Dino Beef Ribs

                               

 Ingredients: 

1 (4-5lb beef plate ribs, whole)
2 cups of whiskey wood chips (from Outdoor World) or your favorite wood chip
1/4 cup salt, pepper, garlic combo
1/4 cup Cowboy Espresso BBQ Rub
1/4 cup used, dried coffee grounds
1/4 cup Worcestershire
1/4 cup apple juice
1 cup beef broth
1 dark beer

Your favorite BBQ Sauce (Today I had my homemade brown brown sauce and Cabela's Whiskey Barrel BBQ Sauce) 

Directions: 

1. THE NIGHT BEFORE COOKING, rub your beef with a combination of dried coffee grounds, salt, pepper, garlic, Cowboy espresso Rub. Sit on a wire rack, uncovered in the fridge. This will help a good crust form when smoking. 

2. 1 hour before smoking, remove the beef from the fridge. Soak your woodchips in water. 

3. Prepare your gas grill to 265-275 with the left burner on high and the other two turned off.  This worked for me today with the outside temperature. If it's colder outside, you may need your middle burner on low to maintain the temp. 

4. Place your smoker box over the left burner. Place a grill rack over a pan and place the beef on the rack. Add 1 cup of beef broth and your beer to the pan for moisture. This turned out to work great because it was like a catch pan underneath so my grill didn't get dirty with fat drippings and it also provides moisture in the grill while smoking. 

5. Close the lid and start your timer when the temp gets back to 275 degrees. 

6. Combine your Worcestershire and apple juice in a spray bottle.

7. At 1 hour, 2 hour, 3 hour marks, check to make sure grill temp is maintained, open the lid and quickly spray the beef all over. If your liquid evaporated in your pan, add a little more beef broth.

 1 hr

 2 hr 3 hr

8. At 4 hours, temp the beef. Internal temp should be around 175-180 degrees F. Brush with your favorite bbq sauce (today I used the Cabela's Whiskey Barrel sauce). 

 4 hr

9. At 5 hours, spray one more time, check internal temp. You're getting close. You're looking for 200-202 degrees F for the most tender, juicy beef ribs!

 5 hr

10. At 5.5 hours, I hit 202 in several places, so it was done! Wrap in foil and rest for 30 minutes. 

 5.5 hr

After Resting

11. Slice into 3 bones and serve with additional BBQ sauce on the side. 

 JUICY!!!!!!

             

 Wine Pairing

Cocktail with this today! 

Vanilla Old Fashioned

2 parts bourbon

1 part vanilla syrup

dash of orange bitters

orange peel