Greetings!
I made spare ribs today on my Weber Deluxe Performer and this is how I did it.
Having only recently discovered the 'snake' charcoal method, I thought I'd give it a go as I always found the minion method got my WSM too hot and I banked the coals the last time I cooked ribs in my Performer and the temps tended to spike and then drop quickly, I found.
I am a convert to 'snaking'.
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I used Weber hickory wood chunks here and placed a water bath underneath where the ribs would be on the grill. I put a quart of water in it.
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The dry rub I used on the ribs consisted of:
Paprika
Cumin
Coriander
Salt
Pepper
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Cayenne pepper
I put some hotdog mustard on them first as a binder before adding the rub.
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Ribs on the grill
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After three hours at 225f
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Texas crutch applied - it consisted of brown sugar, margarine and honey, as Malcom Reed does.
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When the ribs went on with the crutch, I also added the bbq beans. Not featured in the pic is the Paul Newman sticky bbq sauce and honey I added (only a little bit of each).
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After two hours, I took the crutch off, glazed with my homemade bbq sauce and added the sweetcorn.
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An hour passed and I deemed one of the racks ready so I sliced her up and pretty much ate it straight away!
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And then I got to the rest...
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In summary, the bbq beans were delicious, really sweet and flavoursome. Never had smoked corn on the cob before but I most certainly will do again. Extremely impressed with the result of the ribs using the snake method. I was always in control of the temp and only had to make minor vent adjustments when temps started to climb.
Looks good, now i'm hungry! ;D
Nice job on the Spare Ribs.
Delicious!
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Good job. It's great to see the step by step. I learn something new every time someone puts in a little effort to show how they do it. Thanks.
Cooking w/a fuse is my favorite way to long cook.
I've even set it & gone for a run or done yard work w/o worry, just clearing the ashes
Excellent cook & deliciously documented
saw this before & got in a hurry.....forgot to say : Grate Cookup !!!!
corn, beans & ribs.......the three favorite items together, for me.....