Beef rib question

[bladz]

I smoked  a rack of beef ribs last weekend, and the flavor was fantastic but the texture around the bone was like a rubber band! 

I cooked them  for  6 hours  at 250 and pulled them at when they reached 205 degrees.

Is this normal?  They seemed to have a rubbery membrane around each bone.  I was just wondering if I removed  them from the smoker too early? 

Thoughts?






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[bbqking01]

I’ve never done beef ribs, but I’ve been wanting to try them...


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[Firemunkee]

I've only had Korean-style beef ribs, which is just cross cut. Those do have that rubbery part around the bone. I eat that part too! Lol

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[MacEggs]

I can only assume that the ribs you cooked were short ribs?
I much prefer these over cooking beef back ribs, as there is very little meat on those.

Yes, that gnarly, rubber like stuff is around the bones.  I just eat around it.

I have been cooking these a lot since last summer when I can easily get them at the local Asian grocery store.
Sometimes they take 6-8 hours, or they will also handle hot and fast.  Did some last week in just over 3 hours and they were delicious!

Here is a great link describing some of the differences:

https://amazingribs.com/tested-recipes/beef-and-bison-recipes/science-beef-ribs

[jp217p]

I've cooked beef ribs before and I think what you're talking about might be a membrane. You can eat it if you like. What I do is grip the rib from the top and work a knife between the meat and bone after they've been cooked. Most of the membrane will stay on the bone.

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[bladz]

Thanks for the replies.  I cooked them up again for our friends and family mini competition. I cooked for 7 hours to a temp of about 210, then wrapped  and rested in a cooler for an hour. 
There was the rubbery membrane around them, but I just removed the meat around the membrane and served them up.
I ended up taking first place.




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[michaelmilitello]

Looks awesome.  I love beef ribs.  They’re like brisket with a handle.  Short ribs are great because you get a lot of bark.  Yes, the membrane is rubbery.  That’s normal.  Just cut the meat off like you did. 


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[JEBIV]

Awesome, got my vote