Also Known As: Beef Rib Back Ribs; Beef Riblets; Beef Ribs; Finger Ribs; Rib Bones
A great value and beef’s signature ribs for the BBQ, this flavorful cut is great with a dry rub on the grill or smoker.
Flanken ribs are thin, cross-cut slices of beef with small sections of bone, best suited for fast cooking methods like grilling or pan-frying.
They come from the short plate primal cut, which is located directly below the rib primal on a cow, meaning these ribs have loads of flavor long before they hit the smoker.
Beef short ribs are a cut of beef that comes from the chuck, plate, rib, or brisket section of a cow. They earned their name because they contain “short” pieces of rib bones encased in meat. While they offer less meat than steak, they have more meat than other beef rib varieties.
