My favorite rib method right now. Injected and cold smoked
Been playing with ribs lately and this is my favorite so far.
I have a pellet grill so I’ve been trying to see how far I can push what it does and still get the kind of smoke flavor I’m after. These were baby backs from Costco, $4.29 / lb.
Started with a kosher salt dry brine in the fridge for about an hour, then cold smoked them for an hour while using a smoke tube. After that I injected them with red wine vinegar and lemon juice, patted them down, then did a light mustard binder with a no salt dry rub that I make.
250 on the pellet grill for about 3 hours, then moved them into a 225 oven for another couple hours until they felt right. I figure the pellet grill isn't really gonna do anything past a few hours so might as well save the pellets.
After resting them for 15 minutes I brushed them with a thin glaze using my own tangy BBQ sauce recipe, then back into a 275 oven for about 10 minutes to set the glaze before one more short rest.
Honestly way too much effort for ribs, but it was fun and they came out way better than I expected.
They had a really good smokey flavor and I like tangy pork so that's why I did the injection.