Beef spare ribs or Pork baby back ribs?
 

A kind church lady prepared and brought beef spare ribs which I was able to partake of and came away with a newfound appreciation for beef spare ribs. We went to grocery store and bought some beef spare ribs which was actually cheaper than pork baby back ribs.

My wife found a very simple recipe via internet and we tried it today. It turned out to be quite good. We enjoyed the beef taste. How about you? Do you enjoy spare ribs or baby back ribs?

If you have a great recipe, please share.

Pork, hands down.

I've had beef ribs six or seven times in my life. I think I enjoyed then once. I find the beef ribs are much tougher with more gristle. On one occasion, they were excellent, so I assume there is some preperation secret.

On the other hand, I've had pork ribs dozens of times. Even "bad" pork ribs are pretty good.

^That is interesting. My wife says she has to spend more time preparing pork with extra steps to get rid of the pork smell. However, with beef, she didn't have to take extra steps.

Also, I prefer beef ribs taste over pork ribs taste. You are right about beef being tougher with more gristle. If the meat falls off the bone, I think that is way too tender for my taste. I like the meat to be a bit chewy. And as I chew the meat, the deep taste comes out of it.

Obviously, this is for carnivores only. :)

I like them both but would take the baby back ribs if given a choice.
Levi

I'd prefer a mix :D
Beef have more substance to them.

I also love the leftover bones from a prime rib :drool:

I like them both. However the membrane/sheathing on the backside should always be removed before cooking. What's important to me is that they are cooked, fall of the bone and a great sauce. The sauce is the boss!

Not a fan of the ribs...too much like mystery meat. If I get one bite of fat/gristle, I'm done.

I prefer the babybacks.

Braising the beef ribs slowly is the key to tenderness- Connie is right, sauce is everything1 Jerry do you bury them in the backyard? :LOL:

I like baby backs dry rubbed cooked slow and the dipping sauce is everything.

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Okay, Hond, now that you've made my mouth water, I may have to brave the elments and go to Famous Dave's and get me some babyback ribs since I've done all the cooking I'm going to do this holiday. I can only eat them every now and then but when I do, it's bababack pork all the way and Dave cooks them just right in my book. I get the hottest sauce they make, Devil's Spit.

Cover me, I'm going in.

Beef ribs hands down! The secret is slow, indirect heat. For four pounds of beef ribs plan on them cooking for 1hr. 30 min and turning them about every 20 minutes. Some prefer a dry rub, while others want a basting sauce. I prefer the wet product, so I baste every 20 minutes while turning and I place a small container of water near the ribs to add additional moisture while they cook.

If you find that beef ribs are tuff or stringy it's because they were not cooked long enough.

:smoking: Aaaaaah! Let's just say I won't be eating any more ribs for a long time to come after what I just did. :drool: :bedtime:
Bad Granny!

:thinker: :hello: The +1's mother sent back some eggplant and lasagna with him from NJ. Yum!!! I prefer pork ribs, dry ribs with just rub, not sauce. Love beef shortribs, though.

Memphis is the place for babybacks, and we have sampled there many times. +1 does a good job with them; she boils them for a while first, then slow on the BQ. We don't do it too often, but when we do, I want a whole lot of them with only BQ beans and a salad.

We got our hands on a TN BQ pork shoulder over the holidays. That was quite popular and good too.

All this talk made me drool, so while out running errands, we picked up some babybacks for dinner. However, I also love beef ribs done in the crockpot. The meat just falls off the bone. Yum.

Thanks for letting me not be the only one who did this, Morris. :LOL: I'm trying to leave my dead brother some but if he doesn't come down real soon, I'm going for round 2 and will try to hide the evidence. :drool: They were some kind of good!

Granny dead guys don't need much food. :D

Every time you type "dead brother" I really have to pause.

[QUOTE=Lainey,Jan 2 2010, 07:23 PM] Granny dead guys don't need much food.

Here and there

It seems everyone prefers baby back ribs over spare ribs. I think I will be eating more spare ribs now that my wife figured out it is easier to prepare and cheaper than baby back ribs. :LOL:

From boiling the ribs to dry rub to dipping sauce, I really appreciate different people's preference. I just need to get some good recipes. Please share if you have one that you really like. :LOL:

RC, you know there's a triangle "food fight" going on between who has the best bbq, Texas, Memphis, or NC. Guess it boils down to a matter of taste preferences I guess. Being from Texas......

Being from NC...well, half anyway. :)

Well have to get in the ol' RV and travel to all three areas on a taste testing jaunt. :LOL:

Well, we were discussing a plan the other day...we go right by a couple of places I know. :)

Being from Texas, I really liked Rudy's.

Their sauce was so good, I had to transport a case when I went to Germany. I packed it so well, movers had no idea what I had. This sauce was by far the best that I've ever had from my limited experience.

http://www.rudys.com/

Where is Rudy's? The sauce was that good, eh? What's the one right outside Dallas on 35? Awww man, you're making me hungry again. :banghead:

That's it, we're going on a bbq tasting quest.

I think the one you are thinking of is in Denton, TX off of IH 35E.

520 South IH-35 E
Denton, TX 76205
Phone: 940-484-7839

I went to the one just outside of Austin, TX many years ago.

I'll have to check that out since Austin is just a hop, skip and a jump from San Antonio. Thanks for the address. What's the one for Rudy's?

Rudy's in San Antonio.

http://www.rudys.com/


San Antonio, TX

10623 Westover Hills (Hwy 151)
San Antonio, TX 78251
Phone: 210-520-5552
Fax:
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Selma, TX

15560 I-35 North
Selma, TX 78154
Phone: 210-653-7839
Fax:
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There is also one in New Braunfels. You should check out their website to find the one nearest your location in San Antonio.

mind you I have found a few things in texas worthwhile.
one was BBQ joint outside austin called County Line If you want to get hungry watch the video :D

They served a reasonable rib :drool:

:banghead: :banghead: Doggone it, Hond, first me make me brave the freezing cold to go get ribs here, now you're going to make me take a 1800 mile trip home. :banghead: But thanks for the info.

For store bought BBQ, it has to be Black's BBQ! The oldest and still the best in Texas!


http://www.blacksbbq.com/

Don't you start too, Van. Y'all gon make me start packin. :LOL:

Baby back always. Texas Roadhouse has some awesome ones. They cook them for three days before they serve them. They literally fall off of the bone!!

Baby Backs for BBQ is the only way for me. But if you want some good beef ribs try this:

Chop carrots, celery, onion, packet of dried onion soup mix, and beef broth. Place beef ribs in roasting pan, pour everything over them, cover, place in over at 300 and slow bake until tender. Save the drippings gravy. Bake red potatoes, steam some mixed vegatables.