BBQ with Franklin: Beef Ribs

The question I get asked the most is "How do you cook beef ribs?" Well... Turns out, it's just about the easiest thing there is to cook. So today, we're going to cook beef ribs. This ones pretty small. It's plate rib, from the grocery store. I think it's going to take about six hours to cook. If you have a bigger one, you may be looking at closer to eight hours. First Step: I'm going to slather the beef ribs in Louisiana Hot Sauce You can do anything you want really. You can use oil. You could not use anything I like the hot sauce. It gives it kind of an added tang and it helps the rub stick a little bit I'm just gonna... Slather a little bit. Kind of get it a little wet. Then I'm going to sprinkle on some salt. I only use kosher salt. Table salt is too fine. Try to get all sides. I like to do the salt first so you can see how much you're putting on. And a ton of pepper. You could put any kind of rub you wanted to. And then the fire I'm looking to cook these beef ribs about 285° I tend to go a bit hotter than I do with brisket. Its got bones in there. Bone side down Kind of helps shield it, kind of helps insulate it just a little bit Also helps it cook a lot faster. One thing to be a little bit careful of with the beef ribs is if you cook really really hot You'll cook out a lot of bone marrow and stuff out of the bones and they tend to get a little bit gamey. So on it goes! Alright, so it has been about 5 1/2 hours I'm gonna spritz it. Keep it moist. Keep the edges from getting too crunchy. And I'm going to actually probe it. With my trusty thermometer. Just to kind of get a feel for whats going on in there. It's looking really really nice. Got a good bark. Not getting too crunchy What I'm feeling for is to see if feeling pretty tight or if it feels like it's starting to get tender It's starting to get tender back here but it still has a ways to go up there. Shut the lid. And come back in a little bit. These beef ribs are about 6 1/2 hours in I'm thinking they're pretty close to done. I'm gonna probe. Oh yeah. Those feel great. So I'm gonna take them off. Always use a towel. Kind of pick them up, you want these ribs to be tender They should almost fall apart but not quite. But what I'm really going for is I'm going to probe inside here. but I'm going right in between the bones. When you poke through the bark it should feel like melted butter on the probe. You're not really looking at temperatures. If you were, it would be around 200 degrees But each rib is a little bit different. So.. super-duper soft. And right here there is that second membrane between the bones and the meat. When you go through you can feel the probe poke right through the second membrane and that's what you're really going for. If that feels tender this rib is done. Don't forget to let it rest just for a little bit to let it reabsorb some of the juices too. A lot of people ask about beef ribs. It's really no big deal Salt and pepper. Spritz it with water, some vinegar, apple juice, whatever you want. But the point is Cook it till it's done. Don't cook it too hot where you burn it. And don't cook it low enough where you don't render fat. Piece of cake.

Channel: BBQwithFranklin

Views: 2,429,983

Keywords: bbq, barbecue, beef, ribs, smoking, backyard, smoker, protips, how-to, DIY, cooking, recipe, Aaron Franklin, BBQ with Franklin, Franklin BBQ, Austin, Texas, KLRU, PBS

Id: nFVu_XwLrew

Length: 4min 8sec (248 seconds)

Published: Tue Nov 11 2014

Reddit Comments

[u/PapachoSneak]

I love this guy. I miss Austin.

[u/GrapeJuicePlus]

This made me so happy. I'm gearing up for my first Franklin's experience tomorrow morning (i'll be there at 9; they don't open till 11!) and hearing his knowledge and confidence is just such a delight.

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The only grocery store beef back ribs I ever find have almost no meat. Maybe I should be shopping at Whole Foods instead of Winco.

[u/Lefty_2]

Whenever I got stressed at school, I would watch his videos as a way of meditating and calming down.

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