sotv Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) Rang my butcher to order a couple of racks of ribs for today, he said he only had pork belly ribs in, so I said fine. My goodness me, never had them before and they are whoppers, just going to do 1 as there are only 2 of us. Not sure how they are going to turn out as never cooked this cut of ribs before, used to st louis and baby back. There looks so much meat on it and really well trimmed, the picture is on a chopping board 14" x 10" to give you an idea of size and would estimate the meat is a good 2 inches thick at it's biggest point and they weighed 1.35 kg each . Planning on a 3-4 hour smoke with cherry wood and wrap for 2-3 hours and see how they turn out, as never seen anything like these before. Edited September 7, 2019 by sotv 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Monkey Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 They look very much like the “Meaty” Ribs you buy from Bookers. Would look at 3-2-1 method. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotv Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 Good point, The Bookers one's I have had still have the curly bones at the top still there, that need to be trimmed off. Didn't realise they were from the pork belly though, till now. Doing mine at 225F so may need a little longer than 3-2-1 but see how it goes as it cooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Post up and show us how they go mate. I asked a butcher for some the other day and all she had was a massive rack hardly trimmed etc, about £13 worth I think they were. Gave them a little trim and squaring up and chucked in the freezer for now. I'd like to see how yours turned out time and temp etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotv Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Rob said: Post up and show us how they go mate. I asked a butcher for some the other day and all she had was a massive rack hardly trimmed etc, about £13 worth I think they were. Gave them a little trim and squaring up and chucked in the freezer for now. I'd like to see how yours turned out time and temp etc. Very pleased with them, really juicy, loads of meat and that rack filled 2 of us up. If you have a huge appetite then you could probably eat a rack by yourself. but 7 for me and 5 for the wife were plenty. Meat was a little more chewy than melt in your mouth but full of juice and flavour. There was a few pieces of gelatinous fat that hadn't dissolved. But as they were from the belly as you get with Pork belly slices it is very hard to dissolve it completely, but soft and tasty if you enjoy that sort of fat, or just discard if you don't. Not sure it would dissolve anymore anyway even if I had carried on cooking it for any longer. Would probably cook closer to 240F next time to reduce cooking time, but will definitely do them again as we both thought they were better ribs than we usually use. Cooking time at 225F, 3 hours unwrapped then 2.5 hours wrapped and then another 1.5 hours unwrapped then over coals for 5 minutes either side to caramalise the bbq sauce, I put on at the end Edited September 7, 2019 by sotv 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 @sotv thanks mate. just looking has got me hungry. I'm not sure I could go a whole rack. Not with many sides anyway😉 I dont mind a bit of chew/resistance myself. I'm off to get it fired up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skagg2000 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 19 hours ago, Rob said: Post up and show us how they go mate. I asked a butcher for some the other day and all she had was a massive rack hardly trimmed etc, about £13 worth I think they were. Gave them a little trim and squaring up and chucked in the freezer for now. I'd like to see how yours turned out time and temp etc. Kenniford Farm are good for ribs as you would expect being pig farmers. All our pork comes from there. They do a great St Louis ribs. You might have to ask for Noel (the butcher) to cut them out specially, but always good & plenty meaty. Reasonable too Cheers n Gone Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 @Skagg2000Cheers Nick! I deliver milk to Mole Valley there. I'll have a word next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skagg2000 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 You want the farm, not the vans in the Mole Valley car parks, as nice as they are https://kennifordfarm.co.uk/ Cheers n Gone Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Skagg2000 said: You want the farm, not the vans in the Mole Valley car parks, as nice as they are https://kennifordfarm.co.uk/ Cheers n Gone Nick Ah I see! Cheers Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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