| Barbecue short ribs, now there is some awesome | | | | Shortribs |
| flavor. Flavor which comes in nice, tidy little packages | | | | Then, as with most things which we barbecue, we |
| even the wife can appreciate. I'll tell you what, don't | | | | will wrap them up tightly and place them in the fridge |
| buy the beef back ribs at the store. | | | | for a few hours. If you even have the time, |
| Purchase the short ribs. You can either opt for the | | | | overnight would be better. |
| short (2-3 inch) riblets or go for the ones with the | | | | Now when we are talking about ribs, especially the |
| individual bones; it is up to you. Now these BBQ short | | | | ribs, our goal is to get both the rib meat hot enough |
| ribs have so much more flavor when cooked right, | | | | so that the fat and the connective tissue starts to |
| but they also have more meat, fat, and that | | | | melt away. This would be around 190F. Not more |
| connective tissue and this can be tough if you do not | | | | than that. You could even stop at 180F since after |
| barbecue it correctly. | | | | you pull it off of the grill and let it rest for a few |
| This connective tissue - or, collagen, is tough and | | | | minutes it will continue to cook. |
| sinewy when it is undercooked. But if you pay | | | | Now for the fire, after it has heated up you can |
| attention to your temperatures, around 160-170F, this | | | | throw your soaked wood chips on there and let the |
| will start to melt away and impart some delicious | | | | smoke do it's job. The whole process can take about |
| flavor to your BBQ short ribs. Now you will want to | | | | four to five hours if you are smoking these BBQ |
| lightly coat your ribs with some oil so that your | | | | short ribs. But it is so worth the wait. And as always, |
| barbecue rub will stick to it. Coat them pretty good. | | | | towards the end if when you want to slather on |
| Here at Chef Michael's we use our Texas Style | | | | some of your home-made BBQ sauce - if that is the |
| Mesquite for our BBQ short ribs. Not too sweet and | | | | way you want to go with your barbecue ribs. |
| that good mesquite flavor smoke. | | | | |