cooking lean beef ribs

[stiggia]

Hello
While ago a bought at the supermarket 4 slab of short ribs.
I got a misunderstanding with the butcher, ha gave me "piemontese" beef ribs, an italian breed that is famous for be super lean.

I cooked a couple and put the other in the freezer waiting to be cooked.
They turned decent but not super good not juicy and with a whiered texture.

I need some suggestion on how to handle it.

inject,brine,marinade,....?

thanks

Stefano

 

[smokerjim]

I would say pick a marinade and give it a shot.

 

[stiggia]

what kind of marinade?

 

[banderson7474]

How long did you cook them and to what internal temp? If they are real lean you might want to put a good smoke on them and then cut them up and put in a slow cooker.

 

[smokerjim]

what kind of marinade?

there are all kinds, it depends on what flavor' you like, you could go as simple as Italian dressing or look on here there are lots of different recipes

 

[stiggia]

How long did you cook them and to what internal temp? If they are real lean you might want to put a good smoke on them and then cut them up and put in a slow cooker.

i cooked on my uds 250F for a 5 hour total, till 203 internall. wrapping it.

Slow cooker sounds interesting.
But if i have to use something different from from a bbq it feels a failure to me.....XD
I can just give it a shot.

Can the slow coocker take it to the target temperature? How?

 

[banderson7474]

I think if I was to use the slow cooker, I wouldn't finish it in the smoker or even come close. I would put a cpl of hours of smoke on it and then put it in the slow cooker for 6hrs on low or whatever your low setting is and it will be done for sure.

The only reason I say slow cooker is that's what I will do if for whatever reason the meat is tough. I can't even remember the last cut that came out tough but I threw it in the cooker and it was fixed by morning.

 

[motolife313]

what kind of marinade?

You could do a good bbq sauce and maybe add some honey. Let it go couple days. I’ve found those to take a long time and come out kinda dry. That’s why I just get Korean/ flanken short ribs and marinate myself

this is the best way to to have the ribs I think

 

[bbqbrett]

Just my opinion but if I were trying them I would inject with beef broth for an initial smoke and then to get them tender if you want to keep them in the smoker or finish in the oven wrap with a good beer and some butter or try the slow cooker like others mentioned.

 

[stiggia]

You could do a good bbq sauce and maybe add some honey. Let it go couple days. I’ve found those to take a long time and come out kinda dry. That’s why I just get Korean/ flanken short ribs and marinate myselfView attachment 391053this is the best way to to have the ribs I think

Bro this one is crazy marbled, mine are full red.

I think if I was to use the slow cooker, I wouldn't finish it in the smoker or even come close. I would put a cpl of hours of smoke on it and then put it in the slow cooker for 6hrs on low or whatever your low setting is and it will be done for sure.

The only reason I say slow cooker is that's what I will do if for whatever reason the meat is tough. I can't even remember the last cut that came out tough but I threw it in the cooker and it was fixed by morning.

This is a very usefull thing to learn.

Is it possible to inject some fat? butter or meltad beef fat?