Often I will smoke beef for Thanksgiving to compliment the turkey. This year I went all out and bought the monster beef ribs from Snake River Farms.
The ribs UBS arrived on time and nicely packed. The ribs themselves did not disappoint. They were the size of my forearm. They were also packed together at a weird angle.
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The plan was to keep them frozen until Monday and smoke them early on Thanksgiving.
Unfortunately the combination of the monster ribs and the other stuff in my freezer caused the freezer door to open Friday night and they fully defrosted the Saturday before Thanksgiving! They were cool(ish) when I got to them early Saturday morning. After a lot of cursing and consulting I decided to try to save the ribs by switching to sous vide. I consulted ChefSteps and cooked them at 131 for 24 hours, 158 for 16 hours, chilled them down and refroze.
i was still nervous on Thanksgiving morning but they smelled fine and threw them on the WSM 18 for about 2 hours
I tried some to make sure they were ok and they were fantastic, possibly the best thing I ever made! The juiciness and flavor were perfect. The best smoked/braised flavor ever.
They were a huge hit at Thanksgiving!
The ribs UBS arrived on time and nicely packed. The ribs themselves did not disappoint. They were the size of my forearm. They were also packed together at a weird angle.
​
The plan was to keep them frozen until Monday and smoke them early on Thanksgiving.
Unfortunately the combination of the monster ribs and the other stuff in my freezer caused the freezer door to open Friday night and they fully defrosted the Saturday before Thanksgiving! They were cool(ish) when I got to them early Saturday morning. After a lot of cursing and consulting I decided to try to save the ribs by switching to sous vide. I consulted ChefSteps and cooked them at 131 for 24 hours, 158 for 16 hours, chilled them down and refroze.
i was still nervous on Thanksgiving morning but they smelled fine and threw them on the WSM 18 for about 2 hours
I tried some to make sure they were ok and they were fantastic, possibly the best thing I ever made! The juiciness and flavor were perfect. The best smoked/braised flavor ever.
They were a huge hit at Thanksgiving!
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