World Famous Rendezvous Dry Ribs Recipes

CHARLIE VERGOS RENDEZVOUS' WORLD FAMOUS RENDEZVOUS DRY BBQ RIBS

Steps:

• Mix vinegar, water and seasoning together to make your basting sauce. Cook meat over direct heat on the grill, approximately 18-inches above fire. Coals should be at 325 degrees F to 350 degrees F. Start ribs bone side down, until bone side is golden brown. Baste 2 times with basting sauce then flip slab and cook meat side down until this side reaches a nice golden brown. The meat is ready when it is so hot that you cannot touch it with your fingers. That is approximately 30 minutes per side. Baste again and sprinkle with Rendezvous world famous seasoning and you are ready to serve. Rendezvous Seasoning Rub: Combine ingredients and set-aside. Recipe Source: Nick Vergos of Charlie Vergos Rendezvous restaurant, Memphis Tennessee, USA.

WORLD FAMOUS RENDEZVOUS DRY BBQ RIBS

Steps:

• Whisk together the vinegar, water and dry seasoning to make a basting sauce (seasoning rub posted in my other recipes).
• Set grill rack to 18 inches above the coals.
• Placing ribs curls/bones pointing down, cook ribs over direct heat at about 325F to 350F until the underside is golden (about 30 minutes), basting several times while cooking.
• Flip the ribs, and continue cooking, and basting, until golden brown (about another 30 minutes).
• Meat is done when it is so hot it burns your fingers to touch.
• Do a final baste, sprinkle with some more seasoning, and serve.

WILLINGHAM'S WORLD CHAMPION RIBS

Steps:

• Lay the ribs in a non-reactive pan and brush on both sides with the vinegar water mixture. Sprinkle with seasoning mix and rub with your fingertips, massaging it into the meat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.
• Start the grill, allowing it to reach a temperature of 250-degrees. Put the slabs in the grill. (If the grill is fitted with a rotisserie or carousel, attach the slabs to the apparatus.) Cook for 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 hours, turning the meat every 15 minutes (unless it is attached to a rotating apparatus). The ribs are done when the internal temperature of the meat reaches 180 degrees, when the ribs are flexible, when the meat is fork-tender, and when the ends of the bone extend about 3/8-inch below the meat.
• To serve, cut the slabs into individual bones or 3, 4, or 6-rib racks. Serve immediately with or without your favorite sauce.

THE RENDEZVOUS-STYLE RUB FOR RIBS

Steps:

• Mix all together.
• For my family, I whirl it in a coffee grinder for a second, as they object to the "whole" seeds.
• This makes about two cups--enough for about 12 pounds of ribs. (It is not meant to be a thick rub.).
• Add brown sugar if want a sweeter rub.