Texas Best Smoked Ribs Recipes

TEXAS STYLE RIBS RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare Smoker for indirect cooking at 275⁰.
• Remove ribs from packaging, trim excess fat and remove membrane from bone side.
• Combine Salt and Black Pepper in a bowl and pour into a shaker bottle.
• Season ribs liberally on both sides with salt/pepper mixture.
• Place ribs on smoker and add pecan wood chunks to the fire for smoke.
• Mix Water and Apple Cider Vinegar in a spray bottle.
• Spritz ribs every 45 minutes.
• After 2.5 hours remove ribs from smoker, spritz with vinegar mixture and wrap in aluminum foil.
• Return ribs to smoker and continue to cook for approximately 2 hours. (Check ribs for doneness after 1 hour and every 15 minutes after. Once desired tenderness is reached pull of smoker)
• Rest ribs for 15 minutes and serve.

TEXAS BBQ RIBS

Steps:

• Prepare barbeque smoker with hickory or pecan wood.
• If you use briquets and woodchips, soak the chips in water.
• Rub ribs with dry rub and let set for one hour before starting to smoke.
• Smoke ribs slowly over indirect heat, 250 to 275 degrees for 2 1/2 hours.
• Wrap ribs in foil, cover meat generously with brown sugar and honey.
• Cook meat till rib bone twists and pulls freely out, about 2 1/2 to 3 more hours.

TEXAS PORK RIBS

Steps:

• Clean the ribs, and trim away any excess fat. In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, 1/4 cup salt, ground black pepper, paprika, 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, and garlic powder. Coat ribs liberally with spice mix. Place the ribs in two 10x15 inch roasting pans, piling two racks of ribs per pan. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 8 hours.
• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Bake uncovered for 3 to 4 hours, or until the ribs are tender and nearly fall apart.
• Remove 5 tablespoons of drippings from the bottom of the roasting pans, and place in a skillet over medium heat. Cook onion in pan drippings until lightly browned and tender. Stir in ketchup, and heat for 3 to 4 more minutes, stirring constantly. Next, mix in water and brown sugar, and season to taste with cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 1 hour, adding water as necessary to achieve desired thickness.
• Preheat grill for medium-low heat.
• When ready to grill, add soaked wood chips to the coals or to the smoker box of a gas grill. Lightly oil grill grate. Place ribs on the grill two racks at a time so they are not crowded. Cook for 20 minutes, turning occasionally. Baste ribs with sauce during the last 10 minutes of grilling, so the sauce does not burn.

TEXAS BEST SMOKED RIBS

Steps:

• Pour each ingredient into a 1 liter bottle close the cap and mix thoroughly. I use a plastic bottle that originally contained a Bloody Mary mix. It has a nice pour spout. Pull the membrane off the bone side by using a paring knife. Carefully slide the knife under the membrane at one end and work it off the ribs. Once you have it started you can grab it with your hand and peel it off. Sometimes it doesn't want to come off so I'll take the knife and slash it apart.This helps the meat absorb the smoke, and you don't want to be pulling tough membrane out of your mouth while eating. Liberally hand rub a good dry rub on both sides of the rack. You can buy a good rub for pork, make your own or use my recipe. Rubs can be made from a vast aray of indegredients. The basics are equal portions of sugar,salt,black pepper and paprika. Then adjust it for your own taste even adding other thing like seasoning salt,garlic power, dry mustard,chili power,etc. It only ends at your imagination. My rub recipe is suitable for my wife's tender palate. The rub should stick to the meat, but you can use a bit of water or apple juce to help it stick. Grill over indirect heat. If you use a grill push the charcoal to one side of the grill, you'll need to turn and rotate the racks to avoid burning the edge closest to the heat. Keep the tempature around 250 degrees. Slow cooking ribs is best for flavor and tenderness. Ribs are done when the meat pulls away from the end of the bone about 1/4 inch usally on both ends of the bone. It takes about 1 1/2 to 2 hours

TEXAS BBQ BEEF RIBS

Steps:

• Pour wood chips into the hopper of a pellet grill according to manufacturer's instructions. Set temperature to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
• Trim ribs with a sharp knife to remove as much fat and silver skin from the top of the ribs as possible. Leave the membrane on the bottom of each rack as this will help hold them together as they cook.
• Place steak seasoning in a coffee grinder or food chopper. Grind to a medium coarseness to reduce the size of the salt crystals. Transfer to a shaker bottle. Add chili powder and garlic powder and shake until evenly combined.
• Rub 1/2 of the Worcestershire sauce on the bottom of the ribs as a binder, then sprinkle on a medium to heavy coat of the rub mixture. Flip ribs and repeat on the meaty side. Spritz a light coat of apple juice over top to help it "sweat."
• Immediately place ribs on the preheated pellet grill with the thicker side of the ribs towards the main heat source (toward the back, opposite the lid).
• Smoke ribs, spritzing them with a light coat of apple juice every 30 minutes to keep moist, until the internal meat temperature reaches 198 to 203 degrees F (92 to 95 degrees C), 4 to 6 hours. If it is taking longer don't be afraid to raise the heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) but just watch the internal temperature a little closer, as the window of being done is smaller due to the higher cooking temperature. The temperature probe should slide into the meat like a brisket or like butter when they are ready.
• Remove ribs from the grill and place on a large cutting board. Slice into individual ribs to serve, or remove the meat and place on a tray to serve.