything to soak up the tasty juice. Also please give some to your dog who has been drooling patiently for so many hours! An hour or two later you may need to open some windows. Sauerkraut does have some side effects on human and canine digestion. But it is so worth it! My question, ob dog, is whether or not it is OK to give him the cooked rib bones. Never ever feed cooked bones. Raw only. Cooking makes them want to splinter. I made some of this for my friends over the weekend, and they gave a couple of bones to their terrier mix. I'm sure Muttley would also enjoy them, and he does chew everything well, so he has eaten chicken bones with no problem, but I just don't know about pork ribs. Probably better safe than sorry, and Muttley did get to lick the bowl after he sat watching me eat my portion, but it would be nice if he could also enjoy the bones. Paul and Muttley - Burrpp! |
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NO, it's not safe to give dogs cooked bones they will splinter.
Celeste -- Save 25% or more on your eBay® auctions Snipe eBay Auctions with Bidnip http://www.bidnip.com/a.php?id=39019 "Paul E. Schoen" wrote in message ... A couple weeks ago I visited the Pennsylvania Dutch Market, just before closing for the week, and the proprietor of Amish Country Meats offered me a pile of Country Style Pork Ribs for $1/lb. It's not something I would normally buy, but I could not resist the bargain, and asked what the best way might be to cook it. I planned to just put them in a frying pan on low heat until done, but he suggested sauerkraut, so I bought a bag from him and went home. Muttley was of course very interested in my purchases, but I gave him his usual kibble, and looked up some recipes on the internet. There were several variations, but mostly it seemed that you just put the meat and sauerkraut in a crock pot with some other stuff and cook it for a few hours. There was more meat than would fit in the pot, so I did cook some of it in a frying pan, but for the rest, here is (approximately) how I cooked the rest: Pop open a can of beer, pour half in the crockpot, and drink the rest. Repeat as desired during cooking, but limit the amount you add to the pot. Arrange the ribs in the pot, and plop the sauerkraut around them until they are covered. Add some molasses, honey, barbecue sauce, garlic, pepper, and vanilla. Be creative. You can also add onions, green peppers, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, apple butter, and other ingredients. If you feel extravagent, toss in some whiskey or rum. Equal parts into the pot and the cook. Set the pot on high, and enjoy another beer or two until your dog notifies you that there is something wonderful going on in the kitchen. By now the mixture is starting to boil, and it needs to be stirred a bit and tasted. Add anything else that might be interesting, turn the heat down to low, and zone out. Let it cook for at least four hours, or overnight, or while you are at work. Make sure your dog is not a major counter surfer. This will be a good test! If all has gone well (and it takes a special kind of stupid to screw up a crockpot dish), you will find a pleasing mixture of very tender chunks of pork, sweet and mellow sauerkraut, and a sort of gravy with a wonderful taste. There will also be quite a few bones that can be fished out, but be careful to watch for bone chips. I found this concoction best served over a mound of mashed potatoes, but you can also use brown or white rice, or just slop it on a kaiser roll. Anything to soak up the tasty juice. Also please give some to your dog who has been drooling patiently for so many hours! An hour or two later you may need to open some windows. Sauerkraut does have some side effects on human and canine digestion. But it is so worth it! My question, ob dog, is whether or not it is OK to give him the cooked rib bones. I made some of this for my friends over the weekend, and they gave a couple of bones to their terrier mix. I'm sure Muttley would also enjoy them, and he does chew everything well, so he has eaten chicken bones with no problem, but I just don't know about pork ribs. Probably better safe than sorry, and Muttley did get to lick the bowl after he sat watching me eat my portion, but it would be nice if he could also enjoy the bones. Paul and Muttley - Burrpp! |
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Amish Country Pork Ribs and Sauerkraut
"Spot" wrote in news:x4Ofl.167$N5.86
@nwrddc01.gnilink.net: NO, it's not safe to give dogs cooked bones they will splinter. Paul will not be satisfied until he kills his dog, hopefully in a way that garners him as much attention as possible. So, um, well done. -- Shelly http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship) http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther) |
