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When served, they are usually chopped with a cleaver into chunks about 1 1/2 inch square. A strip trimmed from a slab of spares served with side dishes will fill a normal person. Prepare them the same as you would other rib cuts, but they will cook in 2 to 3 hours. Check this short video of a cook at Lem’s in Chi- cago chopping tips. Do not try this at home!
Riblets
Riblets are made by taking a slab of ribs and cutting them with a saw so the bones are only half as long as normal, perhaps 2 to 4 inches long. This is done to make smaller portions or to remove part of the curve of babybacks and produce a flatter slab.
Riblets are usually served as appetizers, though if you decide to offer them as a main course you can figure 10 to 12 riblets
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