Ribs Mole + Spinnin' Chicken


 

Jim Lampe

TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
Sunday, heavily seasoned a rack of spares with fajita seasoning (so i thought)
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got a half chimney of Kingsford lit inside an 18 inch chamber inside my 22 inch WSM full of more Kingford + hickory wood for smoke.
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The ribs on. <span class="ev_code_GREY">after lookin' at these photos, i now understand my comments further down this post.</span>
Held a pretty steady 250º to 275ºF cook
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then the storms moved in...
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the rain got within inches of the WSM
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butt, we need the rain to help our bowling balls grow
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after three hours...
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...the ribs were then placed inside a large pan, + one quarter cup of cider vinegar + one quarter cup of water was added to the pan.
Then tightly covered with foil.
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did that for 1 hour, 30 minutes.
Brought the ribs outta the pan and back on the grates.
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Then covered with a mole sauce.
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Kept the ribs on the grate for about 30 more minutes. Then removed, rested about another 15 then sliced.
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and served with green beans and iron skillet potatoes
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the taters were sauced with...
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The mole was pretty good! The seasoning was NOT heavily applied as stated above, one could HARDLY taste the seasoning.
I've tried the same on other cuts of pork with GREAT taste and results. Just not on these ribs. <span class="ev_code_GREY">next time.</span>
Monday, a four pound fryer was sitting in Wicker's Marinade for well over 24 hours.
Then seasoned with Mural of Flavour and something I had laying around that tasted pretty knockout.
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I also had a few raw shrimpies soakin' in some sorta marinade since Cinco de Mayo... figured i'd better cook'em.
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Skewered + seasoned with a hot/spicy Naw'leans rub. Deep inside the WSM on a riser two inches above the coal.
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while those were finishing well below, the bird spins above.
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the cooked (and almost gone) shrimpies
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And As The Bird Turns...
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about an hour and some odd minutes later...
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served with more green beans and some quite tasty peppered rice.
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Man, i'm tellya, using your WSM to cook chicken direct is a snap!
You get the direct heat without the flare ups you can experience with your kettles... It's Groovy Man! Check it out!

Well, thanks a lot for visiting, your company is very much appreciated!
Enjoy the evening!
 
Jim, who's eating all that great food?! I am dying for ribs; its been awhile for me and I'm having withdrawal. And YES! chicken at high heat in the WSM with no pan is the way to go. Best chicken I've ever done too. Thanks for the great post.
 
Jim, your chicken looks perfect. I never thought to put molé on ribs. Another great idea that I will steal
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. Did you make your own molé?
 
Great looking ribs, shrimp and chicken!!! I never would of thought to put mole sauce on ribs either.
 
HoleyMoley Jim you're killing me with your ribs again!
Still have some planned, but not bought.

Shrimps and spinner bird look terrific too!

Great post and pics!
 
Thanks everyone
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There is a Mexican Restaurant on 6th and Virginia in Milwaukee that serves spare ribs with molé sauce, so there.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">are those bowling balls on stick?? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>very much so.
 
Jim, that is a super looking feast, outstanding job as always. Yard is looking great and I'm sure that the rain was a welcomed addition to the day.
 
Awesome stuff! I really like the use of your riser in the WSM, very clever. The bowling ball crop is looking great this year -- I think they're going to be ripe a little early.
 
Looks great to me JIM!

Baconnaise?
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W0W im missing out on something! We only get it in 2 versions...1 eatable..And a diet one.!?

Killer food buddy! Put some EXTRA mayo on my plate pls!
 
Love the rotisserie!

I can't believe I had a Weber Kettle for 18 years before I bought my roto-thang.

The sides look good too
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