Crispy rib tip carnitas

[Sowsage]

Taco Tuesday was crispy rib tip carnitas.
Ive been saving my rip tips that i cut from spares a lot. They are awesome to just throw in the crock pot so dinner is ready when you get home. This time I did them "carnitas style"

In the crock with salt,pepper,oregano,cumin some diced onion and minced garlic.

Sqeeze in a couple oranges and lime then drop them in.

About 10 hours later on low I took them out. Pulled apart and discard any cartilage or bones. Then back into the crock.

Then when its time to build the tacos pull out a portion and fry in its own fat until it gets some crisp on it.

Load em up with some of the meat and chalula red sauce.

Topped with some Pico and avacado

Plated up with the addition of some crispy fried jalapeons to add a little crunch!

Very tasty! Not my normal style tacos but was a very nice change for once.
Thanks for taking a look!

 

[normanaj]

That my friend looks DAMN good!

 

[sawhorseray]

That looks absolutely delicious Travis, Like! So you get the rib tips from racks of spares that you square up into St Louis style racks of ribs? RAY

 

[Texas Cookin']

Great idea for the trimmings off those spares. Also, I am a big fan of the fried jalapenos as well. That crunch on tacos had to blend the textures well.

 

[Sowsage]

That my friend looks DAMN good!

Thanks! Putting that little bit if crisp on them in the cast iron really made them good!

 

[SmokinVOLfan]

Damn Travis that looks great! Great idea for the rib tips. I would hit a couple of those for sure. LIKE!

 

[Sowsage]

That looks absolutely delicious Travis, Like! So you get the rib tips from racks of spares that you square up into St Louis style racks of ribs? RAY

Yep ! Once I trim them up I just cut the tips into about 3 chunks. Put them in a vac bag and throw them in the freezer.

 

[TNJAKE]

Heck yeah Travis those look amazing. Love carnitas

 

[Nole4L]

Yes please.....

 

[Sowsage]

Great idea for the trimmings off those spares. Also, I am a big fan of the fried jalapenos as well. That crunch on tacos had to blend the textures well.

thanks! The tips work really well in the slow cooker for a "pulled" meat. And your right that crunch brought some good texture to them. Especially with the soft fatty avacado!

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Damn Travis that looks great! Great idea for the rib tips. I would hit a couple of those for sure. LIKE!

thanks man they were real good! I need more of them lol!

 

[Sowsage]

Heck yeah Travis those look amazing. Love carnitas

Thanks Jake! I love them too. Wish I could find sour orange around here. Did what I could with the regular orange and the lime. Had that citrus flavor in it pretty good.

 

[Sowsage]

Yes please.....

As I was adding these pics I was saying the same thing. I could go for some more!

 

[JLeonard]

Looks darn good.
Jim

 

[bregent]

That looks great. I made some Asian style ribs last week from some rib tips I had saved and they turned out so-so. I'll be trying these next time - the crock pot looks like a good way to make sure they are broken down and tender. How difficult is it to make sure all of the cartilage is removed?

 

[Sowsage]

Looks darn good.
Jim

Lol! Thanks Jim !!

 

[Sowsage]

That looks great. I made some Asian style ribs last week from some rib tips I had saved and they turned out so-so. I'll be trying these next time - the crock pot looks like a good way to make sure they are broken down and tender. How difficult is it to make sure all of the cartilage is removed?

Thanks man! They are not bad at all! I had a couple bones to pull out and maybe a small hand full of cartilage. The last ones I did in the crock ended up going like 12 hours because I got home late from work......couldnt find a single piece of cartilage! It had completely broken down.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

OH MAN

Thats what i'm talkin about

YUMMMMOOOO

 

[Sowsage]

OH MAN

Thats what i'm talkin about

YUMMMMOOOO

Thanks! They were awesome!

 

[tx smoker]

Wow Travis!! That is amazing looking. Excellent job sir and now you have me thinking this for tomorrow...but with beef tips from the 103 sub primal rib section I got not long ago. Super idea buddy!! Matter of fact, I already have the ribs out of the freezer. What's really nice about this one is that I don't have to unhinge my jaw to eat it like some of the other stuff you've become famous for making

Robert

 

[Sowsage]

Wow Travis!! That is amazing looking. Excellent job sir and now you have me thinking this for tomorrow...but with beef tips from the 103 sub primal rib section I got not long ago. Super idea buddy!! Matter of fact, I already have the ribs out of the freezer. What's really nice about this one is that I don't have to unhinge my jaw to eat it like some of the other stuff you've become famous for making

Robert

Thanks Robert ! Heck yeah thats a great idea for the beef rib tips! And yes much easier than the massive burgers! I have to give my jaw a break every once and a while! Lol.