How to learn the skills of choosing ribs?

When buying ribs, don't just pick a lot of meat. Keep five points in mind and easily pick out fresh and good ribs.

First: the types of ribs.

Pork ribs are the general term for pork ribs. Pork ribs can be divided into front row and back row as a whole. In the front row are four ribs next to the pig's front leg. Compared with the back row, the bones in the front row are more brittle, the meat is thinner than the back row, the meat is tender and easy to be boned. So if we use it to roast whole ribs or braised ribs, we suggest using the front row. If we use the back row, it is easy to cause the taste to fade and it is not convenient to chew.

Compared with the front row, the meat in the back row is thicker and chewy, and there is more bone marrow in the bones in the back row, which is still good for our health, so if we stew ribs soup, the back row is better.

Second: the color of ribs.

Whether we buy ribs or meat, we all want to choose fresh ones. The meat on fresh ribs should be red with white and bright. Stale ribs are too dark or too white. Such ribs will be stored for a long time, so it is recommended not to buy them.

Third: smell it.

The smell also represents whether the ribs are fresh. Many friends say how to judge the smell. Most meat or ribs have a fishy smell, which is very unpleasant. In fact, fresh ribs have normal meat flavor, but if the ribs are stored for a long time or deteriorate due to improper storage, such ribs will have a strange or sour smell, which is harmful to our health.

Fourth: touch the surface of the ribs.

When buying ribs, touch the surface of the ribs. It feels smooth and tender, so the ribs are fresh. On the contrary, if the surface of the ribs is sticky, especially easy to get dirty, then the ribs may have gone bad. It is recommended not to buy it.

Fifth, the toughness of ribs.

When buying ribs, you can press the meat on the ribs with your fingers. If it bounces back quickly after pressing, it is fresh ribs. If you don't rebound after pressing, it won't be fresh, even if it's cheap, you won't buy it.