Loulous Buffalo Ribs Recipes

SMOKED BISON BACK RIBS

Steps:

• Heat a cooker to 230° to 250°F. Remove the ribs from the refrigerator and outline them with a sharp, pointed paring knife.
• Combine all the ingredients for the rub in a small bowl and blend well. Season the ribs all over with the rub.
• Oil the grate and place the ribs on it bone side down over indirect heat. Cover and cook for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Turn and cook for 45 minutes more, then turn and cook for another 45 minutes, or until pull-apart tender.
• Increase the heat to 350° to 400°F. Glaze the ribs with the sauce and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, being careful not to burn the ribs, then turn and glaze again and cook for another 5 to 7 minutes. Repeat 2 or 3 times, if desired.
• Transfer the ribs to a cutting board and let them rest, covered loosely with aluminum foil, for 10 to 15 minutes. Cut the ribs into individual pieces and serve with barbecue sauce.

BUFFALO RIBS

Steps:

• Make the rub: To a small bowl, add the salt, lemon pepper, garlic powder, mustard, and cayenne; mix with your fingers, breaking up any lumps.
• The ribs: place a rack of ribs, meat side down, on a baking sheet; remove the thin, papery membrane from the back of the rack by inserting a slender implement, such as a butter knife or the tip of a meat thermometer, under it.
• The best place to start is on one of the middle bones.
• Using a dishcloth, paper towel, or pliers to gain a secure grip, peel off the membrane; repeat with the other rack.
• Sprinkle the rub over both sides of the ribs, rubbing in onto the meat.
• Squeeze the lemon juice over the ribs on both sides, patting it onto the meat with a fork.
• Drizzle a tablespoon or two of hot sauce over the ribs, patting it onto the meat with a fork.
• Cover the ribs with plastic wrap; refrigerate them while you make the sauces and set up the grill.
• Butter sauce: melt the butter in a small saucepan over med-high heat.
• Stir in ½ cup hot sauce; bring to a boil.
• Remove from the heat; set aside.
• Gorgonzola Cheese Dip: put the cheese in a mixing bowl (nonreactive); mash to a paste with a fork.
• Gradually stir in the mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, and scallion whites.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste (cheese is quite salty, so be careful).
• Transfer dip to serving bowl; sprinkle with scallion greens; chill until ready to serve.
• Set up grill for indirect grilling and preheat to medium; place a large drip pan in the center of grill under grill grate.
• For gas grill, place the wood chips in the smoker box or in a smoker pouch and run the grill on high until you see smoke, then decrease heat to medium.
• When ready to cook, brush and oil the grill grate; place the ribs bone side down in the center of the grate over the drip pan and away from the heat.
• Cover the grill and cook the ribs until well browned, cooked through, and tender enough to pull apart with your fingers, 1 ¼ to 1 ½ hours in all.
• When the ribs are done, the meat will have shrunk back from the ends of the bones by about ¼ inch.
• Lightly brush the ribs with some of the butter sauce (rewarm it if needed) two or three times after they have cooked for 45 minutes (a basting brush works better than a mop for this sauce).
• Transfer the racks of ribs to a cutting board; let the ribs rest for a few minutes, then cut the racks into individual ribs and place in a large bowl or arrange on a platter.
• Reheat the remaining butter sauce until it is boiling; pour sauce over the ribs and toss to mix.
• Serve the ribs with Gorgonzola Cheese Dip and the celery.
• **To cook on a smoker, set up and light smoker according to manufacturer's directions; preheat it to low; place ribs in the smoker bone side down and smoke until cooked through 4-5 hours, lightly basting the ribs with butter sauce during the last 30 minutes; you will need to replenish the wood after the first and second hour of smoking, and to replenish the coals every hour.

ALLIGATOR RIBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Brush alligator ribs with enough barbecue sauce to coat. Place ribs on a rack set in a baking pan. Cover with plastic wrap and then aluminum foil. Bake for 3 hours.
• Remove alligator ribs from the oven. When cool enough to handle, remove the plastic wrap and cover loosely with the aluminum foil; allow the ribs to rest 20 to 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare a smoker with your favorite type of wood chips. Transfer the ribs to the smoker and smoke for 30 to 45 minutes, depending on the size of the ribs; alligator ribs are very lean and dry out easily, so you may want to remove smaller ribs from the smoker first. After smoking, coat the ribs with more barbecue sauce.
• While ribs are smoking, preheat a grill to medium-high. Place ribs on the grill and grill just until sauce begins to caramelize. Serve immediately.

LOULOU'S BUFFALO RIBS

Steps:

• For the marinade: In a large bowl, mix 1 cup water, the liquid smoke, beer, chile flakes, sea salt, Italian seasoning, pepper and bay leaves. Place the ribs in a hotel pan and pour the marinade over. Marinate the ribs overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Bake the ribs in the oven, semi-slow and low, for 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
• Pull out the ribs, and rest them for 1 hour, reserving any liquids at the bottom of the pan.
• For the sauce: In a large bowl mix the au jus from the baked ribs, the ketchup, honey, cayenne, horseradish, sugar, smoke and some salt and pepper.
• Preheat the grill to 350 degrees F. To serve, grill to char the ribs, 5 to 8 minutes. Add on some of the barbecue sauce, and serve.