"Traditional" Xmas Eve Ribs

[Rich G]

I posted in the Christmas tradition thread that I've been cooking ribs for my in-laws Xmas Eve party for a couple of decades. Even though we aren't having the party this year due to Covid, I'll be darned if I'm not making ribs anyway!!! I got a couple of CostCo three-packs of St Louis spares, and made a day of it! I started up the grill at 8:30 this am, prepped all six racks (trimmed, membranes removed, dusted with Dizzy Pig Dizzy Dust), and got them all on the pit by 9a. Started off on "low" for extra smoke, then kicked it up to 255F after an hour. After six hours, they came off the grill, tender as can be, and are now packaged up for delivery. At least this part of our Xmas Eve tradition is still happening this year!!!

Stack o' ribs:



A few hours in:



Perfect.....



Hope y'all are having a great day!!

Rich

 

[Bob Correll]

Lots of great looking ribbage there Rich!
Merry Christmas!

 

[Michael Richards]

Those ribs look great and Merry Christmas Rich to you and your family!

 

[Tony-Chicago]

Great looking ribs! Fantastic idea to drop offstay safe, warm, and blessed. 9 degrees here btw

 

[JimK]

Wow! A feast! Nice job.

 

[Steve Madden]

Those look fantastic!

 

[BFletcher]

I agree; those are perfect!

 

[Greg in Utah]

I might have to remind myself to make ribs next Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas!

 

[Patrick Sullivan]

Great idea!!! I'll bet friends and family were stoked to get a package of smoked ribs.

 

[Rich Dahl]

Ya nailed it Rich and what a great thing to do. Merry Christmas!

 

[Chris in Louisiana]

Looks like a great tradition.

What kind of cooker did you use?

 

[Rich G]

Looks like a great tradition.

What kind of cooker did you use?

RecTeq RT-700 pellet grill.

 

[Peter Gallagher]

looks great Rich - nice tradition.....

 

[Pat G]

Nice looking ribs.........Mine did not get delivered?

 

[Rich G]

Nice looking ribs.........Mine did not get delivered?

Hmmm, I'll check with the elves!

 

[Brad Olson]

I might have to remind myself to make ribs next Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas!

Or marry into Rich's family by then...

 

[Rich G]

Or marry into Rich's family by then...

That's a lot of baggage to inherit just for some ribs, Brad!!!

 

[Brad Olson]

Well, they do look like awfully good ribs!

 

[CaseT]

Ribs look great! We do shrimp n grits on Xmas Eve. Used to do fondue and Dungeness crab. With weather and season delays we can’t get fresh crab now until after the new year usually.