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Smoking Ribs on the 18.5" Weber Smokey Mountain Smoker - WSM

Father's Day 2019 - Min Hing Restaurant - Rolling Meadows, IL

The place was packed 

 We ordered Dim Sum for lunch

 Har Gow (Shrimp Dumplings)

 Shrimp Spring Rolls

 BBQ Pork Buns

 Beef Chow Fun (Rice Noodles)

 Pork Spring Rolls

 Shrimp Cheung Fun (Rice Noodles)

 Tofu Skin Wrapped Pork

 Sesame Balls

 Jelly Fish (Cold Dish)

 Fried Taro

 Glutenous Rice in Lotus Leaf

Short Ribs

An overview of just part of our table

My family and I went to Min Hing in Rolling Meadows for Father's Day lunch.  They open at 10 AM and we got there a little after 10:30 AM.  The place was packed!  We got a number (#19) and waited perhaps around 45 minutes to get a table.

Food was great as usual.  Atmosphere was noisy as usual.  Min Hing has been recognized by the Michelin Guide for four years in a row so they are quite popular.  Worth checking out if you are in the area.

Baby Back Ribs and Pork Butt on the WSM Smokers

I made baby back ribs for my sister's family when they came to visit us and today I'm making pulled pork for my niece and future nephew-in-law!

I smoked the ribs on the 18.5" Weber Smokey Mountain (WSM) and the 15 lbs of pork butt on the 22.5" WSM.

The meats were purchased from Costco this time and I'd have to say that their meat tends to work best in my smokers.  The local grocery store just doesn't seem to have the same quality!

Sausage Omelette and Pancakes - Walker Brothers

My sister's family took me out to Walker Brother's for breakfast after we all went fishing in the morning!

I've been to a Walker Brothers in the past and it was good then as it was this time.  The food tends to be a bit expensive in my opinion, but the quality makes up for it.  The sausage omelet was huge and very good!  While only 3 eggs, they really whip that thing up to make it big.  The pancakes were excellent as well.  Yes, that's a huge amount of butter next to the pancakes!

Well worth going if you want decent breakfast food!

Ribs and Pulled Pork on the 18.5" WSM In The Rain

A little bit of rain won't stop the smoking!! Moved the 18.5" WSM under the umbrella.

Pork Butt on the middle grate, ribs on the upper grate. On the smoker at 6:40 AM. Doing 3-2-0.5 today for the ribs. The butt is cut in half (as I usually do) to speed up the cook for pulled pork.

Temp is monitored with two ThermoWorks Smoke units. Two probes in each half of the butt and one in one slab of the ribs (yeah, no need, but I like watching the temp anyway!)

Hoping for ribs for lunch and pulled pork for whenever it's done!
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After just 1 hour and 20 minutes, you can see how much the ribs have already started to shrink!  Compare this image below with the image above.

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The finished ribs below... These finished up a lot faster than I thought they would.  I ended up doing 2.5 hour and then 1.5 hours sauced and wrapped.  I did not bother with tightening them up again back on the grate.  They turned out great for St Louis Ribs with its rib tips.  Still, my wife prefers baby back ribs since they are less fatty, but I was ok with these ribs!  Decent "pull back" on the bones too.  A bit longer and it would have been better, but I was hungry.  What can I say...

The pulled pork is still in the smoker; however, one of the halves is already well past its doneness at 208 degrees internal.  The other half is only at 197 degrees, so I thought I'd just wait and take them both out when the other hits 202 or 203 degrees.  They are both wrapped in the same foil pan, so I really can't take just one out.  No big deal.  I'm sure they will be good anyway if the ribs are any indication!!