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- BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT RIBS
-
- This section contains 7 ribs (6-12)
- with muscles second only to the Loin
- in tenderness. Known as Prime Rib.
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- BACK RIBS
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- Narrow strips of 7 short flat bones
- connected with small amount of meat.
- Cut from rib section near back bone.
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- BARBEQUE RIBS
-
- Long meaty bones with one irregular
- end. This is cut when rib section is
- used for boneless steaks or roasts.
-
- a.k.a. Beef Backs, Spareribs, Beef
- Ribs
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- CAP MEAT
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- Separates rib eye muscle from outside
- fat in Chuck end of rib section. May
- be included as part of Standing Rib
- Roasts or removed and used for Rib
- Lifters, ground beef, or stew meat.
-
- a.k.a. Rib Cover, Rib Cap
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- CLUB STEAK
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- ╛ to 1 inch steak cut from small end
- of the Rib end of the short loin.
- Contains strip loin muscle covered
- with outside layer of fat; it may
- contain part of the rib and back
- bones.
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- ENGLISH SHORT RIBS
-
- 5-6 inch lengths of rib bones with
- alternating lean and fat layers
- attached.
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- 1st - 5th STANDING RIB ROAST
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- Cut from small end of section near
- the short loin. This cut is a little
- bit better than 6th-7th Standing Rib
- Roast near the chuck end.
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- RIB EYE ROAST, STEAK
-
- Boneless tender eye muscle of the
- Prime Rib section with all else
- removed. Entire muscle weighs from
- 10 to 12 pounds. Steaks are thinner
- cut and have a lot of fat.
-
- a.k.a. Market Roast, Spencer Roast
- also
- Market Filet, Spencer Steak, Rib
- Filet Steak
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- RIB LIFTERS
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- Narrow boneless elongated pieces of
- cap meat usually 1 - 2 inches thick.
- Coarse textured meat is less tender
- than Rib Eye muscle.
-
- a.k.a. Braising Strips, Boneless
- Short Ribs, Market Tops
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- RIB STEAK
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- Cut to include bone and muscle, and
- may include Rib Lifters is cut from
- the larger chuck end. Same as the
- Club Steak which is cut from the
- short loin end.
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- 7-INCH STANDING RIB ROAST (10 INCH)
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- The 7-inch version has the short ribs
- removed whereas the 10 inch version
- includes them.
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