Texas Pitmasters Blind-Taste Oven-Baked Ribs with a Fake Smoke Ring
Chris Young uses food science — liquid smoke chemistry, curing salts for a fake smoke ring, and a DIY smoke distillation setup — to create smokerless smoked ribs baked entirely in a home oven. He then serves them blind to legendary Austin pitmasters at Leroy & Lewis (#2 in Texas) and YouTuber Joshua Weissman to see if they pass. A fascinating deep-dive for apartment dwellers and BBQ nerds alike.
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by Chris Young
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🧾 Ingredients
- 1St. Louis cut spare ribs
- 2smoked salt (oak)
- 3coarse ground black pepper
- 4Insta Cure (curing salt / pink curing salt)
- 5liquid smoke
- 6apple cider vinegar
- 7pork stock
- 8jalapeno pickle juice
- 9Everclear 151 proof
- 10wood chips (oak)
- 11water
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