Christmas Eve Standing Rib Roast (Pron)

Picked up this Rib Roast at Safeway...


Made a paste in the Magic Bullet with garlic and a little EVOO


Here it is all spiced up..the paste, fresh cracked black pepper, kosher salt and some dried Rosemary (the store was out of fresh) :icon_smil


Here it is in the FEC


And here it is after 4 hours at 250


I should have kept a closer eye on it at this point...next time I looked at the 5.5 hour mark, internal temp was at 135:shock: I wanted to get a crisper outer surface, so I cranked up the FEC to 424..I only let it stay in for about half an hour...was afraid I was going to ruin it.


And here is a couple of sliced shots...I know, its a little over done for my liking too:icon_sad



Lessons learned:
1. Keep an eye on internal temps
2. I had the hopper in the FEC filled with hickory, didn't have any mesquite. I had lots of cherry and apple pellets. Should have use them due to hickory really put alot of smoke flavor in the roast. Next time I'll ensure I have some mesquite available.
3. Would have liked to have fresh Rosemary, will hit the store up sooner next time.

Merry Christmas Brethren!

NorthwestBBQ said:

Hey teamwhidbey, do you compete? Are you familiar with the PNWBA?

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Haven't competed (yet):-D I am familiar with the PNWBA, I have thier webpage saved in my "favorites" folder, I check it out time to time to see if there are any updates (PRON).

NorthwestBBQ said:

This is the place for PRON. The PNWBA is hibernating until our first contest in April next year at the Pike Place Market in Seattle. I would love to see you there and show you what competition BBQ is like.

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Hey, I'll remind you of that in April...would really like to get my feet wet.:icon_wink