Marcia Laun Recipe Collection
Two-Day Chicken Box Ribs

Three 6 lb. Lean, Baby Back Ribs
BBQ Sauce of choice
Salt & Pepper

Day l Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place slabs in heavy roaster w/lid. (DO NOT season, DO NOT add liquid.) Cover roaster and bake 1/2 hour. Turn oven down to 350 to 375 and continue to cook, covered, for 2 to 3 hours (depending on pounds of ribs). Test rib to make sure very tender but NOT falling off bone. After baking is complete, drain off the liquid. Carefully remove slabs and place in a 9 x 13 baking pan or large rimmed dish. Salt & pepper lightly and carefully slather BBQ sauce over both sides. Cover dish tightly with aluminum foil and refrgerate overnight.
Day 2
Heat BBQ grill to 450 degrees and grill both sides, basting with sauce and turning occasionally to keep from burning. Total time...10 to 15 min.
Serve with additional sauce.

Nancy and Jimmy have gone to the Chicken Box in La Habra for these delicious ribs for years. Always, Nancy wanted to know their secret recipe. The mother of the woman who now runs the restaurant rented Jimmy's mom's condo for about 6 years. When the mother moved, she joined others in a neighborhood yard sale. Nancy and her friend, Ginger, were helping at the sale and got to talking ribs with the 80 year old woman who started the family business about 50 years before. Nancy and Ginger were able to wangle the secret recipe from her over the course of the sale.

Recipe Contributed by Nancy Acocks