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First Smoked Ribs of 2024!

Sooner — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 19:12:35 GMT

OH man are they good!!! Two racks of baby backs from the smoker, a fresh jar of Head Country, and just stand over the sink and eat 'em!

We still have a pork butt on, but I don't think it will beat the ribs! Maybe? Nah!!!!!

What's cooking at your house this weekend?

Re: First Smoked Ribs of 2024!

deepwaterdotter — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 19:28:49 GMT

I'm cooking St. Louis spareribs on Monday. Just a dry rub on mine.

Re: First Smoked Ribs of 2024!

SandySparkles — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 19:54:26 GMT

I no longer eat meat, but I remember the intoxicating smell and taste of a DELICIOUS piece of smoked pork or beef ANYTHING!😋 Waiting for them to be done was the hardest part!😁

I ❤ smoked salmon or trout whenever we grill! Tonight's dinner will be apricot and sweet chili glazed salmon, green beans and squash. I am also thinking of baking a pan of sticky buns for dessert this evening courtesy of a recipe posted in the Quick Potsticker Soup thread, and HOPE they turn out ok!🤞🤞

I sheepishly admit to never having heard of Head Country. Happy cooking!🥰

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

Re: First Smoked Ribs of 2024!

Sooner — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 20:27:56 GMT

@deepwaterdotter wrote:
I'm cooking St. Louis spareribs on Monday. Just a dry rub on mine.

@deepwaterdotter That's just what we did! Boy were they good!

Re: First Smoked Ribs of 2024!

Sooner — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 20:30:22 GMT

@SandySparkles That really sounds good! We eat a lot of salmon and that sounds like a good way to cook it!

Head Country is a sauce made in Ponca City, Oklahoma, and it is more old school and not as sweet as most sauces are now days. I am crazy for it!

Re: First Smoked Ribs of 2024!

SaveTheTurtles — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 20:30:47 GMT

@Sooner What the heck is a jar of Head Country? Is that BBQ sauce?

I think we are making reubens this weekend. Not sure what else.

Re: First Smoked Ribs of 2024!

Sooner — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 20:33:09 GMT

@SaveTheTurtles wrote:
@Sooner What the heck is a jar of Head Country? Is that BBQ sauce?

I think we are making reubens this weekend. Not sure what else.

@SaveTheTurtles @SandySparkles I just looked it up and Amazon carries it, Walmart too and they probably ship as well. We are Original flavor users. It is sweet, but not nearly as sweet as most sauces now, a little thinner, and to us is perfect for barbecue!

Re: First Smoked Ribs of 2024!

SandySparkles — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 20:47:27 GMT

@Sooner Thank you SO much for the info!!!👍 I think I might order some for my family and see how they like it!😊

12:47 PST. I just edited my post because I had not seen your second one until after I posted.😊

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

Re: First Smoked Ribs of 2024!

ECBG — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 20:54:42 GMT

We just finished ribs. DH puts them in a low oven then finishes on the grill with sauce.

Re: First Smoked Ribs of 2024!

Sooner — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:04:52 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
We just finished ribs. DH puts them in a low oven then finishes on the grill with sauce.

@ECBG We moved from a wood-fired smoker to an electric smoke when we retired. It is windy in Oklahoma and a wood-fired smoker takes a lot of attention. But they really do make super smoked meats if you control the fire well and have the right kind of wood!

Re: First Smoked Ribs of 2024!

ECBG — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:10:27 GMT

@Sooner

Sounds ideal. DH has a wood pellet grill and everything is even better!

Re: First Smoked Ribs of 2024!

Sooner — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:30:53 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
@Sooner

Sounds ideal. DH has a wood pellet grill and everything is even better!

@ECBG We have never had one of those. We still use wood in the electric smoker, but not big logs. We do have a Big Green Egg too that we use real lump charcoal in, not the briquettes.

Re: First Smoked Ribs of 2024!

Nightowlz — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:51:07 GMT

YUM!!! I love baby back ribs.

DH uses a recipe of Melissa Cookston sometimes with brown sugar & honey that are really good.

Some baby back ribs DH removes the membrane, puts Head Country seasoning or salt, pepper, chili powder on the ribs, double wrap in foil tight, put in oven at 400° for 2 hrs. After that you can put bbq sauce on them. You can either purt them on the grill 5-10 mins or under the broiler for a few mins. Keep an eye on them.

