Mouth-Watering “Fake” Boneless Pork Ribs
We love cooking and eating ribs at House of Q! We have worked very hard getting our cook plan mastered for pitmaster events but our pal Steve Waldron crafted a short-cook version. He sent us the recipe and we wanted to share with you this easy-to-do version for Fake Boneless Pork Ribs that you can cook in just over an hour. Call it a “cheater recipe” or simply ‘I don’t have the time today’ to fully smoke ribs… this is a good one to try!
Mouth-Watering “Fake” Boneless Pork Ribs
Ingredients
- 1 Pork tenderloin
- 2-4 TB House of Q Slow Smoke Gold BBQ Sauce
- 2-4 TB House of Q Competition Rib Rub
- 1 Cup Rock'n Red 2.0 BBQ Sauce or your choice of House of Q BBQ sauces
Instructions
- Start by removing any fat pockets or silver skin from a pork tenderloin. Once trimmed, set aside.
- In a clean container, dissolve the salt and sugar into the water. Add the trimmed pork and leave in a refrigerator for 4-8 hours.
- Once brined, remove the pork from the liquid and pat dry with a paper towel. Using a meat mallet, pound the tenderloin to even thickness about 1/2 inch thick or about the thickness of a rack of ribs. To help the meat to have an appearance like bone-in ribs, use a knife to partially slice through the meat on the short dimension (width) and repeat about every inch or so to give the meat a "rib look". Slather with House of Q Slow Smoke Gold BBQ Sauce then season both sides with House of Q Competition Rib Rub. Let the meat sit for 5-10 minutes while you prepare your grill for medium to high heat temperature, direct grilling. A gas grill works great but charcoal will provide more smoky flavour.
- Grill the "ribs" on each side flipping occasionally. Once they start to char a bit brush on BBQ sauce on both sides. We really like Rock'n Red 2.0, Five Star or even Apple Butter BBQ Sauce. Allow the sauce to caramelize onto the meat and even take on a little charring. Caution that they don't burn! You may want to reduce the cooking heat. Keep flipping and cooking the ribs until they reach 140 F internal temperature. Remove from the grill and let them rest. The last part is real easy…. slice em up and serve!
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I followed your recipe but I used my pellet smoker instead and they were absolutely delicious. I’ve smoked whole tenderloins, but this puts a different spin on them. Having the cuts in the meat allowed more smoke penetration.