Day before Father's Day Short Ribs

[Chris S in YEG]

Father's Day forecast was rain all day So we decided to do our big weekend dinner on Saturday. With all the chatter about Short Ribs I decided to smoke 2 plates on my 18.5 WSM.


I was very impressed with the marbling throughout the ribs. I added a generous coating of Salt and Pepper and they were ready for the smoker.



They went on the smoker at 7:15 am, set the Billows for 250 and settled in for a 10 hour smoke.



After 5 hours I checked and gave them a spritz hoping that they were through the stall. Unfortunately for me I was not the ribs bounced between 150 and 160 for about another 2 hours and finally reaching 180 around 3:15 pm.



At this point I had about 2 hours to the point I wanted to take them off. I added a half chimney of lit charcoal and upped the Billows to 275. The ribs hit 200 right at 5:00 pm. and I think for the first time ever on schedule. I tented with foil and tea towels and put the ribs in a cooler for an hour. Took them out at 6:00 pm for dinner cut one plate off the bones (with does not like caveman style) and the second plate I just separated the bones.



Just enough leftovers for me the next day.



Happy Fathers Day to All.

 

[Michael C.]

Very meaty ribs looks great!!!!!!

 

[Greg in Utah]

I make those when I’m dreaming of Louie Mueller’s in Taylor TX.....

 

[CaseT]

Great looking ribs! Beef rigs are the best!

 

[Brad Olson]

Very meaty ribs looks great!!!!!!

Agreed!

Chris, I've heard (from watching "You Gotta Eat Here!") that western Canada is big beef country. Were these local?

 

[Chris S in YEG]

Agreed!

Chris, I've heard (from watching "You Gotta Eat Here!") that western Canada is big beef country. Were these local?

Hi Brad, My home province of Alberta is know for its beef. There are a large number of big cattle ranchs through out the province. I always purchase my meat from a local butcher Real Deal Meats. Their Beef is CANADA AAA which is equivalent to USDA Choice. Everything they sell is local to Alberta. Its a little more costly then the local grocery store but just the appearance alone makes it worth it. I paid $19.99/kg for 5 kg of ribs so about $100.00. Which would be about $9.08/lb or $6.67 in USD for comparison.

I have been doing some research on the different ranches here in Alberta and have a found a few that are raising Heritage Beef. Using old school methods, all natural, no hormones, antibiotics or steroids'. They are producing Canada Prime beef selling to specialty stores and direct to the consumer. I am considering trying a brisket or beef short ribs from one of these ranches but the price tag is a little rich for me.