Recipe-Apple Barbecue Marinade for Pork

I made this up in the middle of Wal Mart last night in my head.  It came out amazing, so I decided to share it.  I'm gonna write it as I made it, and include the recipe for the side dish I made, too.

1 1/2 lbs Boneless Pork Ribs
1 Cup Melted Butter
1 Cup of your favorite barbecue sauce
1/2 Cup wine (I used Cabernet, but you can easily choose a sweeter or dryer wine depending on your tastes)
1/4 Cup Chopped Sweet Onions
1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
1 Quarter of a peeled and cored red delicious apple, finely minced.  The finer you can mince it, the better it will be.
1 Tablespoon White Sugar
1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar


Mix the Butter, Barbecue sauce and wine in a medium mixing bowl and whisk vigorously together.  Whisk in both sugars until smooth.  add the onion, garlic, and apple.  Place Ribs in a gallon size Ziploc bag and pour in the marinade, reserving about a half cup or more for basting and topping.  Place in the refrigerator for a minimum of an hour.  Take out and cook your favorite way (I broiled, but baking and grilling would work very well too). Once the ribs are cooked through, plate them and top them with the sauce that you reserved earlier. 

And what goes better with barbecue ribs than a nice home made mac and cheese??

3 Cups Elbow Macaroni
12 Cups water
3 Tablespoons butter
3 Tablespoons flour
1 Cup Milk
1 Cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1/2 Teaspoon Mustard Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Onion Powder

In a Large pot, boil water, and salt water a small amount to flavor the noodles.  Add the macaroni and boil 8-10 minutes until al dente.  Drain and return to pot

In a separate, very small pot, melt the butter.  Remove from heat and add flour and mix.  Add milk and whisk together.  Add Mustard and Onion Powder and whisk in. Return to heat and cook until the solution just starts to thicken, whisking frequently.  Remove from heat, and whisk in the cheese.  Continue stirring until the mixture is smooth.  Pour this over the noodles and mix well with a wooden spoon.  Pour the cheesy noodles into a cake pan and cover.  Bake at 400 degrees F for about 10 minutes, just enough for the cheese to start cooking into the noodles.  Remove from the oven and top with more shredded cheese.  Serve and enjoy.

Serve this up with some nice biscuits and your favorite vegetable and you have a nice southern comfort meal.  Corn works really well with the theme.