Often ribs are boiled or oven-steamed before grilling to help tenderize the meat. To oven-steam ribs, place ribs in a large baking pan, fill with about 1 inch of water, cover with aluminum foil and bake for about 50 minutes in a 350-degree oven. The recipe here includes instructions on how to boil ribs before grilling.
Another use of radish is as cover or catch crop in winter or as a forage crop. Some radishes are grown for their seeds; daikon, for instance, may be grown for oil production. Others are used for sprouting and both roots and leaves are sometimes served cooked or cold.
All radish plants form edible seed pods, and there is even an heirloom variety called Ratâs Tail radish grown specifically for its large, tender seed pods. But Iâve let all types of radish â from Miyashige daikon to French Breakfast â flower at the end of the season, and they produced delicious pods for weeks. Sow seeds in the spring to harvest pods into fall, and for mild climates, sow seeds again in fall to harvest pods in the spring.