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"chardonnay9" wrote in message m... Ya should have saved a couple raw ones for Muttley. They are rather difficult to get the meat off the bones, but I'm sure I can extract a couple of them. I do regularly give him big beef marrow bones, which he enjoys immensely. The best price I've found for them is $0.99/lb at Food Lion. Safeway wants $1.49, and the Amish Market charges $1.99/lb. Never ever feed cooked bones. Raw only. Cooking makes them want to splinter. That's what I thought. He is really good about chewing them up, but probably better safe than sorry. Paul and Muttley |
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Amish Country Pork Ribs and Sauerkraut
"Shelly" wrote in message 1... "Spot" wrote in news:x4Ofl.167$N5.86 @nwrddc01.gnilink.net: NO, it's not safe to give dogs cooked bones they will splinter. Paul will not be satisfied until he kills his dog, hopefully in a way that garners him as much attention as possible. So, um, well done. Yes, pork should always be well done... Don't want to get that trickynosis, or Mad Sow disease... Paul and Muttley |
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Amish Country Pork Ribs and Sauerkraut
Paul E. Schoen wrote:
"chardonnay9" wrote in message m... Ya should have saved a couple raw ones for Muttley. They are rather difficult to get the meat off the bones, but I'm sure I can extract a couple of them. Don't take the meat off, let Muttley do it. The same ribs are going on sale here tomorrow for 99 cents a pound and I plan on getting a few packs, for me and the dogs both. The best ones don't have added water, salt and sugar. Neither the dogs nor I need all that. I do regularly give him big beef marrow bones, which he enjoys immensely. The best price I've found for them is $0.99/lb at Food Lion. Safeway wants $1.49, and the Amish Market charges $1.99/lb. Just watch his teeth for signs of wear. Dogs are naturally into bones because it gets the digestive juices going while just kibble fills them up before that happens. Makes them feel full faster. Never ever feed cooked bones. Raw only. Cooking makes them want to splinter. That's what I thought. He is really good about chewing them up, but probably better safe than sorry. I only let them have any food at all when I'm around, just in case. However, I've fed this way for a lot of years now and I've never had a problem. Paul and Muttley |
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Amish Country Pork Ribs and Sauerkraut
Paul E. Schoen wrote:
"Shelly" wrote in message 1... "Spot" wrote in news:x4Ofl.167$N5.86 @nwrddc01.gnilink.net: NO, it's not safe to give dogs cooked bones they will splinter. Paul will not be satisfied until he kills his dog, hopefully in a way that garners him as much attention as possible. So, um, well done. Yes, pork should always be well done... Nope, not anymore. It's safe to eat less than well done for people and totally raw for dogs. I don't know anyone that has had a problem with it. Don't want to get that trickynosis, or Mad Sow disease... Paul and Muttley |
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Amish Country Pork Ribs and Sauerkraut
Nope, not anymore. It's safe to eat less than well done for people and
totally raw for dogs. I don't know anyone that has had a problem with it. Because you only see what you want to see. 1. How about words from the guy who actually started the BARF trend in 1993, Dr. Ian Billinghurst, with his book: "Bones and Raw Food (BARF) diet." http://home.att.net/~wdcusick/raw.html (link pertains to #1 and #2 for citation) At his Internet web site Dr. Belfield states: (HIS WORDS) "As a veterinary practitioner for thirty-seven years and a veterinary meat inspector for seven years, I, in good conscience, cannot recommend raw meat diets to my clients. My advice to my clients is "cook the meat until the redness is gone". When this is done, there is no vomiting, the cholesterol level is normal, the risk of infection by microorganisms and parasites diminishes." 2. Public health concerns associated with feeding raw meat diets to dogs written by Jeffrey T. LeJeune, DMD, PhD, and Dale D. Hancock, DMD, PhD. The article appeared in the November 1, 2001 issue of JAVMA For a copy you can contact Dr. LeJeune. His present address is: Dr. LeJeune, c/o Food Animal Health Research Program, Ohio Agriculture Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691-4096. 3. Try the Companion Animal Parasite Council who warns of danfers to pets and people: http://www.capcvet.org/downloads/RawFoodWarning.pdf 4. The FDA: http://www.fda.gov/Fdac/features/2004/104_pets.html |
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chardonnay9 wrote:
Paul E. Schoen wrote: "Shelly" wrote in message 1... "Spot" wrote in news:x4Ofl.167$N5.86 @nwrddc01.gnilink.net: NO, it's not safe to give dogs cooked bones they will splinter. Paul will not be satisfied until he kills his dog, hopefully in a way that garners him as much attention as possible. So, um, well done. Yes, pork should always be well done... Nope, not anymore. It's safe to eat less than well done for people and totally raw for dogs. boggle |
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