Canada Day BBQ at the Cottage with my tribe..
Back ribs from Iberico pigs raised by a local farmer here in Frontenac. In the fall, he lets them roam around the back 40 in an Oak forest so they can feast on acorns.
Brined the ribs overnight, then a wet rub with mustard (Kozlik's from Manitoba), apple cider (from Brighton), Worstershire sauce, garlic (from my garden), paprika, salt and pepper. Slow smoke for 3 hours with apple and cherry wood on the Traeger. Then wrap in peach paper with more apple cider and my brother's own honey (from Frontenac) and another 2 hours on the smoker. Then unwrap and glaze at higher heat for 1 hour with home made BBQ sauce made with Crown Royal and maple syrup.
Served up with roast potatoes, maple baked beans, macaroni salad, cornbread, peas (from my garden) and coleslaw.
Started with an appetizer platter of smoked BC Chinook Salmon, Moose Biltong, and 5 year old Cheddar from Wilton Cheese.
All consumed by my kids and their husbands/wives along with my 4 grandchildren after a day of fishing, Seadoo'ing and tubing on the lake..
I'm grateful for everything the best country in the world has blessed me with !
Happy Canada Day !