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Country-style ribs are not really ribs either, they are pork chops. They are meatier and less fatty than real ribs and al- though you might find a real rib bone or two in a tray of coun- try-style ribs, it’s more than likely that you will find a section of shoulder blade. Country-style ribs are cut from the front end of the babybacks near the shoulder. Depending on how they are cut, a serving will be one or two chops. Country-style ribs respond well to brining before cooking. Photo courtesy of Scott Thomas, GrillinFools.com.
Rib Chops
Rib chops are pork chops cut from the long tubular loin mus- cle (longissimus dorsi) that runs along the back of the hog and sits on top of the babyback ribs. If you remove the chine and rib bones you get boneless pork loin and babybacks. They are often sold boneless, and they are, in fact, usually what you get when you buy pork chops.
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