Ribs on a gas grill?

[dalhorn1]

Yes, I know it's taboo and a sin not to use a smoker, but mine hasn't made the move back to Dallas with me yet. So, has anyone any suggestions on how to do this well enough to make it worth my while?

I've got access to a CharBroil electric smoker (bullet-style), but it doesn't really pump out the heat to get meat cooking in relative time to a wood smoker or gas or charcoal grill. I was thinking about using this for a couple hours to get the flavor into the meat, then switching over to a Weber gas grill with the rib rack getting indirect heat from the burner on the opp. end of the grill. Any other ideas?

 

[Anastasis]

Never tried it before, but you should be able to pull it off. I prob wouldn't mess with the electric smoker. Cook with indirect, low heat (turn on far left burner, cook on far right), use soaked wood chips to get some smoke flavor.

 

[jmrob93]

I have a gas grill with three burners-- I put the ribs on the left and turn on the burner on the right side-- and put pecan chunks in the corner by the burner-- works great

I like it because it's easier to control temp-- 220-250 4 hrs-- ribs are great

Actually I did a turkey fr thanksgiving-- and several people say it was the best they ever had--- temp control is the key

 

[THEU]

I talked with a friend who recommended braising the ribs... I would say be sure you start out with some nice BEEF ribs... that is where to start.

 

[hornian]

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[NCAAFBALLROX]

Ian, until you've had my beefers please don't disrespect the other parts of the cow.

 

[scottsins]

I LOVE beef ribs. it was year of my childhoood before i even knew what a pork rib was.

there's a place in Alvin that has good AYCE beef ribs.

o.k. - i really need some beef ribs now.

 

[msdw24]

I did it on July 4 this year...they turned out really good. I wraped the ribs in foil for the first hour and turned the heat really low....almost as low as I could go. The rub that I put on probably had a lot to do with it.

After three hours they were perfect. added a few Jack Daniles smoke chips the last hour...

 

[Brisketexan]

Get the smoke/grill flavor FIRST, then finish cooking however you may choose. The FIRST method of cooking is the one that imparts the flavor. Once they are partly/mostly cooked, they aren't absorbing much more flavor.

I'd do the indirect heat, using some woodchips for smoke method. Then finish via indirect heat, maybe wrapping for a period towards the end (do a variation of hornian's 3-2-1 bit).

 

[crayon1973]

Beef Ribs kick ***. And they're kosher so I can actually eat them.

 

[Napoleon]

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[Orangesweat]

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[Ankf00]

I second the idea to just skip the electric smoker. If you have a 3 burner grill you should be able to do the ribs well enough, and can skip the hassle of a 2nd appliance.