Recipes — Smoked Ribs

Best Rib Recipe - Cuso Cuts

Best Rib Recipe

There is no mystery involved. I love making ribs, and there are so many ways of creating your desired taste, including this Best Ribs Recipe. I’ve explored 3-2-1 ribs, which are also very successful, baby back ribs, and beef ribs. Here, you have one more option for making outstanding ribs that are tender, juicy, and packed with a punch of flavors from the all-natural Cuso Cut’s Seasoning line. INGREDIENTS RIBS 2 slabs pork ribs Hot sauce binder 2 tbsp. Cuso’s Tequila Lime Seasoning 2 tbsp. Cuso’s Coconut Rum Seasoning 2 tbsp. Cuso’s Gravel Seasoning ½ c Hot sauce separated ½ stick...

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Smoked Wagyu Beef Short Ribs - Cuso Cuts

Smoked Wagyu Beef Short Ribs

If you haven’t had beef ribs before, think of them as brisket on a stick. They have a melt-in-the-mouth appeal and enough fat to keep everything juicy. So when my butcher had some, I couldn’t wait to make a batch of smoked Wagyu short ribs! Wagyu like this is pricey. An alternative is using Beef Chuck Short Ribs instead.  You have a variety of choices in pellets for this recipe. If you want intense smoke, use oak, hickory, or mesquite. For something subtler, use cherry, pecan, and apple.  Wagyu has a fantastic flavor. It’s buttery with a forward umami flavor and a...

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Nacho Ribs - Cuso Cuts

Nacho Ribs

If you watch me on Youtube, Instagram, or TikTok it’s not hard to figure out that I have a love affair with smoking and grilling all kinds of ribs. Next, in what seems to be an unending list of ways to make ribs, today I’m sharing my nacho rib recipe. How can you go wrong with luscious pork paired with rich cheese for dipping? Your fingers will get messy with ribs anyway, so why not go for the gusto?  About Gouda Cheese Gouda is a semi-hard cheese that originated in the Netherlands. The first mention appeared in the late 1200s in Gouda, South Holland. Cheese making was...

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Buffalo Sauce Ribs - Cuso Cuts

Buffalo Sauce Ribs

I gotta say, there’s a near and dear place in my heart for baby back ribs alongside chicken wings. Ribs give you much the same diversity! And, like wings, Buffalo Sauce Ribs are sticky, flavorful finger food.  We are going low and slow with this recipe using hickory wood. In Buffalo, the hot sauce of choice is Frank’s RedHot. Buffalo Sauce Ribs Ingredients: 1 rack of baby back ribs Buffalo Hot Sauce Cuso’s Smoky Garlic Buffalo Barbecue Rub Oil for frying Flour Honey Butter Chives Blue Cheese Dressing Buffalo Sauce Ribs Instructions Remove the membrane from the back of the ribs.  Coat...

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