Chuck Short Ribs

Shiff

Recent discussions of beef rib cooking got me psyched to get some out of the freezer and do another cook.  These are Chuck Short Ribs (4 bones) and were purchased at Restaurant Depot since they sell them as slabs without cutting them.  I think they cook much easier and taste much better than the cut ribs you get at a supermarket.

I first coated them with a mixture made of mustard, worcestershire sauce, and apple cider vinegar. I then dusted them with a rub I made from Salt, pepper, powdered garlic, turbinado sugar. and paprika.

Here they are after being rubbed:



I got the BGE going with plate setter legs down and drip pan on top of that with the grill on top of that.  Used pecan wood and stabilized the temperature at 250 at the grill.

In the past I had used a rib rack and put the ribs into the slots, but they were always too tight and usually broke off some pieces of the rib meat when ai tried to remove them. Since I only had 2 slabs, I decided I would try just leaning them against the side of the rib rack and see how they did.  Turns out it was the right thing to do and they came out great.

Here they are leaning against the rack:




They cooked for 4 hours at 250-275.  At that time I removed them and put them in a metal pan and applied some BBQ sauce and covered them in foil.  Put them back on the grill for an hour.  I'm not sure this step is really required but it probably speeds things up a little without getting them too steamed.  Here they are in the pan:



After the hour, I took them out of the pan and leaned them back against the rack again for 1 more hour.  Here they are ready to bring into the house for eating:



Total elapsed time was 6 hours.  We were pretty hungry when they were done and I forgot to get a picture of the plated rib.  Sorry about that.  They were very tender and made a great meal with baked potatoes and a vegetable.

DMW

Those look great from here. I have 2 slabs in the freezer, now I wish they were smoking on my egg.

lousubcap

Now that's some ribs!  Great cook and I'm sure great eats!

ImOldGregg

Those would go great with Baileys!

Jeepster47

Oh yea, that's what I like ... they look good.  Thanks for the tip on the "leaning rack" approach.

AUCE

Very nice....t minus 2hrs.....