Are beef back ribs fatty?

(M) #1

Or are just the short ribs fatty? I get conflicting information online.

(Mike W.) #2

Yes.

#3

They both are. I think the short ones are fattier, but maybe that can vary. The fattiest are country style ribs, which are not actual ribs, but a part of the shoulder.

(M) #4

Thanks. I’m going to try cutting 2 pieces worth of ribs to have along side my salmon.
I don’t want to cook a lot of something I’m unsure of. I need to do it in an oven.
How is the best way to go about this? Being 2 ribs (although they are quite large, again beef ribs were talking about) they won’t take as long as a rack. Should I put them in foil and enclose them, or cook them uncovered in a dish? I want them to crisp on top and I don’t want to lose the fat.
I do not want chewy or steamed meat. Also, I’m thinking being 2 ribs they’d be done quick… like in an hour, but what temperature to do it at I don’t know. Basically I want 2 tender crispy ribs done as quick as possible. Any help is much appreciated!

#5

If you want crisp and want the fat, put them in an oven proof container. I can’t tell you how long to cook them, because I don’t know what exactly you like and I don’t know the bone versus meat ratio. Just check on them after half an hour. See how they look. The slower you cook them, the more tender they are. Anywhere between 200 and 320 degrees. At 200 they will be the most tender, but you may be checking on them several times. Salt them if you can, just a little anyway. It make a big difference in final flavor. Me, I much prefer pork ribs.

(M) #6

Another question - are bison ribs a fatty cut cut? I have read bison have little fat. It’s hard for me to tell by looking at pictures.

#7

Bison is lean.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #8

Here’s a useful site for finding out this sort of thing:

Food Data Central

(M) #9

I don’t see anything on there about bison short or beef ribs. Also, grass fed would differ quite a bit . There listing for grass fed ground bison is fattier than most of what I’ve seen listed on the internet.

#10

All of this also depends on how the butcher cuts it. Currently it’s fashionable to trim away all the fat. but no, Bison is not fatty by any stretch of the imagination. I used to eat it a lot - in a previous life, lol.