Another Short ribs question

SmokeyPitt

I was thinking of trying the APL short rib recipe this weekend.  I know the ever elusive "plate short ribs" are hard to come by...but I got to thinking. 

I normally see shawt ribs such as these:

...is it possible these are plate short ribs, just cut into smaller pieces?   The APL recipe has you cut the ribs into small slices in the end anyway...so I'm thinking I might just give those a try.  I can pick up a big pack of em at BJ's for a reasonable price. 

Thoughts?  Thanks in advance! 

Richard Fl

Here is one way I do them:

http://www.greeneggers.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&id=1013178&catid=1

R2Egg2Q

Those should work. I would think your cook time would be reduced a bit. Just saw this posted today: http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=183266 and they look good to me.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

those are exactly "plate" ribs cut short. They are just chuck ribs. Here is the trick for beef ribs: if the meat is on top of the bone like these......good.

 if the meat is in between the bones like a pork rib (these are the ribs that come from ribeyes etc) ....bad. 

cook low and slow or braise and enjoy

SmokeyPitt

Thanks all!

Shiff

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

those are exactly "plate" ribs cut short. They are just chuck ribs. Here is the trick for beef ribs: if the meat is on top of the bone like these......good.

I'm confused.  Aren't Plate Ribs and Chuck Short ribs 2 different cuts of meat?  I know that Restaurant Depot has them both. They look very similar, but the Plate Ribs are a 3 bone rib and the chuck ribs are 4 bone ribs. 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Could be but they are pretty much interchangeable. I always get the 4 bone and my butcher at the fancy market insist they are plate ribs. I always ask for chuck ribs and they say "we don't have those- we have plate ribs and short ribs". It wears me out.

Shiff

This web site has a good explanation of the differences between Plate Robs and Chuck Ribs.

http://www.chefs-resources.com/Beef-Short-Ribs

The article mentions that Chuck Ribs are more expensive but I have found just the opposite - the Plate Ribs cost more and are generally meatier ribs.  They are easier to cook and the meat tastes better to me. 

Restaurant Depot carries both and the Plate RIbs were $5.99/lb when I was last there and the Chuck RIbs were $3.99/lb.

Zmokin

I've never heard of Chuck or Plate ribs.  I've always heard of Short ribs which are the flat rib bone with the meat on one side of the bone and they always are cut into short ~ 3 inch lengths.  The other Beef rib is the Beef Spare Rib which is 7 or 8 inches long, and while not perfectly round, it is a rounder bone than the flat bone and these ribs have the most of the meat between the bones.

Shiff

Zmokin said:

I've never heard of Chuck or Plate ribs.  I've always heard of Short ribs which are the flat rib bone with the meat on one side of the bone and they always are cut into short ~ 3 inch lengths.  The other Beef rib is the Beef Spare Rib which is 7 or 8 inches long, and while not perfectly round, it is a rounder bone than the flat bone and these ribs have the most of the meat between the bones.

I'd never heard of Plate RIbs until a month or so ago when  there were a number of discussions about them here on this forum.  Read the article I mentioned in my last post and it will describe the differences including which part of the cow they are from.  The short ribs you mention are almost always chuck short ribs that have been cut.  You can also get them uncut and they will cook up similarly to the Plate RIbs.