The best versions of these massive Texas-style smoked beef ribs have a dark, peppery crust and a pink smoke ring surrounding succulently tender beef. We were inspired to create our own recipe in the test kitchen after trying them at Desert Oak Barbecue in El Paso, Texas.
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That looks great!
Mind the gap ! Lol
My hat goes off to you for making it so perfect, and I really appreciate your efforts; I am interested in seeing a cooking video on the KHAL website.
So I suppose you could do the same thing with a rectangular charcoal grill. Are those Briquets self starting, because that was not a lot of paper under the chimney. They did not say.
😊 Wow! Wonderful recipe. You should add this to khal, I think it will be popular there 😊😊.3
Sold, I'm still making bacon using a previous Bryan recipe.
Those look like Fred Flintstone Ribs.
I started eating low carb 3/4 of the year and I've both lost weight and improved my overall health. I consume plenty of butter, beef, pork, along with seafood, chicken, and lots of vegetables. Never felt better.
Well I do take breaks around the holiday and so I can have some pizza, pasta, and desserts occasionally… I feel like complete crap when I eat that stuff. Tons more inflammation and tired all the time.
Damn, they look alike. They could be brothers.
Good woman, right there! I rescued the exact same type Weber that someone abandoned in the mountains (a Smokey Joe). It was missing its grates, but that was an easy fix. I keep it at home for small cooks. It's what I learned how to BBQ on. It does a fantastic job and holds temperature amazingly well. Later, I also rescued a full size OG Weber 30" kettle that someone abandoned in a mini storage facility. I use that for full size cooks like ribs. Drilling a hole and adding a good thermometer in the lid is a must…make sure it's on the side of the lid that has the vent on it, as this is the side of the lid you position over the meat (coals on the opposite side of the grill). Learn caveman style on a Weber first. It's totally worth the time you spend understanding the craft.
Awesome video!
Perfect timing as I’m making this again this weekend
I'd have no problem paying 40 dollars a pound,that's the best beef you'll ever eat.
So those are worth $40 a pound in the restaurant??? It's not that difficult. Everybody makes BBQ seem like rocket science. There are dishes that are much more complicated and involved but can't come close to being charged $40 a pound.
No need to go see a doctor actually eating beef and tallow is actually healthy for you!
👍💟 my favorite food 🥑
The time and temp will get you close but don’t pull til you can probe through like warm butter.
Beef ribs are amazing. Definitely need a nap after though!
This snake method is right on. Can pretty much smoke anything in a kettle doing it this way.
Looks amazing. Snake method has failed me. I use the slow and sear basket. Works for me..
“My hands come with two forks.” 🤣
Get a Slow N Sear, use lump charcoal and oak
Those ribs aren't gonna hurt your heart.
That's how we do it up here in North Texas too tremendous video thank you
OMG those look fantastic is there any way I can replicate them on a natural gas grill?
Ridiculously complicated. No one in Central Texas would do this "snake" thing. I know, I've lived in Austin 50 years and this is my first exposure to it and I laughed, and so did my GF. I suppose it keeps the entire unit from getting too hot, then the fat that renders out into the water pan catches fire and the lid blows off. It happens. C'est la vie.
They look great, and are on my list for this year's Birthday BBQ. But a word or two about fire management & cooking temps would not be out of line.
That is the thing about BBQ, you have to work your butt off and if you do everything perfectly you end up with something that is just okay especially when you compare it to other dishes/cuisines that are so much more tasty and way easier to make. If you want beef ribs find a nice French Bistro and get some short ribs served with polenta and haricot verts
It's absolutely incredible how many bbq restaurants there are in Southern US. Especially in the state of Texas
An electric smoker is my next big buy
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