My sister gave me this recipe. We thought yuck that won't turn out but they are really good.

We use Head Country BBQ Sauce. We also like Sweet Baby Ray's. Most of the time we mix the two since HC is pretty thin.

DH has been using a Myron Mixon hot & fast brisket recipe cooked at 300°. DH puts it on Pit Boss on rack that fits on top of foil pan with a little water uncovered fat side down for 2 hrs, uncover it put in clean foil pan fat side down (no rack) covered with foil for 2 more hrs, or until temp reaches 205°. After that DH brings in the pan with brisket, wraps with towel & puts in the ice chest. LOL!!! He leaves it in there at least 2 hrs. This way you don't have to wait as long to eat it. It turns out good too.

I don't like a lot of smoke flavor. My stomach can't deal with it now as I get older.

Re: First Smoked Ribs of 2024!

Sooner — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:48:34 GMT

@Nightowlz We would all have a good time together and great food! My kind of cookin' y'all do!

Re: First Smoked Ribs of 2024!

Nightowlz — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:50:01 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
@SaveTheTurtles wrote:
@Sooner What the heck is a jar of Head Country? Is that BBQ sauce?

I think we are making reubens this weekend. Not sure what else.
@SaveTheTurtles @SandySparkles I just looked it up and Amazon carries it, Walmart too and they probably ship as well. We are Original flavor users. It is sweet, but not nearly as sweet as most sauces now, a little thinner, and to us is perfect for barbecue!

@Sooner

I don't know if Wal-Mart will ship it or not. When my sister in Fl tried to order it they didn't ship there. Every time we go to Fl we have to take several bottles for my sisters.

The prices on Amazon when I saw them was higher priced.

Re: First Smoked Ribs of 2024!

Goodie2shoes — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 22:31:56 GMT

All this talk about ribs brings back memories of smoking St. Louis ribs which is very popular here in St. Louis. I haven't had ribs in years due to having to make changes in my diabetic diet. My grandma used to season and cook ribs on low heat for about 1 hr ( if I remember correctly) then smoke them on the grill and add sauce while smoking. YUM !! I don't remember name of the B-B-Q sauce back then but I do remember using Sweet Baby Ray's sauce back when I cooked ribs. Yum again !! Thanks for the memory Oh and by the way my dinner tonight is a salad with shrimp ( boiled) and low fat drsg. Pretty much my nightly dinner here lately. If not that it's sauteed veggies with turkey sausage. Got to keep my BS down

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ECBG — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 23:34:31 GMT

@Goodie2shoes

We like Baby Rays also!

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Carmie — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 23:50:16 GMT

I always said I didn't have a favorite food, but now that I am older, I know bbq ribs are my favorite. I like them right out of the smoker and I have an oven recipe with homemade bbq sauce that is to die for.

I have never seen nor heard of Head county sauce, but I'd give it a try.

Enjoy your ribs. Maybe I'll make ribs for tomorrow's dinner. You got my mouth watering.

Re: First Smoked Ribs of 2024!

Sooner — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 23:53:20 GMT

@Goodie2shoes wrote:
All this talk about ribs brings back memories of smoking St. Louis ribs which is very popular here in St. Louis. I haven't had ribs in years due to having to make changes in my diabetic diet. My grandma used to season and cook ribs on low heat for about 1 hr ( if I remember correctly) then smoke them on the grill and add sauce while smoking. YUM !! I don't remember name of the B-B-Q sauce back then but I do remember using Sweet Baby Ray's sauce back when I cooked ribs. Yum again !! Thanks for the memory Oh and by the way my dinner tonight is a salad with shrimp ( boiled) and low fat drsg. Pretty much my nightly dinner here lately. If not that it's sauteed veggies with turkey sausage. Got to keep my BS down

@Goodie2shoes We LOVE shrimp and have it often! Back in the day we used Cattlemen's sauce when it first came out. Later on sauces got a lot sweeter than we like them, so we've narrowed choices alot.

Commercial bbq, here there are several that are good and Billy Simms is good--I guess it depends on who is running it. Lots of small stands too

Re: First Smoked Ribs of 2024!

jannabelle1 — Sat, 24 Feb 2024 00:15:05 GMT

There is just nothing as good as dry rub smoked ribs - St. Louis style! I don't want any bbq sauce at all - just the deliciousness of those smokey seasonings on those slow smoked ribs! Cheers!