Rib Tips

also called tips · pork rib tips · bbq tips · barbeque rib tips · brisket-tip ends

The table

Bring the smoker to 250°F (120°C) over hickory and hold it there
3 lb(1.35 kg; the cartilage strip trimmed off spare ribs)pork rib tipsrubsmoke 250°F (120°C) 3 hrcut in 2-in pieces, tosssmoke 45 min, until the glaze tightens
1 Tbsyellow mustard
2 tspkosher salt
2 Tbsdark brown sugar
1 Tbssmoked paprika
2 tspcoarse black pepper
1/2 tspcayenne
1/2 cup(120 mL)barbecue sauce
2 Tbs(28 g)unsalted butter
1/2 tspflaky salt
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What to lay out

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Pans and tools

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2rub

4cut in 2-in pieces, toss

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5smoke 45 min, until the glaze tightens

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Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 3 hr 45 mintwo waits that overlap count once
Needs you
none givenof the steps that give a time

2 of the 4 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. The recipe itself says 5 hr.

  1. rub

    not timedfrom the start

  2. smoke 250°F (120°C) 3 hr

    3 hrwalk awayfrom the start

  3. cut in 2-in pieces, toss

    not timed3 hr in

  4. smoke 45 min, until the glaze tightens

    45 minwalk away3 hr in

Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them.

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>> title: Rib Tips
>> category: Smoked & Grilled
>> tags: pork, ribs, barbecue, smoker, low and slow
>> counters: Smokehouse
>> aka: tips, pork rib tips, bbq tips, barbeque rib tips, brisket-tip ends
>> servings: 4
>> time: 5 hr
>> pairs-with: barbecue-dip
>> step.2: rub
>> step.3: smoke 250°F (120°C) 3 hr
>> step.4: cut in 2-in pieces, toss
>> step.5: smoke 45 min, until the glaze tightens

Bring the #smoker{} to 250°F (120°C) over hickory and hold it there.

Rub @pork rib tips{3%lb}(1.35 kg; the cartilage strip trimmed off spare ribs) with @yellow mustard{1%Tbs}, @kosher salt{2%tsp}, @dark brown sugar{2%Tbs}, @smoked paprika{1%Tbs}, @coarse black pepper{2%tsp}, and @cayenne{1/2%tsp}.

Smoke @&(~1)rubbed tips{} for ~smoke{3%hr}, until the cartilage has gone soft enough to bite through.

Cut @&(~1)smoked tips{} into 2-in pieces and toss them in a #pan{} with @barbecue sauce{1/2%cup}(120 mL) and @unsalted butter{2%Tbs}(28 g).

Return @&(~1)sauced tips{} to the smoker until the glaze tightens and catches at the edges, ~smoke{45%min}, and salt them with @flaky salt{1/2%tsp}.