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I went in with several friends on a whole bison and have 50 lbs of assorted cuts. I ended up with several packs of bison ribs and am curious if anyone has any experience with them? I think I've done ribs once, maybe, and don't remember anything about it. Any tips, advice, do's, or don'ts?
 

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Welp, I'm officially jealous. Bison is da shit. I've never had bison ribs before, but I make beef ribs fairly often, maybe that'll help you???

I do them 2 different ways...the first way is chopped fresh rosemary, garlic, cracked black pepper and olive oil in the oven on 275-300 for 3 hours or so. Salt to taste. They turn out pretty good like that for something simple, and quick.

The majority of the time I smoke the ribs. This is how I did them Sunday and they turned out excellent.

Remove the silver skin shit off the back of the ribs. Dry rub of onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, cumin, chili powder, ground jalapeno, red pepper flakes, and I think that's about it. Put whatever you want. Fridge those ******* for a couple hours.

Get the smoker going and throw them in and leave them alone for about 3 hours. In the meantime, get a bowl to make a sauce. I used a bunch of brown sugar(prolly 2 cups), Worcestershire sauce (approx. half cup), Olive oil( 3 tbl spoons), chopped garlic, black pepper, and water to thin the sauce. Leave it thick though.

Start spooning that shit on after the ribs have smoked for a good 3 hours. If you sauce right off the bat the smoke won't penetrate the meat the way it should, imo. Continue smoking the ribs for another hour or so until done.

You don't have to (but I did on Sunday), throw the ribs on a hot grill after they are done smoking to further caramelize the brown sugar. You could broil for a couple minutes if easier for you but I was already grilling veggie's so I used the grill.

The ribs come out all smokey, spicy, and sweet.

Send me a rib, *****. Thanks.
 

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I'd recommend a braising liquid in combination with low and slow smoking. Those bitches can be tough because of how lean they are.

I'd add some rosemary/garlic and soy sauce to some beef broth to braise. Use Mesquite for your smoke. Yum.
 

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I'll be cooking in the oven for now, my grill is in storage and I don't have a smoker...yet. I have several packages of ribs and think I'll cook one of them up tomorrow.
 

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You can get a cheap smoker from home depot for like 30 bucks that will do the trick.

I have this one which was $30-35, something like that.

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I'd recommend a braising liquid in combination with low and slow smoking. Those bitches can be tough because of how lean they are.

I'd add some rosemary/garlic and soy sauce to some beef broth to braise. Use Mesquite for your smoke. Yum.

Bison ribs are lean? I figured they'd be fatty like beef ribs.
 

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I'll be cooking in the oven for now, my grill is in storage and I don't have a smoker...yet. I have several packages of ribs and think I'll cook one of them up tomorrow.


I have used this recipe a few times. Although it seems a bit involved, using the parchment, it works well. Really tender ribs. Great recipe for those without a smoker or in an apartment. Great otherwise too.

Substituting thyme and/or rosemary for oregano works well also.

http://carmencreek.com/recipe/award-winning-carmen-creek-gourmet-bison-back-ribs/
 

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You can get a cheap smoker from home depot for like 30 bucks that will do the trick.

I have this one which was $30-35, something like that.

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It's not a matter of price. It's a matter of room. We're in a dinky-ass apt but are on the hunt for a house. Once that happens it's on like donkey kong
 

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I finally cracked open a package of the ribs I have and what I found was a little different than what I expected. It's not like a rack that's been cut in narrower sections. It's just giant chunks of rib meat and bone. I'm not really sure how to cook these. I'm thinking of throwing some in the crockpot and cooking on low all day. Any more suggestions from the peanut gallery? All suggestions welcomed

Edit: They're really thick, like 3 inches thick and about 6 ish inches long. But they have a cross section of bone in the middle. It's like they hung a huge slab of bison from a hook and hacked the shit out of it with a chainsaw
 
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I finally cracked open a package of the ribs I have and what I found was a little different than what I expected. It's not like a rack that's been cut in narrower sections. It's just giant chunks of rib meat and bone. I'm not really sure how to cook these. I'm thinking of throwing some in the crockpot and cooking on low all day. Any more suggestions from the peanut gallery? All suggestions welcomed

Edit: They're really thick, like 3 inches thick and about 6 ish inches long. But they have a cross section of bone in the middle. It's like they hung a huge slab of bison from a hook and hacked the shit out of it with a chainsaw

Personally, I'd do them in the oven over the crock pot. Look at my first post as a refresher if needed. And don't be alarmed about the size of the ribs, they will shrink down during cooking.

edit- you know how with pork ribs, you have spare ribs, and babyback? Whoever butchered the bison probably did the ribs the same way, I wouldn't worry about it. You probably ended up with a spare rib section, and babyback section if that makes any sense.
 

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I finally cracked open a package of the ribs I have and what I found was a little different than what I expected. It's not like a rack that's been cut in narrower sections. It's just giant chunks of rib meat and bone. I'm not really sure how to cook these. I'm thinking of throwing some in the crockpot and cooking on low all day. Any more suggestions from the peanut gallery? All suggestions welcomed

Edit: They're really thick, like 3 inches thick and about 6 ish inches long. But they have a cross section of bone in the middle. It's like they hung a huge slab of bison from a hook and hacked the shit out of it with a chainsaw



you know what might be fun? consider brining them for a week in a corned beef brine, then throw a pastrami rub on them and then do the crock pot thing (use very little liquid when you do, maybe a dash of liquid smoke too so you can simulate smoking)

I think that might be pretty tasty...
 

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Too late, I just threw them in the oven. I coated them with olive oil and rubbed em down with a bunch of spices from the pantry. They're cooking low and slow with a meat thermometer/alarm. Hopefully I'm not wasting $50 worth of bison ribs...
 

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But yes, that does sound really tasty
 

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Too late, I just threw them in the oven. I coated them with olive oil and rubbed em down with a bunch of spices from the pantry. They're cooking low and slow with a meat thermometer/alarm. Hopefully I'm not wasting $50 worth of bison ribs...

braising liquid? maybe throw a little red wine in there?
 

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I don't have anything in the pan. Should I? Will they be more tender when finished? I don't have much to pour in except water

I also had to take the thermometer out. It's too long to stick in properly. I'm just going to check on them in a few hours and hope for the best
 

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I don't have anything in the pan. Should I? Will they be more tender when finished? I don't have much to pour in except water

I also had to take the thermometer out. It's too long to stick in properly. I'm just going to check on them in a few hours and hope for the best

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So it sounds like I should add a cup or so of water?
 

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