When you think of Texas, think really big! Almost everything comes in large sizes in this part of the United States, even the good old Texas BBQ ribs! Have you ever tried feasting on a two pound slab of pork ribs all by yourself?
If you haven’t tried it, come to Texas and sample the best Texas bbq ribs ever! The people in Texas do barbecue right. Now, if you cannot come to Texas to sample the famous Texas bbq ribs, don’t be sad, get glad.
You can still enjoy this delicious food right in your backyard. You are going to need good old Hickory or Mesquite wood and a good Grill or BBQ pit.
Now, pretend that you are grilling your ribs under the blue skies of Texas, doing a shit stomping dance while being attacked by fire ants as they march off with your delicious Texas BBQ ribs, competing with your neighbor to see who can empty the most Beer Kegs, and who can tell the biggest Fishing lie in Texas. Ohhhhh, how sweet it is!
Now, this is how you get started!
Get your picnic tables and set them out, and call all of your family and friends over to come join the fun as they drink their beverages, dance and sing while laughing and watching you barbecue your ribs Texas style.
Cooking Your Barbecue to make your Texas bbq ribs as authentic as possible, buy some slabs of pork ribs. Several two-pound slabs of ribs or more will do nicely. A two pound slab is not too big. You are trying to come up with some authentic Texas bbq ribs here so you have to comply with the required size. (2 lbs per slab) OK!
Do all of this ahead:To prepare your ribs for grilling, wash them with cold water and then pat the slab dry with a piece of clean cloth. After washing the meat, prepare some vinegar and salt to baste the meat later on.
You will need a good bbq grill or pit with a lid to cook your Texas bbq ribs. You will also need plenty of charcoal, hickory wood or mesquite wood chips to cook your ribs. One slab of ribs will need about 2 pounds of charcoal to cook. To cook the ribs, place the coal unto the grill and light it.
Wait until the coal is thoroughly lit before you spread them evenly across the bottom grill. After spreading the coal across the bottom of the grill, place a slab of ribs on the side of the grill away from the coal to prevent it from burning.
Make sure that you place the ribs rib side up. After putting the ribs inside the grill, close the grill and let it stay closed about an hour. After one hour, open the grill, rotate the ribs and baste the ribs with a mixture of vinegar and salt. Close the lid again for about 15 to 20 minutes.
After 15 to 20 minutes, open the lid and put barbecue sauce on the ribs. Close the lid again for another 15 minutes. The ribs will get a little charred at this point so be careful with your timing.
Remove the Texas bbq ribs from the grill as soon as it starts to look charred. Put barbecue sauce on the ribs and then wrap it tightly in tin foil and place it inside the grill again for 30 minutes or more. After minutes, take the ribs out of the grill and enjoy your delicious Texas bbq ribs.
No matter what kind of barbecue you enjoy, it is always fun and interesting to know where your style of cooking has come from. Whether you are southern, northern, eastern, or western, BBQ is one food that anyone in America can appreciate and enjoy.
This man loves Texas BBQ so much he has to paint about it.
Barbecuing is a lots of fun. It brings out the creativity in you. I started some 40 years ago barbecuing ribs in a Brown paper bag on a brick bbq pit that I no longer use now. Using a brown paper bag to barbecue Brisket kept the meat from drying out and the smoky flavor in and very tender. People do not use the brown paper bag for barbecuing to much anymore. Cooking Brisket in a Brown Paper Bag.
When using the brown paper bag method, you must place it toward the back of the pit away from the direct heat of the coal. What you are going to achieve is the strong smoky flavor, tenderness, and retaining of moisture. There are many other ways of barbecuing ribs to achieve the same results. I still prefer this method when I have a lot of time.
Old fashioned True Texas Bold BBQ Sauce
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