How Long To Cook Turkey Ribs In Oven

Desire an unusual cut of poultry that offers a healthier alternative to classic BBQ ribs? Notice out everything you demand to know with our turkey rib recipe and meat guide.

What are turkey ribs?
Turkey ribs vs turkey tips
Where can I buy turkey ribs?
How to make turkey BBQ rub
Grilled Turkey Ribs

We're all BBQ rib addicts here, only we'll exist the first to admit that solar day after twenty-four hours of tiresome smoked pork or beef ribs isn't the best thing for you lot.

Enter turkey ribs. This unique cut of white meat is cooked low and slow to satisfy your rib craving, but without as much of the fat or grease that other classic cuts of rib often provide.

In today'due south guide, we're going to accept a look at turkey ribs, how to set up them, and the all-time way to grill them. Let's go into information technology!

close up of turkey ribs from kuck farms — Photo: Kuck Farms

What are turkey ribs?

Despite the name, turkey ribs are non actually ribs. Instead, they come from the shoulder of the bird. They're chosen turkey ribs because they have a similar taste and texture to pork ribs, but take less fat and gristle. This makes them a healthier selection while still retaining everything that makes barbecue ribs so delicious.

Unlike regular cuts of turkey, these ribs are easier to keep tender and juicy because they're attached to the os. A big struggle with whole turkeys is stopping the bird from drying out, but ribs are neat at keeping moist throughout smoking.

Turkey ribs vs turkey tips

While turkey ribs come from a trimmed role of the shoulder area of the bird, turkey tips are something else entirely. They're small-scale bite-sized pieces of white turkey meat that are heavily marinated before grilled. They often use turkey thigh meat because it's the juiciest and can provide a texture most similar to sirloin steak tips.

Where can I buy turkey ribs?

Turkey ribs are hard to find, and information technology is unlikely that your local supermarket or butcher will sell them. It's e'er worth asking all the same. Some butchers might be willing to trim downward a cutting of turkey shoulder to give y'all ribs.

Your best bet is to go online. The added benefit is that they should come prepared, set up to be thrown on the grill. These sometimes also come up as pre-cooked, meaning you just need to heat and sear them on the grill without worrying about meat safety.

Both TK Gourmet and Kuck Farms in North America sell turkey ribs online. They're deadening cooked in vacuum-sealed packs, keeping the flavor locked in.

Our recipe uses pre-cooked ribs bought online. If you are using raw meat, you lot will need to cook them longer, just like y'all would with grilled babe back ribs.

How to make turkey BBQ rub

Our rub is an accommodation of a unproblematic BBQ rub from The Bandbox that we've used for whole turkeys in the past. It's a basic recipe that adds a touch on of rut without dominating the delicate white meat. Y'all can tweak the amount of cayenne in it if you lot'd like a bit more spice, but be careful not to overwhelm the natural flavors of the bird and smoke.

The ingredients for our rub are:

¼ cup kosher common salt
2 tablespoons onion powder
2 tablespoons paprika
1 tablespoon ground oregano
1 tablespoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
ane teaspoon stale thyme

Thoroughly combine all the ingredients in a minor mixing bowl and you're good to go. But rub the mix over each rib generously. Endeavor to piece of work it into into and under the turkey peel where possible. I recommend using rubber gloves to stop the cayenne or paprika getting in your optics or irritating your skin.

In one case done, wrap the ribs in plastic and transfer to the fridge. Leave for one hour to allow the rub to do its work before removing from the fridge when you're ready to grill.

Grilled Turkey Ribs

The all-time low and slow turkey ribs. Tender and moist, they're the perfect finger lickin' alternative to regular BBQ ribs.

Course Appetizer, Master Course, Side Dish

Cuisine American, BBQ

Prep Fourth dimension 1 hour

Cook Time 10 minutes

Full Time 1 hour ten minutes

Servings 4

grill thermometer

five lbs turkey ribs
1 loving cup BBQ sauce

BBQ rub

¼ cup kosher salt
2 tbsp onion powder
ii tbsp smoked paprika not smoked
1 tbsp ground oregano
ane tbsp garlic powder
2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp dried thyme

Wash turkey ribs nether cold water. Trim off whatsoever excess fat and cut into serving-sized pieces.
Transfer all rub ingredients to a small bowl. Combine thoroughly.
Apply BBQ rub to each turkey rib, roofing all sides. Cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for ane hr.
Oestrus upward grill to medium rut (virtually 350°F/175°C). Utilise a grill thermometer to gauge temperature.
Once your grill has reached target temperature, place turkey ribs on grill grates. Grill for two-3 minutes on each side.
Apply BBQ sauce to each rib on both sides. Grill for a further ane-2 minutes.
Serve and savor immediately.

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