Beef Ribs next month...

My team is going to be doing a cook off next month, one we haven't done before, and they are going to have beef ribs as part of the judged meats. I've never really done beef ribs, any suggestions? I am used to pork, the only beef I really do on the smoker is tri-tip.

CrazyQ wrote:

My team is going to be doing a cook off next month, one we haven't done before, and they are going to have beef ribs as part of the judged meats. I've never really done beef ribs, any suggestions? I am used to pork, the only beef I really do on the smoker is tri-tip.

Great question on one of my favorite barbeque eats! I love beef ribs...or, DinoRibs as my kids call 'em.

Basically, cook them like you do pork ribs. The biggest difference is that the membrane on the back of the beef ribs is thicker and tougher to remove than the membrane on the back of pork ribs.

A few months ago, I did a short video on beef ribs and posted it on YouTube. You can check it out at http://www.RhinoRoadTrip.com.

I would suggest you practice a few times before the actual contest...just to learn the meat and process before 'showtime'.

Be sure to take pictures and post them here for us all to see!

Good luck and Carpe 'Que,
Jim Rhino

Would you use your same rub for the beef ribs as you would use for the pork?

CrazyQ wrote:

Would you use your same rub for the beef ribs as you would use for the pork?

Actually, I personally go with a little spicier rub on beef. An easy thing to do is to use your regular pork rub and jazz it up a bit with some black pepper, maybe some white pepper, and/or some ground mustard powder.

Let us know how it turns out!

Carpe 'Que,
Jim Rhino