Veal Ribs - Baby Dino?

[DaveNH]

Heading out for the weekend tomorrow to visit family and got a request to bring a smoked turkey with us. So poking around the market for a bird and saw these pieces of veal breast. I thought..what the heck...lets see how they smoke up Look like Dinos, but not familiar with veal ribs. Figure to do a 3-2-1 on them.

I going to do some hamburgers on the grill for dinner, so a few ribs will be late night snack when no one is looking .


Here's what they look like. They did slice the meat for a stuffing pocket, but things should hold together.




Seasoned with some italian seasonings and CBP.




1.5 hrs, smoker temp is 235, using cherry wood. Mopped with a mix of apple juice, little brown sugar and a pinch of cajun seasonings.



More as it goes :)

[Kingudaroad]

Looks like a brisket. I hope it gets tender enough for you in 6 hours. Lookin forward to the finish.

[Texas-Hunter]

Never seen them in the stores here.. I will be keeping a eye on this..

[Slanted88]

Never seen one at the store, now ya got me seein how it shakes out!

[erain]

this a first here too... never seen them before, will be watchin this one!

[DaveNH]

Looks like a brisket. I hope it gets tender enough for you in 6 hours. Lookin forward to the finish.

It was definitely attached to some rib bones..lol. Had to pull off a very tough membrane.

Here's one going into the foil :)

[Bassman]

Like the others, I've never heard of it. Sure looks good, though.

[Capt Dan]

Kinda like short ribs with a cap on it! Can't wait to see the finished pics and review! Looks awesome so far.

[wutang]

That last pic has some nice pullback from the bone. I am looking forward the final results.

[DaveNH]

All finished :).

They came out very tender and juicy. Pretty big ribs, 4 bones to this piece. The flavor was just ok for me, little bland, not as good as a pork or beef rib. I bet they would do better with a marinade. I guess the little guys need to grow some more before the beefy flavor kicks in

Anyway, they will make a nice rib sandwich tomorrow with a little bbq sauce .

I've seen them a few times before at this market and it was gnawing at me to give them a try, so I got that outta the system .

Here's a few finished pics :).







Thanks for watching the experiment .

[wutang]

Well they certainly look good. Points for trying something new. Good job.

[cowgirl]

Wow Dave...they looks tasty!! Very nice!

[irishteabear]

Looks good. points for trying something new.

Would you do them again?

[Texas-Hunter]

Nice smoke ring, looks very moist too... Maybe marinade in some beef stock to give it more flavor like the bigger bovine..

[curious aardvark]

looks like the joint we call 'thick rib'. Probably the tastiest beef joint you can get - but requires long slow cooking. So Ideally suited to smoking.
Great job on that too !
I'm salivating :-)