Not sure if 'Pork' or 'Cured' section so... I give you today's creation.

[realdocBBQ]

LEROY & LEWIS BACON RIBS

I got my hands on a couple of Berkshire bone-in pork bellies, so of course I HAD to cure a rack.


Then smoke on my Weber kettle with the Fireboard ring - 225 for about.... 3 hours or so, till 155is internal.






Then chilled, cut into individual ribs, coated in a mix of brown sugar, 16 mesh black pepper and a hint of garlic powder.




Smoked on the Yoder YS480 at 275 with an additional smoke tube, until done - around 200ºF-ish.





Then I made a glaze...

Few pats of butter melted and a little microplaned fresh garlic, added in a few ounces of Buffalo Trace bourbon and set on fire to cook out the alcohol. Then added maple syrup, more of the brown sugar/pepper rub, around 1-2tsp of Worcestershire sauce and 1-2 tsp of an Asian chili paste. A sweet/spicy, something like a Thai chili. I can't read the name on the bottle. lol Cooked it down to thicken it a little, then finished with a couple of pats of butter at the end. Holy crap, I could DRINK this stuff... in fact... I might have actually DONE so with a little of it that was left over after glazing the individual ribs.


Finished pics.












Gonna let 'em sit a while, but The Wife and I will be eating these for dinner. Holy goodness, these are incredible.

[Dewesq55]

Nice job! I'm dying to try this.

[realdocBBQ]

I cannot even explain how amazing these are. They are actually better than PBBE. I can see why they are so famous at L&L. If I ever start my own food truck or restaurant these absolutely WILL be on the menu... but, once a week, just like they do, I am sure.

[Jfrosty27]

I’m drooling.

[Mosca]

Okay, I’m going for this. I’m not sure when, but I have to give this a try.

[58limited]

realdocBBQ Where did you get the bone in pork ribs?

[realdocBBQ]

Had to call around a few places, someone passed along I was looking for them and someone from the Oklahoma State University meat processing place emailed me. They do their own butchering, so they kept them whole for me. I got 2, only used one so far, froze the other.