beef ribs, a disapointment

[jimguy]

I got the bright idea to smoke some beef back ribs with only Worcestershire sauce. Wife slow cooks short ribs in the oven with Worcestershire sauce and some water in a covered roaster. They come out super tender and very flavorful. I thought adding smoke to the mix would only make them better.

I sprayed both sides with Worcestershire sauce and let them sit on the counter while the smoker preheated. The smoker was stocked with 3 hours of hickory pucks, temp hovering around 225 F. After 2 hours I sprayed the ribs with Worcestershire sauce once an hour for 3 hours then wrapped them in foil and turned the smoker heat down to hold them for dinner.

There was NO flavor at all, no Worcestershire, no smoke, just a black bark that had no taste at all. The meat was cooked perfecty, moist, fall off the bone tender, but begging for seasoning.

I am picturing in my mind the Worcestershire sauce sucking up the smoke and a chemical reaction taking place leaving the tastelss, oderless residue.

Aww well, not one of my better ideas.

[iceman]

Better stay away from the liver then jimguy. HEE hee hee :D ;D I think Manx and I will hold the "Red Lantern" of smoking foopawyuktoemuss for a ways to come over that liver deal. :o :D ;)
Ya gotta try things once or you might never know. Thanks for the info.

[Habanero Smoker]

Strange timing. I ordered some wood chips, and mustards form McIlhenny Co., the company that makes Tabasco sauces. The wood chips are from th Tabasco aging barrels. Well to make a long story short, the UPS man just arrived and in the package from McInhenny they sent me a free 5 oz. bottle of their new Tabasco Worcestershire Spicy Sauce. It's real good. Slap some of that on, I bet you get some flavor. ;D

It's strange, that you did not get any flavors. Three hours of smoke on short ribs sound like enough for flavor. Maybe you should make a marinade with the Worcestershire sauce and marinade for a while before smoking.

[manxman]

Better stay away from the liver then jimguy. HEE hee hee   I think Manx and I will hold the "Red Lantern" of smoking foopawyuktoemuss for a ways to come over that liver deal.

Aaaarrrrgggghhhh! You mentioned that "L" word again Pat!!!!  ;) ;D NOTHING can be as bad as smoked l*v*r can it!?  :-[ :-[ :-[

Joking apart I think people posting their failures is a very good idea, just makes me appreciate the successes all the more!!  :D :D

[Buck36]

I ordered some wood chips, and mustards form McIlhenny Co., the company that makes Tabasco sauces. The wood chips are from th Tabasco aging barrels.

Thanks for the heads up about the chips! I love Tabasco and didn't know they had this.

Here is the link if anyone else is interested:

http://countrystore.tabasco.com/cart.cfm?action=add&itemid=1752

[Habanero Smoker]

I ordered some wood chips, and mustards form McIlhenny Co., the company that makes Tabasco sauces. The wood chips are from th Tabasco aging barrels.

Thanks for the heads up about the chips! I love Tabasco and didn't know they had this.

Here is the link if anyone else is interested:

http://countrystore.tabasco.com/cart.cfm?action=add&itemid=1752

A few years ago I got a gift basket and a catalog. I was surprised on how many products they have. I just had to try their mustard's. I also got a bottle of the BBQ sauce, which I think is unique, but not as good as Iceman's.

I haven't tried the wood chips yet. I need to wait for warmer weather and fire up the old Meco water smoker; but how could one go wrong using oak wood that has been soaked in Tabasco sauce. They must be promoting their Worcestershire sauce, so  I'm sure you will get a free bottle.

[Tiny Tim]

Interesting product selection.  I've got a bunch of items in my cart totaling a little over $20, but not sure if I'm going to place the order...the package might catch fire before it gets here. :D

[manxman]

I've got a bunch of items in my cart totaling a little over $20, but not sure if I'm going to place the order...the package might catch fire before it gets here

;D ;D ;D

[Habanero Smoker]

As soon as I taste the mustard's, I believe I have tasted all of their condiments.