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Wyoming Jalapeño Pork Spare Ribs

I bought these pork spare ribs in Wyoming & cooked them in Colorado while on a road trip. Luckily, you don't need to drive to Wyoming to make them. by Marla Starr, updated November 6, 2016 Posted on June 15, 2015

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Marla Starr is the founder of Paleo Porn, co-author of Pigskin Paleo and Owner of Starr Fitness. Marla is a Certified Personal Trainer, 200HR Certified Yoga Instructor, a Certified Barre & SUP/SUP Yoga Instructor offering Personal Training & Small Group Fitness classes both in person and virtually. In addition to all of the above she is also the Executive Producer of Minimalism. Please enjoy all the recipes in the Paleo Porn recipe archives!

While on our SPYR road trip we stopped for gas in the middle of Wyoming and that’s where I bought these ribs.

Well I guess the story is not that simple, so let me back up a bit.

Wyoming Jalapeño Pork Spare RibsWyoming Jalapeño Pork Spare Ribs

What’s In Wyoming?

If you’ve never driven through Wyoming, let me tell you, there’s not much to see!

When we stopped at the Wyoming Welcome Center we learned that the majority of the countries energy is produced in Wyoming. Based on our observation while driving through, I assume the only people who stay, live there solely because of their job.

There are no large cities with tall buildings, no suburbs or rolling hills in Wyoming…just long stretches of two-lane highway across lots of flat land containing cole mines, wind farms and automated machines drilling for oil.

America’s First National Monument

We entered the state so we could go to Devil’s Tower National Park.

You may recognize this big-ole-rock from the movie Close Encounters of The Third Kind.

The snow cleared up and gave way to a perfect afternoon to hike around Devil's Tower. #SPYR #roadtrip #wyoming

A photo posted by Jeff Sarris (@jeffsarris) on May 11, 2015 at 4:51pm PDT

Jeff & I have never seen the movie but the park itself is really amazing! So much so that we decided to spend an entire day there.

We started with a hike around this astounding geologic feature that protrudes out of the rolling prairie surrounding the Black Hills, to observe how every facet of the tower is different from every angle.

We spotted rock climbers, climbing without any equipment.

Prairie Dog at Devils Tower Wyoming

On the way out of the park we stopped to watch all the prairie dogs, who walked all the way up to us…looking up, waiting for us to give them something.

We didn’t really want to leave so we spent some time working right across from the park until the sunset, (thankfully wifi was not a problem) and then spent the night in the nearby town of Hulett, Wyoming. The town is smaller than anywhere you have probably ever experienced. It has a total area of 0.87 square miles, including all of its land. :)

Beautiful day to hike around Devils Tower National Monument #SPYR #roadtrip #paleo #travel #hiking #Wyoming #PaleoPorn

A photo posted by Marla Sarris (@marlasarris) on May 11, 2015 at 4:24pm PDT

With a good night’s rest, we spent an entire day driving from Devil’s Tower National Monument in Wyoming to Denver, Colorado. That’s about a 6 hour drive if you were curious which means we had to stop for gas a few times.

Picking Up Ribs in The Middle Of Nowhere, Wyoming

We had to watch for signs on the side of the road for gas stations because there weren’t many and the signs were small.

On our second stop for gas we pulled into the combination gas station/grocery store and when I walked in to pay I spent some time walking around to see what was there.

When I got to the meat counter, I found an inexpensive package of pork spare ribs that was calling my name. So, I bought the ribs, brought them out to the car and added them to our cooler, and headed back on the road again!

When we got to our Denver Airbnb, I transferred the ribs to the fridge and a few days later I prepared half of the package using the simple recipe listed below. I let them cook while we were doing laundry and preparing to leave the Denver area and continue our trip.

Throw Him A Bone

While the ribs were cooking, the downstairs neighbor’s puppy came roaming upstairs. He could smell when I opened the oven door to check on the ribs and made sure to stick around until they were done.

After I tried an end rib, to see if they were done, I threw him the bone. With that single treat, I made a new friend for life…and it was pretty difficult to go anywhere and not have him follow us. :)

Wyoming Jalapeño Pork Spare Ribs

Wyoming Jalapeño Pork Spare Ribs

Yield: 6-10 Servings

Ingredients

  • 6-7lbs pork spare ribs
  • garlic powder, to taste
  • coarse ground sea salt, to taste
  • 1-2 jalapeño peppers, sliced

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Pat the ribs dry with a clean dish towel or paper towels.
  3. Season ribs on both sides with garlic powder and sea salt.
  4. Lay ribs on large a rimmed baking sheet.
  5. Lay slices of jalapeño pepper
  6. Bake for 3-4 hours, checking on them every hour. Each time you check the ribs, depending on how your oven works, you may want to rotate the baking sheet and/or flip the ribs over. After 3 hours, insert a meat thermometer into a thick portion of the meat, to check for doneness. Ribs will be done once they register 180°F.
  7. Slice and serve with some homemade coleslaw.
  8. Enjoy! :)

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Marla Starr is the founder of Paleo Porn, co-author of Pigskin Paleo and Owner of Starr Fitness. Marla is a Certified Personal Trainer, 200HR Certified Yoga Instructor, a Certified Barre & SUP/SUP Yoga Instructor offering Personal Training & Small Group Fitness classes both in person and virtually. In addition to all of the above she is also the Executive Producer of Minimalism. Please enjoy all the recipes in the Paleo Porn recipe archives!

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