Texas Style Beef Ribs
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4.5
4 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
4 hrs
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Total Time
4 hrs 20 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American, International
Texas Style Beef Ribs
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Texas style beef ribs, prepared mainly with short ribs or back ribs, are a delicious BBQ recipe to make for long summer days.
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Ingredients
- 8 beef ribs (back ribs or short ribs)
- 4 oz wood chips (oak, hickory or applewood)
For dry rub
- 2 tablespoons chili powder (or paprika)
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 2 tablespoons black pepper , freshly ground
- 1 tablespoon mustard powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin ground
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons onion powder
For Sopping Sauce
- 1 clove garlic , minced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 dried red pepper (optional)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- ½ tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon cumin ground
- 1 cup ketchup
Instructions
Sopping Sauce
- Mix all the ingredients except ketchup in a food processor or blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Transfer mixture to a saucepan and add ketchup.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat.
- Simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.
Texas Style Beef Ribs
- The day before, prepare the dry rub by combining all the spices.
- Cover the beef ribs with the dry rub.
- Lay the ribs in a dish, cover with foil and let stand overnight or at least 4 hours.
- The next day, place the wood chips and water in the smoker box or place wood chips in a foil pouch and poke the pouch to let the smoke out.
- Light the grill on one side until the temperature reaches 225F/100C.
- Place the smoker box over the fire.
- Place ribs bone side down, well spaced, on the side of the BBQ where there is no fire so that the meat is grilled with indirect fire.
- Grill the ribs for at least 4 hours or more, until the internal temperature of the meat reaches 203F/95C.
- During the last hour of grilling, baste the ribs with the sopping sauce 2 or 3 times.
- Serve with coleslaw, baked or potato salad.
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