OK the ribs are soaking right now. The BBQ sauce is mixed. Putting them in at 7am on my way out to work and coming home at 11ish to take them out of the oven and refrigerate them. Then grilling after work.
Loomis, should I flip the ribs over while soaking (like once right before bed)? The pan I have them in only has them about 80% submerged. Also, should I bake with the bone side down or the meaty side down, or does it not matter?
Loomis, should I flip the ribs over while soaking (like once right before bed)? The pan I have them in only has them about 80% submerged. Also, should I bake with the bone side down or the meaty side down, or does it not matter?
Preparing ribs is sort of like romancing a woman - you don't need to rush it!
I use a dry rub seasoning prepared by a local butcher to coat the ribs the night before. I cook in the oven for 5-6 hours on 225 degrees in a pan with a little bit of water and Worcestershire sauce (covered with foil). I finished them over a grill...approx 4-5 minutes each side with a sauce of your choosing. I prefer mine with the sauce on the side - IMO it takes away from the taste of the meat. If you don't have five hours, just set a timer on the oven to come on and heat up so that you will be home in time to take them out when they are done. I usually let mine start at 1-2 pm so they are finishing up when I get home.
I use a dry rub seasoning prepared by a local butcher to coat the ribs the night before. I cook in the oven for 5-6 hours on 225 degrees in a pan with a little bit of water and Worcestershire sauce (covered with foil). I finished them over a grill...approx 4-5 minutes each side with a sauce of your choosing. I prefer mine with the sauce on the side - IMO it takes away from the taste of the meat. If you don't have five hours, just set a timer on the oven to come on and heat up so that you will be home in time to take them out when they are done. I usually let mine start at 1-2 pm so they are finishing up when I get home.
Soaked overnight in Pepsi. Drained some and put in oven at 325 at 7:10. Pull them out at noon and OMG I could smell them from the garage when I got home. Drained Pepsi and hit with a small brushing of BBQ (1/2 sweet baby rays and 1/2 open pit orig with a squeeze of sweet hot mustard, a little cumin, and a little cayenne). I just went in and took a small piece that had fallen off and was clearly done and ate it and OMG it is tasting good. My only fear is that they're so tender they're gonna break up on the grill, but I understand that the refrigeration will help that and I'm not putting them on the grill for another 2 hours. Also I think I might have taken them a bit too far in the oven, I think next time 4 hours at 300 will be better. I like to have to tug them off the bone a little bit. We'll see how the final product comes out. So far I'm feeling good about it.
The big thing around here and ive heard in Memphis also was to soak overnight in Coca-cola and i few ppl like Dr.Pepper....BUT all that changed when they pulled the New Coke scam and switched to high fructose corn syrup instead of sugar....Now you go to Wallys or a Dollar Store and find some off brand cola that still uses real sugar......
Never tried Pepsi or Mountain Dew on em........Interested to hear how they come out although you still have the problem of no sugar...
Never tried Pepsi or Mountain Dew on em........Interested to hear how they come out although you still have the problem of no sugar...
24 hour soak in Coca Cola is what my friends restaurant does. Rated in top 3 every year in city. Make sure to remove sinew on back. The coke breaks down the tissue and tenderizes the meat and adds a bit of sweetness. Then you can do the grill. Boiling is a no no imo. Takes a lot of flavor away.
Well they were freakin' fantastic, but a little too "fall off the bone" for me. I couldn't even pick up a rib and bite the meat off it, the bone just slipped out. I know some like that but I like a little tug to it. I attribute it to over-baking.
Overall 8/10 on my first try with this method, and the wife would say 10/10 cause she likes to eat her ribs with a fork.
Flavor was out of this world though and I got the char just right.
Overall 8/10 on my first try with this method, and the wife would say 10/10 cause she likes to eat her ribs with a fork.
Flavor was out of this world though and I got the char just right.
