Meat Me In St. Louis

"Meet me in St. Louis, Louis,
Meet me at the fair,
Don't tell me the lights are shining
Any place but there,…


Some of the older crowd will know and appreciate that one ^ as sung by Judy Garland.


Menu
St. Louis Ribs, dry rubbed and smoked over Cherry
Homemade Scalloped Potatoes

Celery Sticks and Ranch/Bleu Cheese for dipping


The Ribs

Three racks of St. Louis ribs, dry rubbed with my homemade pork rub
Then slow smoked at 225°-240° for 6.5 hours over cherry


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Homemade Scalloped Potatoes
6 large baking potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/8" slices (Love my PL8 Mandoline slicer)
2 sticks butter
4C +/- milk

1C +/- flour
4C shredded cheese
1 large onion, chopped coarse
1C bacon, cooked/chopped
2T garlic, minced

Lawry's seasoned salt to taste


Preheat oven to 425°
Prep the potatoes, parboil until barely tender, set aside
In a large sauce pan melt the butter, add flour to make a roux
Add the cheese and 2C of milk to the roux and melt the cheese into it, add milk as needed to attain the desired sauce consistency (think tomato sauce)
Over med-high heat saute the onions, bacon and garlic till onions are just soft


In a large casserole dish spread a thin layer of cheese sauce, then half the potatoes as a single layer

Spread onion/bacon evenly over this layer, season with seasoned salt
Spread the rest of the potatoes and cover evenly with remaining cheese sauce
Bake till at 425° till top is browned


Serves 10-12