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Recipes => Recipes => Beef Recipes => Topic started by: sliding_billy on April 19, 2013, 07:38:34 PM

Title: Quick Friday Dinner
Post by: sliding_billy on April 19, 2013, 07:38:34 PM
...with enough leftovers for the weekend.  I was going to cook tomorrow, but I managed to get out of work a little early and surprised the family with a rare weekday meal.

The "ribs" were a 3 lb chuck that I had the butcher cut into country style beef ribs for me.  1st a little Parkay and beef rub.  Then, they were cooked indirect in the main chamber of my offset at about 400 degrees along with a couple of minutes pre-sear direct over the coals for markings and color.  They were basted with Sweet Baby Ray's and glazed over the coals to finish.  Not sure about finished temp, but they were medium pink in the center.  I wasn't going for pulled beef, and they were really tender for hot and fast chuck (nice amount of marbling).

The pork was a 4 lb loin with a little bit of Parkay and pork rub and then garlic crusted and cooked indirect at 400 (with a short sear over the coals to start).  Finished at 135 and then tented/rested for 10 minutes.

Last but not least was some spinach risotto.  Dessert was fruit medley, but no pics of that.

As for the beef, you'd think I'd be able to find country style beef ribs in Texas.  When all else fails, improvise.  Even most supermarket butchers will cut and re-wrap stuff custom for you if you are nice about it.  So, for $2.99/lb I got what I wanted with only a little bit of extra work.

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Title: Quick Friday Dinner
Post by: Pappymn on April 19, 2013, 07:42:39 PM
What a great cook. It all looks awesome. Looks like you nailed the pork temp perfect. "Ribs" have great color.

And I'm having delivered pizza :(
Title: Re: Quick Friday Dinner
Post by: TwoPockets on April 19, 2013, 07:52:14 PM
What nice looking dinner. At least Pappy is having delivered pizza tonight, I am having a frozen pizza the wife wanted me to pick up at the store today. At least I have a decent red wine to have with it, would rather be drinking it with Billy's meal.
Title: Re: Quick Friday Dinner
Post by: Keymaster on April 19, 2013, 07:58:46 PM
Fine dining there Billy, looks Awesome!!
Title: Re: Quick Friday Dinner
Post by: Jaxon on April 19, 2013, 08:34:49 PM
Nice lookin' food there.

Looks like you're pretty good with an OFFSET grill.

I'd like to know more about the beef you cooked... was it a chuck roast?  Could someone cut it up like that at home?
It looks really good and since it is not typically a pricey cut...I could serve it too my fiends...some of whom are not too pricey themselves, if you know what I mean.
Title: Re: Quick Friday Dinner
Post by: muebe on April 19, 2013, 11:37:48 PM
Great looking eats!
Title: Re: Quick Friday Dinner
Post by: sliding_billy on April 20, 2013, 06:09:47 AM
Nice lookin' food there.

Looks like you're pretty good with an OFFSET grill.

I'd like to know more about the beef you cooked... was it a chuck roast?  Could someone cut it up like that at home?
It looks really good and since it is not typically a pricey cut...I could serve it too my fiends...some of whom are not too pricey themselves, if you know what I mean.

Yes, it is chuck roast cut lengthwise to about 1.5 inches (or whatever gets you fairly even strips).  I would have (and certainly could have) cut it at home, but since the butcher would do it why not... ;)

P.S. If anyone is wondering why I pulled the loin so early, I knew the ends would be done plenty and wanted to leave a little bit of cook for the leftovers from the center.
Title: Quick Friday Dinner
Post by: mikecorn.1 on April 20, 2013, 08:38:48 AM
Looks great! I'll take a Lil of each please :)


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Title: Re: Quick Friday Dinner
Post by: Wing Commander on April 20, 2013, 09:26:02 AM
Looks like a perfect dinner!