lemon juice and pork ribs??

[dan the mano]

i'm just curious to see if anyone has done this (lemon juice on pork ribs) , and how low long did they let the lemon juice sit on the meat for ? and also how did they do this ... marinade over night ... or just wipe on and let sit for a few hours and then carry on ?? and then , what kind of rub did you use ???

thanks

 

[phatbac]

Are you meaning lemon juice as a rub binder? i have used lemon juice in a bbq sauce on ribs and came out fantastic but never as a rub binder.Where did you hear about someone doing this? interesting to see if anyone else has tried that.

Happy Smoking,
phatbac (Aaron)

 

[DanMcG]

Are you trying to tenderize the ribs? Never hear it done before. If left to long on the meat will turn mushy.

 

[SmokinAl]

Yep as Dan said, it will cook the meat, so don't leave it on overnight.
Al

 

[dan the mano]

i'm just curious to see if anyone has done this (lemon juice on pork ribs) , and how low long did they let the lemon juice sit on the meat for ? and also how did they do this ... marinade over night ... or just wipe on and let sit for a few hours and then carry on ?? and then , what kind of rub did you use ???

thanks

naw i was just gonna place some lemon juice on the ribs for a few hours then wipe away and add my rub (probably using some mustard or grape seed / olive oil. that was my plan anyways ..

thanks again for your comments

 

[noboundaries]

I've used a mix of lemon, lime, and orange juice on a stabbed pork butt to make a mock Cuban mojo. It marinated for 24 hours and definitely impacts the meat. "Cooking" it is as good a description as any. The meat gets much lighter looking and the texture changes. Ribs wouldn't have enough meat to maintain their rib-ee-ness.