BBQ RIBS

pork ribs

🥗Healthier: chicken ribs

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken ribs are lower in fat, while pork shoulder is more affordable.

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade barbecue sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup

Homemade sauce can be healthier with less sugar, while ketchup is budget-friendly.

Introduce the episode and discuss the importance of cooking ribs before summer ends.

Show the pork spare ribs and explain the difference between pork spare ribs and St. Louis ribs.

Discuss the price of the ribs, mentioning they were bought for $1.29 a pound.

Advise to let the ribs come to room temperature before seasoning.

Explain the importance of deciding whether to season or sauce the ribs before cooking.

Instruct to season both sides of the ribs if just seasoning, or to wait if using a sugar-based sauce to avoid burning.

Emphasize not to boil the ribs, explaining that boiling removes flavor and fat.

Advise to leave the ribs in one rack while cooking to retain moisture.

Demonstrate trimming excess fat from the ribs using a knife.

Show how to cut off a flap of meat from the ribs to cook separately, using the lifting method.

Explain how to cut the ribs properly, showing where to cut along the bone and cartilage.

Demonstrate cutting the top section off the ribs to create St. Louis style ribs, using the lifting method to separate the meat from the bone.

Cooking Techniques

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