Reheating Vac Packed Rib's

paul6

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• Nov 12, 2016

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Have a half rack of Baby Backs I Vac Packed and Froze last month and since Her Majesty is out of town I thought I would have them tonight . I took them out of the freezer and into the fridge last night . I have heard of reheating them in hot water but need more details on the best way to reheat them so they are as good as when I froze them .

 

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I think I would put them on the grill, bone side down, with some BBQ sauce on them.

Al

 

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Would I put them directly over the heat or indirect and do I want to heat them fast or gradually ?

 

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paul6 said:

 
Would I put them directly over the heat or indirect and do I want to heat them fast or gradually ?

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Yes...Got to do the grill dance. Start indirect till warmed then get the bark and caramelized sauce over direct heat...JJ

 

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Or heat them in the bag in simmering water. Then if they aren't to your liking hit them on the grill.

 

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Al and  Jimmy wanted to say Thanks I put the Ribs on indirect heat for about 20 minutes then cranked the fire to high for about 5 minutes they were amazing !! I thought they were really good before I froze them ( I go for a Bite and pull off the bone ) But these although fall off the bone were Great with a real nice crisp bark  Hmm? Might have t do this on all my ribs . Thanks again  you guys always have GREAT SUGGESTIONS!!

 

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I agree with Case. I take mine out of the freezer and into a pot of water. Turn the burner on to med high. When the water gets to a rolling boil lower the temp to medium and let boil for 15 minutes. Take them out of the bag and enjoy.

This works great for any vac frozen meat.

 

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• Nov 14, 2016

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I boil my leftovers too. Meat doesn't come out dry or hard.. works really well with pulled pork.


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• Nov 14, 2016

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Reheat ribs in the vac bag in 150-155 degree water. You can then put them on the grill quick or under broiler for a few minutes to dry the surface a bit. I always make extra steaks and then vac seal and freeze them. Makes an easy week night meal - put them frozen into 135deg water for 40minutes or so, open an eat. I cannot count how times many unexpected guests showed up and I've made steak, chicken, or ribs this way and they asked "when did you sneak away and grill dinner?" Or "how did you smoke ribs in 45 minutes?" They simply cannot believe I reheated leftovers from 6 months ago and it tasted so fresh.

The trick is to never heat the water above the appropriate finish temp for the food. A heavy kettle and a good thermometer works wonders. Frankly if you leave a steak in 130-135 water for 2 hours, it cannot over cook because it never gets over 130-135 (less for rare of course). I heat chicken to 150-160.

The vac sealing seems to let the grilled and smoke flavor permeate better - The wife thinks the steaks and chicken actually taste better the second time.

 

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• Nov 15, 2016

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I actually thought these ribs were better the 2nd time. The steaks are a good idea I will give that a shot this weekend . Thanks