When I St. Louis cut spare rib racks I call ALL the trimmings; "rib tips". I shorten them down to hand-sized pieces so they're easier to handle. Hit them all with rub and seal them in foil with a little apple juice and water. After about 4 or 5 hours at 250 they should be nearly "fall off the bone" tender and I separate the bones out to discard and ziplock the meat.
Best pork sammich in the whole animal in my opinion.
And on the eighth day God created barbecue …. because he DOES love us and he wants us to be happy.
Current smokers: Egor (trailered RF) and Easybake (tabletop pellet drive)
Agh! Thanks for this one. I was gonna wait til thursday night and then trash them. they're still in the freezer so the next cook I will defrost and give it a go
"Rib tips". Perfect
Make no mistake, there ain't no powder in this Puff ! And... I'm not really a crazy person but I play one in real life
The way I look at it - I PAID for those dern things - I'm gonna eat 'em!
And on the eighth day God created barbecue …. because he DOES love us and he wants us to be happy.
Current smokers: Egor (trailered RF) and Easybake (tabletop pellet drive)
And on the eighth day God created barbecue …. because he DOES love us and he wants us to be happy.
Current smokers: Egor (trailered RF) and Easybake (tabletop pellet drive)
I call them the tasters, they are done before the rib racks so I pull them off and munch away during the rest of the cook ... add some hot sauce to them and enjoy with a beer
If it can't be smoked .... try frying it. It that don't work, it's probably best just left alone
They actually look like very lean pieces of loin meat, the ones with the bones look like small ribs. I was actually going to cook them when we smoked the ribs, but I was following the directions I had read and in one case, the instructions said to toss them out.
I couldn't see doing that as they really did look like they would be nice cuts. Not being willing to go outside the box on the very first cook with so many people... I cut them off and put them aside.
My grandmother, my mother and my wife all use pieces of pork in many different things for flavor and the meat comes out super tender and tasty. I think in my mind that's what kept me from discarding them. They won't go to waste.
Make no mistake, there ain't no powder in this Puff ! And... I'm not really a crazy person but I play one in real life