Angela Davis is a chef and recipe developer from Detroit known as The Kitchenista, and she’s got a message for y’all.
In a social media post this weekend she dropped some facts about ribs. Aware that many of us “Boil to get tender, finish on the grill, add sauce”, she wants to go on the record to say that’s not acceptable. And maybe you’ve always done it that way and don’t want to change… But if you know anything about how boiling meat in water works, you may need to consider a new method.
Davis sums it up perfectly, saying:
“All the flavour of the meat is just going into the water. You just made pork stock. Congratulations.”
photo of Angela Davis courtesy of The Kitchn
“Rule number one is we don’t boil the ribs. If I come to your cookout and you boiled the ribs I no longer respect you. Ribs are meant to be smoked.” Around here we listen to The Kitchenista. She knows what she’s talking about. Check out this interview with her from The Kitchn.
No way those brontosaurus ribs were boiled.
You can find an overview of her methods for ribs on TikTok and, we definitely recommend you subscribe to the Kitchenista Patreon for all of her incredible recipes.
Have a great weekend, and whatever you do – please don’t boil those ribs!