3-2-1 Ribs

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      6 hr

Appears in
Smoking Meat: The Essential Guide to Real Barbecue

By Jeff Phillips

Published 2012

  • About

At barbecue competitions, ribs are supposed to be just tender enough, not too tender. However, I often hear people speak longingly about the ribs they once ate that were so tender the meat just “fell right off the bone.” The method below is a very good way to achieve these folks’ rib nirvana.

Ingredients

  • 2 racks Pork spare ribs (about 4 lb or more per rack)
  • ¼ cup yellow mustard<

Method

Preparation

Rinse the spare ribs with cold water and pat dry with a paper towel. Place them on a cutting board bone side up, and remove the flap of meat running along the length of the ribs, as well as the membrane (see the introduction to the Pork chapter).

Once the ribs are trimmed, apply a thin coat of the must