What can I use to substitute apple juice in a preparation of ribs?
I am using a quick prep of ribs on a UV grill (that doesn't really hold a temp under 300'F; qed, no long slow cooking). I saw one other answer here where the ribs are wrapped in foil and quasi-braised in apple/pineapple juice.
Basically it goes like this: (1) trim, apply rub, and grill at 300'F indirect heat 30 mins, (2) wrap in foil with apple juice for 30 mins (which is supposed to quasi-braise the meat), (3) finish grilling apply bbq sauce.
Unfortunately I don't have apple or pineapple juice. On the other hand, I do have vanilla Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, iced tea, Sierra Mist, margarita mix, sweet and sour mix, and watery domestic beer.
From the list above, can I make any substitutions? For further consideration, I will be applying a chipotle rub and bourbon BBQ sauce.
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In all honesty, I think that apple juice is just a euphemistic way of saying sugar-water. The braising happens due to the sugar content mostly, which is why it doesn't really matter what type of juice it is (citrus excluded). The flavour of the apple juice will be almost completely lost during cooking, so you don't need to worry about it too much.
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What can be substituted for apple juice in a recipe?
Cooking dinner shouldn't be complicatedIngredient:Substitute with:applespears or quincesapple juiceapple cider, pear cider, or white grape juiceapple pie spice (1 tbsp)2 tsp ground cinnamon + 1 tsp ground nutmeg + pinch ground allspiceapplesaucepumpkin puree or plum puree9 more rows•Dec 4, 2017How do you keep ribs moist without apple juice?
Brining. Soaking the ribs in a saltwater solution prior to cooking will help the meat retain moisture. The salt allows the muscle fibers to reabsorb fluids, so the ribs will be nice and juicy when you're ready to serve them.What liquid can I use for ribs?
During the three hours I also like to keep adding moisture to the pork with a spritz. A spritz is simply a spray bottle with liquid. In our case, it's equal parts apple cider vinegar and water (you can also add equal parts apple cider vinegar and apple juice for a little more sweetness).Can I substitute apple cider vinegar for apple juice?
Can You Substitute Apple Juice for Apple Cider Vinegar? Apple juice and apple cider vinegar look exactly the same in looks. However, they vary vastly in taste. But a few tweaks, and you can use both interchangeably.EASIEST APPLE JUICE BARBECUE RIBS RECIPE/ #WITHME
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Answer 2
I think I would use a bottle of beer with two teaspoons of sugar and a tablespoon of the BBQ sauce added. For obvious reasons, it won't taste the same!
Answer 3
Don't be afraid to cook the ribs without a brine. (btw, are they spares?)
300f is not too high of a heat to get some nice, tender ribs. I do my ribs in the smoker at higher heats (275-300f), with excellent results. Just be mindful of the sugar content in your rub, and you'll probably want to foil them about halfway through the process. Also, I'd recommend trimming some of the larger chunks of outer fat away. You'll want less outside fat mass soaking up heat energy so the fats and tissues within the meat will render better.
Answer 4
Substituting apple juice in either your recipes, smoothies, cooking, baking or just simply as a drink depends on whether your end product is sweet or not.
If your end product for substituting for apple juice is sweet then substitute it with pear or grape juice and if your end product is not sweet (eg ribs)then you can substitute apple juice with apple cider, Lemon juice, White wine, White wine vinegar, rice wine vinegar.
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