Beef Ribs

Beef Ribs. The Texas BBQ that made me fall in love with BBQ after growing up on sweet, pork BBQ in the south. These are the King of all BBQ for me.
When you are eating BBQ in Texas you are typically eating what is known as short ribs or plate ribs. AKA 123A or 3 bone beef ribs which are trimmed from the mid-section of ribs 6 through 8. This cut can sometimes be difficult to find outside of a butcher shop.
A good alternative are 130 beef chuck short ribs, aka 4 bone beef ribs which originate from the mid-section of ribs 2 through 5. These are easily found at grocery stores or Costco or just ask your butcher.

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[DannyMacNair]

Matt, made these for Father’s Day dinner. First off the longest cook I’ve done so was a little nervous. Followed your instructions to a T, I made some on the offset and some on the gas grill for those who aren’t totally into smoked food. Let me tell you, everyone Killed the meat from the smoker, all I heard last night was how amazing these turned out. Thank you for explaining and making things simple..love your channel.

[ozzyaararon]

Same story with Beef Ribs. Me and a mate (we're Australian) went on a BBQ Crawl through KS, OK, TX. We thought we had some delicious BBQ until we got the last Beef Rib for the day at La Barbecue in Austin. That truly set the bar and I've always gotten rib whenever I can since then.

[buildshow]

My first time making Beef Ribs tomorrow and I’ll be following this. Keep up the amazing content Matt!!!

[j.craighood]

I made this "3 bone" beef ribs with a salt & pepper rub on my Traeger at 250*F for 10 1/2 hours. These were the best beef ribs I've ever had. Beautiful crust, moist meat, and super tender. Thanks Matt.

[BrieWilly]

Dude you called me out with the $2 Walmart spritzer 😯🤣

[JR-hymq]

Great setup. I have cooked these twice. I did 12 Dino ribs on my pitboss 850v2, the 2nd time did 20 ribs on the pitboss and the camp chef vertical smoke vault. They have turned out great both times. I took mine to 208 degrees unwrapped then wrapped them and let them rest for 1 hour in a cooler. I also ran them at 250 degrees throughout the whole cook. I sprayed with 50/50 apple cider vinegar and water have sprayer like what you have.

I just got into bbq since October 2022 and smoke meat every weekend.

Great videos I enjoy watching and learning a lot. Thanks for taking the time to do these videos.

[Millyyyy]

You're the reason I got into BBQ. Just want to personally say, thank you!

[moonraker]

You can buy beef plate ribs like this at Costco. Matt is right, these are the king of bbq.

[brwhyon]

T-shirt with "Till it's JIggly" with the beef ribs under, the words. Great content as always, smoke em if ya got em, LOL !

[rchuyck]

Made these yesterday, 6lb 3 bone ribs, amazing!! its like eating all brisket point meat, super juicy and tender. Found a 2 pack of ribs at Costco, ones still in the freezer for nicer weather. Thanks!!

[curthenry]

I like to save my oil soaked butcher paper for the next fire in my offset..happy grillin!

[rickhirschegger]

Holy Geez Louise Matt. Made these tonight for my entire family. 2 full racks on the pellet smoker. Been following you all year and although everything has been awesome, these ribs are a league of their own. Thanks form Ontario Canada!!!

[therev]

I followed this recipe all the way until the wrap, I spread rendered duck fat onto my red butcher paper and my God were the beef ribs phenomenal. I'll put it this way, I had about 3 lbs of my wagyu brisket left, my beef ribs were demolished within 30 minutes of serving. Thank you for the extremely helpful and instructional video, I had never made beef ribs until memorial day weekend, this video really saved my bacon.

[Truckerdaddy]

Post Oak is a central and North Texas BBQ wood. South Texas uses mesquite, East Texas uses red oak, hickory and pecan.

[portgibson]

If eating meat is going to destroy the planet. Then Oh Well. I ain''t mad at you for this one. I'm smoking with hickory and Traeger 1300 Gen 1, with Meater Block. Used my own BBQ sauce but really didn't need it with the wrap. I dropped two pads of short ribs and 6 racks of baby back started them on 1 hour smoke setting, hour 2 jumped to 250 to completion. My goodness. Fallapart is my new word for in-love with short and baby back ribs using this recipe. I was left moaning at the taste of it. I like the smell of it. I started smoking at 11PM and was finished by 5:30 AM. I cooked 6 pounds of baked beans as a complement and found I didn't need them. Thank you, John Lee Portwood Gibson

[davidherndon]

Doing these for Christmas! I can’t wait! Ordered the ribs from Creekstone Farms. Their briskets and steaks are outstanding. I suspect these ribs will outshine the turkey breast I’ll be smoking as well. Kids wanted brisket but I think they will loose their minds when they see these ribs! Thanks for the video! There is no way I’d try these if I didn’t have your video!

[MrRice]

Looks like Matt was having a moment there. Can't wait to give these a go in our pit. Your videos are an absolute joy to watch and certainly motivational.

[jklsr]

I have two of these on my stick burner as we speak. Beware folks, these we very expensive. I live in Montana. I spent $7 a pound for the ones I bought yesterday. I’m sure they are going to be worth every penny...

Love you Meat Church guys. Thanks a ton for all the love and knowledge.

[JS-wgff]

I grew up in Central Texas crushing BBQ (Louie Mueller’s is my favorite). I live elsewhere now and don’t have any good BBQ to choose from, so I use my own smoker and your recipes to be reminded of how special that Central Texas taste is. Thank you!

[etenterprises]

My first experience with Beef Ribs was at Black's in Lockhart during Hot Rod Power Tour (also had at The Salt Lick in Round Rock) and I feel the same way. I love brisket and pork, but the beef rib is the most impressive and luxurious bite of BBQ I've ever had.