First ribs last night

Dude!

Well, I'm feeling pretty lucky. I'm 5 cooks in, and we've had 5 good meals. My test tasters said last night may have been the best, with the pulled pork still holding sway with some of the voters.

I got some some baby backs, rubbed 'em up with Emeril's rib rub, then did an indirect cook at about 250 using the 3/1/1 method, with a little apple juice/apple cider vinegar spritzing in the first two hours. I finished them with some Pig Stand sauce (Ville Platte, LA, very "Jack Miller's" like).

I had better luck with my fire, have lots of lump left, and the Maverick ET-73 made monitoring (and abstaining from fussing with the draft controls) much easier.

The ribs were really tasty. We did some "Hasselback" potatoes in the oven (forgot the herbed sour cream somehow) and added a nice salad.

Pics...

Ross in Ventura

Nice cook Dave

Ross

PWise

Looking good! keep it up!

Cheers!

2bossy!

Those look amazing! We are having a rib cook off on Memorial Day - there are 6-8 of us with eggs participating - will post the results!
Missy

Gunnar

I like the flavor cooking on egg inparts on potatoes. That is probably one my preferred ways to do a whole potato.

rsmdale

Nice looking ribs Dave, Is Emeril's rub a paprika base?


GOOD EATS AND GOOD FRIENDS


DALE

Dude!

Thanks all.

I don't know that I've eaten, or enjoyed, so much meat in so short a time. We're taking a break today, and going out for sushi.

I really don't take a lot of credit - there's so much BGE information out there, not to mention the BGE is the real star, IMHO.

What a fun journey this is going to be...

Beanie-Bean

Way to go, Dave! Enjoy your sushi. I've been stuck on rainbow rolls as of late...

Boatman

Mighty fine looking ribs there. Ya got it going on

reelgem

Those are beautiful looking ribs. 5 for 5.... you can't beat that. Great job!!

Eggspert

Do you mind sharing the potato recipe? How did you cook that baby?

Crimsongator

Good looking ribs, Dude!

Dude!

Emeril's ingredients (in order): salt, sugar, paprika, crushed red pepper, ground mustard, onion powder, garlic powder, corn starch and other spices.

My mom found the potato recipe via Sunny Anderson @ The Food Network - http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/garlic-hasselback-potatoes-with-herbed-sour-cream-recipe/index.html.

I've had similar potatoes before, but these were my fave so far (and I still wish we'd have remembered the sour cream).

SoDakEgger

Dude! Sweet ribs. Nice choice on that 1554, too.