When it comes to beef, apart from the beloved by all steak, the second most favorite beef meal is probably beef ribs. There are many ways how to cook beef ribs: roasted on a barbecue, roasted in the oven, or even in a slow cooker. One thing’s for sure – beef ribs have thousands of variations all around the world. What do all of them have in common? They are incredibly tasty!
Their advantage is exactly the fact that they can be prepared in various ways. If you do not have a barbecue (or it is already winter where you live), no worries at all! An oven will be a great way to prepare your beef ribs.
In this article, we will discuss more on how to cook beef ribs in various ways. How to cook beef ribs on a grill, in the oven, as well as how to cook them in a slow cooker. Stay tuned and learn some new ways to prepare this delicious dish!
Cooking Beef Ribs on a Grill
One of the most favorite ways to prepare beef ribs is of course the grill. There is nothing more wonderful for the grill aficionados to spend a summer sunny Sunday noon just grilling some great ribs and enjoy the flavor for lunch.
There is one thing you need to remember: there are basically two ways to prepare beef ribs on a grill: slow and fast. This vastly depends on the part of the ribs you are using. Back ribs are the best for slow grilling.
Before putting the ribs on the grill, prepare a marinade from oil, red wine, soy sauce, salt, pepper, garlic, thyme, and you can also add some barbecue sauce for extra flavor. Marinate the ribs and keep them in the refrigerator from 2 to 6 hours. Preheat the grill to 120 degrees Celsius (250 Fahrenheit) and place the marinated ribs. Make sure they are on the cooler side of the grill, so they can get an indirect heat from the grill. Cook them like this for one and a half hours, and make sure to turn them every 15 minutes.
If you are not having the luxury of time, you are probably wondering how to cook beef ribs on the grill fast. The fast grilling can be achieved by preheating the grill to 135-150 degrees Celsius (250 Fahrenheit) and placing the ribs directly on the heated grill. Turn them every 10-15 minutes. This way, they should be done in half the time.
Cooking Beef Ribs in a Slow Cooker
This is a rather modern, yet incredibly practical way to prepare ribs. Here is a beef ribs recipe for a slow cooker. In the slow cooker, put water, tomato paste, mustard, vinegar, brown sugar and salt. Stir them a bit, so the sugar and the salt dissolve in the mixture. Put the ribs in the slow cooker, and coat them with the mixture. Then set it for 8 hours at a low temperature.
It is as easy as that! No wonder this is becoming a rather popular way to prepare beef ribs, as it’s practically effortless, and the ribs are coming from the slow cooker as juicy as ever!
Cooking Beef Ribs in an Oven
When it comes to a more traditional way to prepare beef ribs that does not involve a grill, the oven can always be a perfect replacement. Cooking beef ribs in oven at 275 degrees Fahrenheit (135 Celsius) is probably one of the most beloved ways to slowly prepare ribs. Same as with the ribs on the grill, prepare a marinade and marinate the meat for 2-6 hours. Then place it in two layers of aluminum foil and make sure the ends are well sealed, so the ribs can cook well. Preheat the oven and place the ribs. They should be done in 3 to 4 hours, depending on the meat.
Unlike the ribs used for the grill, cooking beef ribs in the oven require having short ribs. They are a very tender part of the meat, and as the name suggests, they are shorter, and can fit in the oven well. They have a really nice flavor that will remind you of a steak.
Save Time With This Beef Short Ribs Oven Recipe
Baked beef ribs at 325? If you want to know how to cook beef short ribs in the oven fast, this beef short ribs oven recipe will definitely save you some time!
Preheat the oven, and rub generously the marinade (it can be the same marinade as for the barbecued beef ribs). Then, add some barbecue sauce onto the beef and put it in a preheated 325 degrees Fahrenheit (160-170 degrees Celsius) oven. Same as with the slow oven cooking, make sure to seal the meat with aluminum foil before putting it in the oven. After 45 minutes of cooking, add another layer of barbecue sauce, and leave them to cook for another 15 minutes. After that, they’re ready to go!
The oven is definitely an amazing alternative if you do not have a grill, or if you cannot use it at the moment. Many grilling fans are reluctant to use the oven for cooking ribs, however, once you taste oven-baked ribs, you’ll see that they have a rather different, but still amazing taste.
Conclusion
Beef ribs are known to go well in combination with a barbecue sauce. The ribs have a taste of, well, beef, and the BBQ sauce is sweet, so they make for a pretty nice mixture. Once you’ve tried this, you will want more in the future. Check out some recipes to see how to prepare a barbecue sauce, or just go to the store and discover the many varieties out there. You will love at least one of them!
Barbecue sauce, regular marinade, slow cooker mixture – there are thousands of ingredients to add when cooking your slow ribs. You might as well experiment – there are even marinades that consist of large amounts of beer or Coke – it is simply amazing what kind of flavors can fit perfectly with your beef ribs.
In any case, give all these recipes a try. You can never know when you will discover a new, wonderful taste and expand your family recipe book.
