Flanken Ribs

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BrianGSDTexoma

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Marinaded ribs in my usual Korean marinade. Made some fried cabbage and Keto baked beans. I use to get the ribs at Sam's and they where so good but they been to expensive and not bought any in a while. I caught some a couple times at Albertson for 1/2 off. These have not been near as good as the ones from Sam's? While they are good just not the same.

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Those look good to me. I love flanken cut rib for taco meat, makes great carne asada tacos.

I found flaken cut on sale at Sams yesterday. And the last two packages I've bought from Sams, they've cut them thicker, about 1/2" instead of a 3/8"

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Marinaded ribs in my usual Korean marinade. Made some fried cabbage and Keto baked beans. I use to get the ribs at Sam's and they where so good but they been to expensive and not bought any in a while. I caught some a couple times at Albertson for 1/2 off. These have not been near as good as the ones from Sam's? While they are good just not the same.

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Looks great, How did you cook them? when I did them on the kettle they where very tough. Also could you elaborate on the cabbage dish?
 
Never understood the draw to short ribs, but I've never cooked them either. I have thought for years that Asians and Latinos just prefer their beef tough, and thats why I almost never order beef in those restaurants. But man, we ate at a local place here we hadn't been to in a long time that is Japanese-leaning. They have the basic hibachi, all dishes with the same sauce (which is weird for us, we dont think of brown sauce with seafood). I ordered the ribeye hibachi and was shocked when I was asked how I wanted it cooked. I have never had a more tender perfectly medium rare dish of meat chunks/strips in my life...but I digress...

I almost forgot that I used to saute cabbage and onions during our keto days. Clifish, bacon grease and cider vinegar was my thing. Just saute the cabbage and onions till you like the texture, hopefully getting some brown (maillard reaction) in there. Bacon grease is the cooking oil, salt pepper and cider vinegar to taste. I never had a recipe, I just cooked by instinct. Wife loved it. I can take or leave cooked cabbage, but I do like some very sour fermented Kimchi!
 
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Flanken ribs are something I've never messed with for whatever reason. Either way, those do look delicious!
 
Flanken ribs are something I've never messed with for whatever reason. Either way, those do look delicious!

They're a bit tedious to cut out the bones and turn into taco meat. I season with Malcolm Reed's Grande Gringo and a light dusting of Meat Church De La Fajita. Grill them direct. Only takes a few minutes.

But I love the flavor .
 
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Looks awfully good Brian

Point for sure
Chris
 
I am on the keto journey also. Can I ask what are keto baked beans and how many carbs per serving?
It is made from Black Soy Beans. These where just OK. If you do a forum search on Black Soy Beans you will find some good recipes. Jeff, jcam222 jcam222 and Carlo tallbm tallbm both have recipes for great beans!
 
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Looks great, How did you cook them? when I did them on the kettle they where very tough. Also could you elaborate on the cabbage dish?
Normally that marinade I use gets them very tender. I just do them over a hot fire. Only takes a few minutes. Cabbage pretty easy. Over medium low cook in some bacon fat. Turn about every 5 minutes. Takes probably about 20 minutes. Add some butter at the end. Sometimes I add some vinegar. Use what ever seasoning you like. They are pretty good. Here is the marinade I use with a grated chunk of frozen pineapple to tenderize. I let sit all day.

⅓ cup sherry wine
⅓ cup soy sauce
¼ cup rice vinegar
2 Tbsp brown sugar
3 cloves garlic, peeled
5 slices fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon hot chile paste (such as sambal oelek)
1 teaspoon sesame oil
 
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I am on the keto journey also. Can I ask what are keto baked beans and how many carbs per serving?
Here arecmt black soy charro beans. I have never calculated the net carbs per serving but they are pretty low as black soy beans are mostly fiber. 1/2 cup of them is 2 net carbs vs 15 for most other beans. Further diluted with meats etc it is at least dirty keto friendly. Recipe is further down in the thread https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/chile-lime-fajitas-and-charro-beans.309316/y keto cowboy beans are in this thread. These are one of the most popular things I make with both keto and non keto folks alike. If you check posts by me most my dishes are keto including many desserts too. https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/beef-x2-and-beans-finished-q-view-added-in-thread.291345/
 
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I was introduced to flanken ribs as tablitas awhile back. Mexican grocery stores and butchers around here (Dallas/Ft. Worth) carry them marinated and un-marinated. I like them both ways, but they can be tough and difficult to eat. Then I discovered the wonders of sous vide as it applies to them!

When I make them now, I cook them sous vide for 24 hours at 135 degrees, then grill them to create a crust. The ribs are "fall off the bone" tender after the sous vide step and and will fall apart easily -- and be very difficult to grill. I carefully transfer them to a fish grilling basket so I can grill them intact for 1-2 minutes on each side. I really enjoy the result.
 
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I was introduced to flanken ribs as tablitas awhile back. Mexican grocery stores and butchers around here (Dallas/Ft. Worth) carry them marinated and un-marinated. I like them both ways, but they can be tough and difficult to eat. Then I discovered the wonders of sous vide as it applies to them!

When I make them now, I cook them sous vide for 24 hours at 135 degrees, then grill them to create a crust. The ribs are "fall off the bone" tender after the sous vide step and and will fall apart easily -- and be very difficult to grill. I carefully transfer them to a fish grilling basket so I can grill them intact for 1-2 minutes on each side. I really enjoy the result.
I did some flanken ribs last weekend for the first time and wow did I like them. That said, I have not put them in the sous vide, but I can see how that would work out. I've been watching a bunch of videos on the subject, and oh boy are there some colorful characters out there.
 
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I did some flanken ribs last weekend for the first time and wow did I like them. That said, I have not put them in the sous vide, but I can see how that would work out. I've been watching a bunch of videos on the subject, and oh boy are there some colorful characters out there.
We've probably seen some of the same videos. I agree. Lots of colorful characters!
 
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