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Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Charcoal Smokers => Topic started by: sparky on May 11, 2018, 01:25:54 PM

Title: Kentucky Derby Ribs
Post by: sparky on May 11, 2018, 01:25:54 PM
We love watching the Kentucky Derby every year.  It's a big deal for us.  So a little yard work, drinking mint juleps and smoke n sear ribs. 

Wait... Must be drinky, drinky time.  Y'all want a mint julep?. It's early morning but it's Derby day.  So it's ok.

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2 ozs of Woodford Kentucky bourbon.
1/2 to 1 ozs of mint infused simple syrup.

Pour into mason jar.

Fill with crushed ice.  Stir.  Add a mint sprig and waa laa.  Kentucky Derby mint julep. 

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It was way, way too sweet for me.  So I came up with my own mint julep.

Rocks glass filled with ice.  Pour a healthy shot.  Garnish with mint.  Sparky's mint julep.

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Got some new stuff.

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Cleaned her up and the green machine ready to go.

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Set up my SnS with water and apricots wood.  Lite up a weber starter cube and away we go.

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I love this kosmo q honey rub for my ribs.  Good color and flavor.

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Started off at

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Set my weber between 1/4 & 1/2.  Top vent is always open full.

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Let it ride. The temp fluctuated between

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And

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I didn't like how the temp went all over.  I don't have much luck at all controlling temps with the SnS in all the times I have use it.  The charcoal burn doesn't evenly across for me.

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I do love my SnS that I got for my jumbo joe that I use in my 22 kettle and the 3/4 grate.

Way too dark for me.

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A little glaze on the ribs.

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Oh ya.  We're looking good now.

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I love seeing all the spices on them.

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Not too bad.

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Got a baby smoke ring.  I rate these a 5 on my rib scale.

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Maybe a 6 but no higher.  The temp wasn't consistent.

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So, I finished mowing my lawn and showed my wife since I was so proud of myself.

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Her first reaction was, "the lines are not straight".  Then she said,  "how many of your mint julep did you have dear?".   My response, " only 2.  Maybe 4?"

No respect.


Title: Re: Kentucky Derby Ribs
Post by: TMB on May 11, 2018, 02:02:29 PM
Sound good but I don't see the final picture of ribs ;)
Title: Re: Kentucky Derby Ribs
Post by: Big Dawg on May 11, 2018, 05:36:57 PM
Looks pretty good to me.  What kind of heat are you getting from the Cherry-Habanero Glaze?





BD
Title: Re: Kentucky Derby Ribs
Post by: sparky on May 11, 2018, 06:39:19 PM
Quote from: Big Dawg on May 11, 2018, 05:36:57 PM
Looks pretty good to me.  What kind of heat are you getting from the Cherry-Habanero Glaze?





BD

Not much at all.  My wife doesn't like hot and she enjoyed them.
Title: Re: Kentucky Derby Ribs
Post by: Tailgating is my game on May 11, 2018, 09:06:23 PM
Sparky we only had Hot dogs &  mint juleps. Next year I am coming to your house. I will cut the lawn
Title: Re: Kentucky Derby Ribs
Post by: sparky on May 11, 2018, 09:54:47 PM
Quote from: Tailgating is my game on May 11, 2018, 09:06:23 PM
Sparky we only had Hot dogs &  mint juleps. Next year I am coming to your house. I will cut the lawn

You got it buddy.  Any time. 
Title: Re: Kentucky Derby Ribs
Post by: smokeasaurus on May 12, 2018, 08:04:52 AM
Ribs look great from here Sparky. Some heat fluctuations is OK, but that jump to 311 is a head scratcher...............

Love the choice of apricot wood. Very underrated. I love smoking with fruit woods.

Kosmo's cow cover is excellent stuff, wait till you try that on a chuckie!!

Well, it is 7 am here in Central Texas and I am going to pop a top............if Wendy says anything I will say it is OK with The Spark!!!  :)

P.S. lawn looks great my brother :)
Title: Re: Kentucky Derby Ribs
Post by: ACW3 on May 12, 2018, 09:33:13 AM
The ribs look good to me.  A couple more mint juleps and those lawn marks will be dead on straight!

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