Big Poppa's Rib Snacks Recipe
These snacks are like chicken nuggets, but pork, and bone-in! A great appetizer for watching the game. Have your butcher cut a rack of ribs lengthwise across the bones into pork riblets about 1 1/2 to 2 inches wide and the length of the rack.
Special Tools
- foil pan
Ingredients
- 3 pounds pork short ribs, cut crosswise into 1 1/2-inch-wide riblets membrane removed
- 3 tablespoons Big Poppa’s Sweet Money Seasoning plus some for finishing
- 3 tablespoons Big Poppa’s Sweet Money Hot Seasoning plus some for finishing
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter cut in small pieces
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup Granny’s BBQ Sauce plus some for finishing
Method
- Preheat your smoker to 275°F.
- Season the pork riblets all over with the Big Poppa’s Sweet Money Seasoning and the Big Poppy's Sweet Money Hot Seasoning, ensuring an even coating on all sides.
- Place the seasoned riblets in the preheated smoker and smoke them until they are about 80% cooked (they should have an internal temperature of about 170ºF), about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Remove the partially cooked ribs from the smoker to a cutting board. Carefully cut them between the bones into rib nuggets. Place the nuggets in a foil pan.
- Scatter the butter pieces over the ribs, scatter on the brown sugar, and then drizzle on the honey and Granny’s BBQ Sauce evenly over the top. Finish with a dusting of Big Poppa’s Sweet Money Seasoning for an extra burst of flavor.
- Gently mix all the ingredients together in the foil pan to ensure the nuggets are evenly coated. Cover tightly with foil.
- Place the covered pan back in the smoker and cook until the nuggets are nice and tender (the internal temperature should be about 208°F), about 1 hour. (You could do this final cooking in a regular oven if you like, since the meat won't pick up any more smoke in the covered pan.)
- Once the nuggets are fully cooked and tender, remove them from the smoker. Transfer the nuggets to a platter, building them into a mound and brushing with additional Granny’s BBQ Sauce and a dusting of Big Poppa’s Sweet Money Hot Seasoning.
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