What type of ribs do you buy?

[pops6927]

Oneshot, those are cut from the rib end loin roast, the chine cut half-way down the rib and split into two pieces (other one has the backbone on it) and cut into thick pork chops for country-style. That kind of cut originally was produced for roasting in saurkraut in the oven as a meatier alternative to pig's hocks but quickly morphed into a BBQ delight!

My dad cooked regular spareribs the same way, layered in a roasting pan with saurkraut, roasted slow for several hours, with lots of pepper on them (he was influenced by a german lady who owned a boarding house he and mom stayed in soon after they were married; she made her own saurkraut down in the cellar and was a great cook!). That's how I was raised learning how to cook spareribs; not until I was 17 and stopped into a BBQ rib joint and tasted smoked BBQ ribs did I know any different! Talk about an eye-opening culinary experience! WOW those were good! Of course I went back and described them to dad and he poo-pooed them, said "...wasn't the right way to cook spareribs" and would never try. I got married a few years later at 21 and once had spareribs and saurkraut then started experimenting on cooking them on the grill and never looked back! (plus the wife did not like saurkraut!).

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[oneshot]

Hey Pops, thanks for the lesson. I'm always interested in learning something new and had no idea how those cuts of meat came into play. Keep that info. coming....
I do know that they are extremely tasty smoked though!!!!!

I am with your wife on the saurkraut though, I'll run before it can cross my lips!!!!!!

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[blacklab]

Spares here, depends on the mood if I st louie them or not. The little back strip is mine