Sunday, October 2, 2016

Pork Ribs in the smoker with sour dough French bread




I made the sourdough last night while I was getting the smoker ready for the ribs today.  We also had store bought beans, slaw and potato salad.   Joanne, I still have the sourdough starter you sent over 5 years ago.  I use it all the time.


Oct 2, 2016 Spare rib log

Night before, got smoker ready: cleaned grate, oiled it.  Rubbed ribs, wrapped and refrigerated.  Baked 2 loaves of Sourdough French bread

10:00 am set up smoker: set up thermometer probe in front, boiled water for steamer, started charcoal and wood (oak log)

10:30 temp at 230º, put ribs on, large side facing fire and placed as far away from fire as possible.

11:00 temperature has leveled off at 260 in front 250 in back.

11:30 spritzed with apple cider 268º & 257º

12:30  basted with BBQ sauce and added more wood that was burned down to charcoal.  Adjusted smoker to keep it under 280.


1:00 wrapped in foil and added a chunk of wood.

2: 30 took the ribs out of the smoker.
Note. Ribs were done and juicy but probably would have been a little more easy to tug off the bone if left on another hour  OR if they had been trimmed St. Louis and therefore been a smaller piece of meat.

PS, Charlie seems to like the sourdough bread better without poppy seeds.

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