Tip Sharing: Dub Shack BBQ Smokes Rib Tips

Just as a warning, this is my wife’s favorite part of spareribs – and what I normally keep for the family when I do catering jobs for friends and coworkers:  They are THAT GOOD. Once you try rib tips, you might not come back!

Ingredients

Rib tips

Killer Hogs's The BBQ Rub 

Mop

Apple cider vinegar

Water

STEP ONE. I’ve already done the prep work with a rack of spareribs that I smoked a few weeks ago meaning that all of the sizing up and membrane peeling is something not to worry about. However, if you have not gotten rib tips ready for smoke, then leave this window open and get to work. Once seasoned, set aside until your cooking vessel is ready to go.

STEP TWO. Rib tips do not take all day although they are certainly more than a ten-minute cook, so get your grill or smoker up to 275-300 degrees. In the picture below I am smoking these guys with the pork butts and picnic shoulder you will see in a forthcoming recipe and using applewood to make the neighbors slow down for a good time.

Don't mind me as I smoke butts and a picnic with rib tips

Once an hour, don’t forget to mop the tips. Normally I would add my own The O.G. barbecue sauce to the apple cider vinegar and water mixture but for a different twist I omitted the sauce in favor of equal parts ACV and H2O but if you have a preferred sauce, then by all means use it. In my words, make it your own. My tastes are for me, my family, and my friends – not always for public consumption – so do what works best for you.

STEP THREE. In the miracle of time (and 175-180 degrees) each, the rib tips are done. Bring them off the smoker and let them rest about ten minutes before slicing and serving for those who like them dry, or slice and sauce before serving.

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Around central Arkansas, rib tips are not quite the thing like in the same vein the homies in the Chi revere them, and once you try this snack, you might mess around and ask for them at every barbecue trailer, cookout, or even the Tailgating for Everyone experience at a stadium near you. Thanks for reading this post and trying the recipe; if you’re wondering what is coming next in this space, keep your eyes peeled for something tasty that everyone can enjoy from one party to the next. Also, continue to support the movement and tell everybody that every day is a GREAT day for Dub Shack BBQ!

Be blessed, be safe, and be good to each other.