Short Ribs and Burnt Ends

[Gonna Smoke]

I've been quite busy the last couple of weeks fishing, yeah I know, tough life..., and I haven't had much time to spend here, but I have had time to cook some. Last week, it was whole beef short ribs on the smoker so here we go...

Had these in my freezer and they were just begging for some smoke...

Unwrapped and seasoned with a rib rub concoction of mine...

On the offset running around 250℉-275℉ with White Oak for a few hours...

Tender all over and time to rest then slice...

Served with homemade mac-n-cheese and roasted asparagus with parmesan cheese...

These ribs were big so 1/2 a rib was enough for me. Time to eat...

The basic rib rub I used...

• ¼ cup coarse salt
• 2T coarse ground black pepper
• 2T paprika
• 2T chili powder...recipe to follow
• 1T cayenne pepper
• 1T garlic powder

¼ cup of brown or turbinado sugar can be added, but we're trying hard to reduce or eliminate sugar in our diet so I left it out.

Chili powder recipe I copied off the interweb...

• ¼ cup smoked paprika
• 2T ancho chile powder
• 1T Mexican oregano
• 1T garlic powder
• 1T onion powder
• 2t ground cumin
• 1t cayenne
• 2t ground coriander

The crowd was small so I had ribs left over and was wondering what to do with them. How about burnt ends? So a couple of days later, I removed the meat from the bones and cut into smaller pieces. Into a pan with some butter, honey, and BBQ sauce...

Covered and baked at 350℉ in the oven for about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, then uncovered for another 30 minutes to sort of caramelize the sauce...

These were fall apart tender and my wife really loved them. We ate them with the leftovers from the first night...

 

[gmc2003]

Wowzers Charles, those plates look fantastic. Great Job!!!

Point for sure
Chris

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Wowzers Charles, those plates look fantastic. Great Job!!!

Point for sure
Chris

Thank you, Chris!!

 

[jcam222]

All looks great and nice detail on the post.

 

[JLeonard]

Great looking cook! And great use of left overs.

Jim

 

[normanaj]

I'm all in for some of that!

 

[jaxgatorz]

Looks great !!

 

[Brokenhandle]

Both meals look delicious! Those were some beefy ribs for sure!

Ryan

 

[smokerjim]

Looks like ya had some great meals

 

[Gonna Smoke]

All looks great and nice detail on the post.

Great looking cook! And great use of left overs.

Jim

I'm all in for some of that!

Looks great !!

Both meals look delicious! Those were some beefy ribs for sure!

Ryan

Looks like ya had some great meals

Thanks a bunch, guys. They ribs were good, but I think that the burnt ends were a little better...

 

[SmokinEdge]

Heck of a job with those plates. Looks delicious.

 

[xray]

The ribs look fantastic Charles and repurposing them into burnt ends is a great idea, so nicely done!! I got about a month here until fishing starts and the weather gets better, can’t wait.

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Heck of a job with those plates. Looks delicious.

Thank you! I appreciate that...

The ribs look fantastic Charles and repurposing them into burnt ends is a great idea, so nicely done!! I got about a month here until fishing starts and the weather gets better, can’t wait.

Thank you for your compliments, they are appreciated! As for the fishing, I haven't actually caught a fish, my team has, but I'm just thankful to be back out there again. This last shoulder surgery and therapy has held me down longer than I expected, but I'm getting out some. Hopefully I get a full release next month and start hitting it real hard...

 

[Nefarious]

That's what I'm talking about. would rather be at your house, we had soup. I just love beef ribs, yum.

 

[indaswamp]

Wowzer! That looks awesome! Congrats on the Carousel ride!

 

[bauchjw]

Great job! Killer eating and looks amazing!

 

[Gonna Smoke]

That's what I'm talking about. would rather be at your house, we had soup. I just love beef ribs, yum.

Well thank you very much...

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Wowzer! That looks awesome! Congrats on the Carousel ride!

It was pretty good, Keith and thank you. I certainly wasn't expecting the ride, just trying to catch up a little...

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Great job! Killer eating and looks amazing!

Your compliments are very generous and much appreciated, Jed...

 

[tx smoker]

Some fine looking ribs there Charles!! Sides all look amazing too but those burnt ends....OMG!! I bet those were to die for. Excellent spread of food my friend.

Robert