So I have two racks of spare ribs that I am going to trim to St. Louis ribs.. what am I doing with the part I cut off with the cartilage.. to good to throw out
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Spare rib trimming
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Thems rib tips. Cook them, they are the cooks to eat.
marctrees
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I usually buy "spare ribs" due to being a sales price often feature in our rural area.
As low often to $1.29.
But I really dislike that relatively tough weird not good for me muscle layer on top of parts of it.
Sometimes eat it, not happily, sometimes give to the Pups.
But I buy it because overall by far best deal all considered.
That not good part is only like 15% or so.
I really prefer Baby backs, but really wish they were not so lean.
Ya, I know that's weird, but I prefer the Pig of my childhood with some obvious fat, not this current "Lean" bred variety. Marc
As low often to $1.29.
But I really dislike that relatively tough weird not good for me muscle layer on top of parts of it.
Sometimes eat it, not happily, sometimes give to the Pups.
But I buy it because overall by far best deal all considered.
That not good part is only like 15% or so.
I really prefer Baby backs, but really wish they were not so lean.
Ya, I know that's weird, but I prefer the Pig of my childhood with some obvious fat, not this current "Lean" bred variety. Marc
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marctrees
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Do what cfarmer said - Although I would love them, some newfangled millennial types wont touch them.
They will get drippings on their $140 tailored shirts, .... or their twice daily scrubbed then Designer oiled beards.
Personally, I am ""WHO" ? am wearing"" Walmart $4.88 (or less) T shirts, so I'm OK.
Most have washed in memories of previous dinners.
Some have those stylish holes in them also, (when left on back of couch and pups got to them overnight) when I feel I want to be fashionable.
Those are the ones who you feed the white breast meat "boneless wings" to to make them say they had "Q".
They can even eat them with the proper fork and knife.
No roll of paper towels needed for them.
The evening Wine has set in. Marc
They will get drippings on their $140 tailored shirts, .... or their twice daily scrubbed then Designer oiled beards.
Personally, I am ""WHO" ? am wearing"" Walmart $4.88 (or less) T shirts, so I'm OK.
Most have washed in memories of previous dinners.
Some have those stylish holes in them also, (when left on back of couch and pups got to them overnight) when I feel I want to be fashionable.
Those are the ones who you feed the white breast meat "boneless wings" to to make them say they had "Q".
They can even eat them with the proper fork and knife.
No roll of paper towels needed for them.
The evening Wine has set in. Marc
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A boning knife can remove the meat from the cartilage. You get 3/8" thin 2" wide by 6" long strips that can be smoked as a treat in 2 hours at 225, or I save then up 'til l have a meals worth and marinate for Char Siu...JJ
See the boneless strips, skirt and small bone end meat to the left of the SL rack they came off of...
See the boneless strips, skirt and small bone end meat to the left of the SL rack they came off of...
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Personally I like BB's, but if your doing spares that you have trimmed.
Then I do like JJ, I put them in the smoker all together & the trimmings will be done in 2-3 hours.
They make a nice snack while your drinking a beer & waiting for the ribs.
Al
Then I do like JJ, I put them in the smoker all together & the trimmings will be done in 2-3 hours.
They make a nice snack while your drinking a beer & waiting for the ribs.
Al
cksteele
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the store i get most of my ribs from cuts the rib tips partially to fit into their butcher packaging. i just cook the rib tips and the breast bone as i smoke the spares tons of great meat on them
Smoke the trimmings until they fall apart, let them cool, pull out the cartiledge, then freeze them. Next time you make BBQ beans, whether on the stove or in the smoker, add them to the beans. Nothing better!
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lancep
Master of the Pit
Lots of good options. One of my faves is to smoke them on the bottom grate for a couple hours the foil them together. I just leave them on there until the ribs are done. After I've filled my face with ribs I'll pull them like a butt, get cartilage and excess fat out and into the fridge for pork sammiches the next day. The last time I did spares, though, I removed the cartilage and breastbone, then smoked, cubed, rubbed and sauced and back into the smoker burnt end style.
I will save the trimmings for adding to sausage mix later sometimes, so they just go in a bag in the freezer. But most of the time I cook them when I have the space in the smoker. When they are done, I pull 'em and eat 'em. IF any are left, they go with my breakfast the next morning.
buffalobbqpete
Smoke Blower
I like to use them in chili once in a while. Throw them on with the ribs for a bit to get some smoke, them take them off, chop them up and into the slow cooker with the rest of the chili.
bbqcle
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I love trimming them. It is always good practice for using the knife on bigger cuts.
I smoke the rib tips up with my ribs and ended up usually eating those while the ribs cook.
The big shoulder blade or I think collar bone I keep and use for greens or flavoring up a stock.
Here is a recent trim I did I was proud of!
I smoke the rib tips up with my ribs and ended up usually eating those while the ribs cook.
The big shoulder blade or I think collar bone I keep and use for greens or flavoring up a stock.
Here is a recent trim I did I was proud of!
I was thinking of putting the trimmings in a Dutch Oven with 16 oz of BBQ sauce ,a. Bottle of Guinness and some chopped green onion on my Weber for about three hours.. what do ya think?
lancep
Master of the Pit
Sounds great!!
Sounds great.
My wife doesn't like the cartlige in the rib brisket I hope I can cut it out
lancep
Master of the Pit
Yeah I hate the cartilage! That's why I pull them after smoking, cause I can just pick it out.
wimpy69
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marctrees
Smoking Fanatic
Ya, that whole breastbone or "Pork Brisket" as my grocer calls is filled w schizophrenic all over the place like chunks of scrap everywhere, and alot of tough dryish meat.
In my opinion anyway.
I cant see really enjoying it alot, burnt ends chopped up better than nothing though if budget demands.
If you know your way around it like Wimpy above, it helps alot.
I have not bothered to learn, to me it's a mishmash.
Marc
In my opinion anyway.
I cant see really enjoying it alot, burnt ends chopped up better than nothing though if budget demands.
If you know your way around it like Wimpy above, it helps alot.
I have not bothered to learn, to me it's a mishmash.
Marc
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So .. this is what I did with the trimmings.. ready???
Applied SPG ( thank you bar b cue pit boys)
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