1st ribs

[kitobi]

well did the fab 5 day course and been reading everything online that's possibly available and I tried my first set of ribs

I have 2x 4lb prime belly pork that my butcher gave me an excellent deal on ( £8 discount) on a £30 cut of belly pork. which I have cut in half, added cure and salt/flavour and they are now in the fridge for the next 5-6 days before smoking

the ribs that were attached to the belly i have added a sweet/hot rub, and smoked for 5 hrs over British birch at 240f, birch not my first choice, but all that's available here right now as a hardwood, glazed every 30 mins with a mix of sugar, apple juice and hosin sauce

here's a pic on the grill 

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• kitobi
• May 3, 2017

 

[tropics]

That is a good start

Richie

 

[SmokinAl]

Looks good so far!

Al

 

[tbrtt1]

Sweet. You got the belly with ribs attached. Very nice.

 

[slipaway]

I need to ask what the final outcome was on the ribs. I have never used Hoisin sauce as part of a mop but the thought of it makes my mouth water. Did they end up tasting like chinese spare ribs? Or was the Hoisin sauce more subtle?

Thanx - always looking to get creative...............

 

[weev]

looking good   have never seen them attached like that   i cant hardly find the pork belly anywhere 

 

[b-one]

looking good   have never seen them attached like that   i cant hardly find the pork belly anywhere 

Got a Costco nearby? They normally carry them in mine.

 

[sauced]

Ribs are looking GOOD!!!

 

[submariner]

Ok, thanks a lot...... You have now made me hungry....  Hmm what's in the freezer...  I see baby backs and pork loin......

 

[kitobi]

update..

yes they were awesome, they could have done with maybe another hour wrapped in foil to make them a little more tender, and I think I added a touch too much chilli for the missus to tolerate but I loved em.

the bacon is still curing in the fridge for the next 4 days before it will be ready, I'm struggling though to find a good supplier of wood dust or pellets close to me from a known source that isn't pine pet bedding for cold smoking.

slipway the hosin was very subtle and TBH I couldn't taste it was there with the rest of the flavours, did add a nice colour and shine to the ribs though.

andy