beef ribs

Hi M Martin,

There was a discussion about this a few days ago. You can find it in the open forum by scrolling down to topics last discussed on July, 11 2005. Or you can just click Here .
It seems there is very differing opinions on beef ribs in the CookShack. I have never done them myself.

m martin,
like geiyserq says some like them and some don't. i saw some beef back ribs at wally world for 1.88/lb and i will be giving them a try this friday and saturday.
my thinking on cooking them is as follows;
1- demembrane
2- rub (recipe to follow)
3- smoke at 140-165 for about 4 hours
4- going to lay out foil and film and put the ribs on the film. then a thin coating of honey and seal them up real tight.
5- refrigerate over nite since i will have brisket and picnics smoking.
6- at 5a.m. i will put them back in at 250f until 6. they will still be wrapped.
7- since peg is doing chicken after she is done i will throw them in unwrapped. pit will be around 400f and falling. they will only be in long enough to set the glaze. have no idea how long that will take but best estimate is maybe 20 mins.

rub recipe
1 c packed lite brown sugar
4 T garlic salt
1 T celry salt
1 T onion powder
2 T chili powder
6 T paprika
1 T ground red pepper
1 T colemans dry mustard
2 T ground black pepper
1 tsp ground allspice
1 tsp ground thyme

hope this helps
if you want i can post sunday my cooking log for these and let you know how they did
jack

oops,
the reason for the long smoke time is it worked to make the tuffest darned baby backs tender so i figured the long smoke and overnite refrigeration coated in honey might do the same thing here
jack

We never see beef ribs that are worth wasting the smoke time on.

There are lots of good approaches,if you have the ribs cut off the standing rib and saved.

Good luck and let us know.

Amen Tom!

quote:

Originally posted by Tom:
[qb] We never see beef ribs that are worth wasting the smoke time on.

There are lots of good approaches,if you have the ribs cut off the standing rib and saved.

Good luck and let us know. [/qb]

Why is that? I like both pork and beef. Since in the near future I will be able to smoke them why does there seem to be a beef with beef ribs?

Do they turn out weird compared to a regular grill or oven cook as opposed to when you smoke them?

Because more often thatn not people in here say they come out tougher than leather. Just do a search on beef ribs and read the posts. A few have success, but alot more dont.

One successful tip for beef ribs, and I have to use one of those words that offend some people so I apologize for use of the "F" word.

Foil.

Smoke them for a couple of hours, maybe 2 and then wrap in foil. The foil will Braise the meat and help tenderize them. Then after an hour or two (depends on the ribs) you can take them out and finish them. Mrs. Smokin' likes them that way.

Smokin, you sure have been using the F word a lot today!
I picked some beef ribs up yesterday, $1.19 lb at Publix so I said we'll give them another try. My opinion is not enough meat on them. I have smoked then grilled butt will try Prison Chefs idea on these.

I love Publix. I have such fun walking up and down the aisles when we are in Florida. being a displaced Yankee is difficult here in the heartland.When I first got here,I found out bean soup meant brown beans??? and they had white gravy, and breaded steak like veal cutlet. And didn't have TastyKakes. I come home to OK with my suitcases packed with good horseradish,canned Silver Floss,tastykakes.Once even brought a real hoagie.

I think that's the same with all of us, I'm from CNY, grew up on a direy farm. Everytime I go north I come home with all kinds of goodies including NYState fair Spiedee sauce for shiska bobs, super sharp chedder cheese, sweet corn on the cob and loafs of italian bread.

I should bring some spelling home too, dairy farm.

THANKS TO EVERYONE ON THERE POSTS. I AM GOING TO DO PORK RIBS FIRST, THEN TRY BEEF RIBS.

THANK YOU AGAIN THIS IS A GREAT FORUM.

omg smokinokie!!!!!
we both used the "f" word
let's hope donna didn't see that or we will both be sent to "time out"
jack