Squaring Off St. Louis Style Spare Ribs

[FireMan]

I have never bought em any other way but full slab. Yup. Trim it yerself, win, win.

[RolfTaylor]

I usually get St Louis (or semi St Louis) and recently picked up some Spare Ribs. I cooked em whole and then cut that section of before I cut them into individual ribs. The cartilage portion went to me as I love picking at bones and have been known to actually chew up cartilage (though I have been trained by women-folk not to do that in polite company).

[HawkerXP]

Oh yeah.

[klflowers]

I treat them like burnt ends - get them almost done, throw em in a foil pan with some sauce, finish and eat while the rack is cooking

[SheilaAnn]

Echoing what everyone else said about cooking them off. I love them so much. I actually buy the whole rack and trim off the tips. Hoard them until I have several pounds, then cook them all off. Serve with all kinds of fixin’s. Big hit at super bowl, when I used to throw parties.

It’s messy, but good. Kinda like a crab boil.

[JeffJ]

Our local grocery store typically has the tips already removed.

[Dewesq55]

fzxdoc - It really is!

[fzxdoc]

Oh golly. That sounds good.

K.

[IowaGirl]

Another tasty little tidbit on spare ribs is the boneless flap on some spare ribs -- not sure enough of bovine anatomy to know what it's called. I trim that flap off and season and smoke it along with the tips. It makes a nice nibble. I've cooked it flat but I've tried rolling it up and cooking it that way.

[JCBBQ]

I love a good Hawaii Five-O pun. Made me grin from ear to ear.

[jfmorris]

Jfrosty27 It's been a long time since I bought them at Costco - Sam's Club is closer, and their spare rib pricing is super cheap, so I usually just get those and trim myself. Sounds like Costco is doing that to add some weight to the ribs maybe?

[Bob's BBQ]

I've thrown them in the smoker like others have said. My dad used to season with salt and pepper, put them in a glass baking dish, cover with BBQ sauce cut with water or apple juice to thin it, cover with tin foil, then put in the oven on low heat for a few hours. Tender and delicious.

[Attjack]

Once a butcher told me she prefers the tips rather than the ribs.

[Dewesq55]

I cut them into smaller pieces then steam them with black bean sauce and chiles "dim sum style" and serve over white rice.

[Jfrosty27]

I hear what you’re saying Jim. But it seems Costco is cheating on their STL’s. They leave a bit of the tips on there that I need to trim off.