Cook ribs now, eat ribs later

marineforce10

Good morning all, hope everyone is doing fine!  The family and I are going to West Virginia in July for a huge soccer tournament and I was thinking on bringing my BGE XL....then I woke up.  I have no way to transport this thing in my minivan.  Now, I would like to make my delicious ribs for one of our team dinners.  Does anyone have any tips, tricks or suggestions about making the ribs ahead of time, freezing them and then a day or two later thaw them and grill them.  I have a vacuum sealer for the ribs and one of the parents will be bring his travelling gas grill.  Is this an option without sacrificing flavor?

Thanks for reading,
Alex 

mtasker

I have put leftover ribs in the freezer many times.  microwave and eat.  taste great to me.  never have grilled after being frozen.  I  would  think grilling after would  be fine also.

Legume

Rewarm on a gas grill or whatever should be fine.  Two options I can think of - reheat in foil or without foil.  I think I would probably reheat in foil to make sure they stay moist and don't dry out.

SmokeyPitt

This will work fine.  There is really nothing to it you just cook them as you normally would and then pull them off and refrigerate.  When you are ready to cook them just throw them on the grill to warm them up.  Cook and flip them a while without sauce until they are warm, then add sauce and flip some more. 

You don't really need to freeze them you could just refrigerate them and they will be fine for a long time (especially food saved).   No harm in freezing them if that makes traveling easier.  However you will be surprised how long frozen ribs stay frozen in a cooler.   If they are still partially frozen you could always do a quick redneck sous vide in the cooler.  Add water that is 150 degrees or so and they will thaw out quickly. 

CoMoBGE

I have done this for my grandmothers 90th birthday. I cooked then vaccum sealed the ribs. At the park I used a fish fryer to boil water. Drop the bags of ribs in the water for a couple minutes and you are good to go. Have also done the same thing with pulled pork. Works like a charm. 

northGAcock

I pull /cut my ribs off of the roast , cut and put in sealer bags. i hit them with bbq sauce (cause that is how I love them) and refrigerate or freeze. When ready to reheat, I slap um on the grill and turn frequently until the have a nice carmalized crust......and eat da hell out of them. I do the same with a rack of ribs.....beef or pork. I change my sauce on the type of animal......really simple.

bhedges1987

Depending how many days after you cook I would just refrigerate and heat them up on a grill in some aluminum foil