Cheater Crown

[SirPorkaLot]

Backstory:

A Crown Roast (or Rack) of Pork is a traditional holiday preparation using the whole bone-in pork loin roast.
The pork loin gets formed into a circle, with the Rib tips up, and the bones get frenched. Stuffing is baked in the center.

Typical version (Not my photo)

You can have your butcher prepare one for you or you can do it yourself. It can be pricey.

Cheater Crown Roast:
Since loin back ribs (aka baby back) are basically the same thing, minus the loin, you can make a inexpensive version from a rack of ribs. [emoji6]

The photos below show the progression from rack of ribs to crown rack of pork ribs.

Slice partially in between the ribs on membrane side, I leave the membrane on in this preparation.

Rolled into a circle and toothpicks holding it together while I tie it and season it.

Next step is to stuff it. I used an Apple, Pecan stuffing recipe from Tyler Florence.

The ribs were seasoned with Q-Salt and were cooked at 250F for about 3.5 hours with red oak and cherry on my Shirley offset.

Resting

On the plate with smashed cauliflower

 

[Mike Twangzer]

That's not cheatin' .... That's ingenuity and mighty fine at that !!!!

 

[Titch]

The Royals would be very pleased, looks very good

 

[halfcocked]

Beautifully delicious. Congrats.

 

[thirdeye]

Purdy. Did you put a bottom under the dressing? I've used a stainless pie pan as a shield.

 

[SirPorkaLot]

Purdy. Did you put a bottom under the dressing? I've used a stainless pie pan as a shield.

I used foil under it while stuffing, used the foil to slide onto smoker and then slid foil out

 

[Stingerhook]

Now I'm extremely hungry John.

 

[thirdeye]

I used foil under it while stuffing, used the foil to slide onto smoker and then slid foil out

It certainly looks wonderful!

 

[Mike in Roseville]

What's the saying? If you ain't cheatin', you ain't trying? :-D

Seriously, it looks fantastic! That one will inspire a few people here (including "yours truly").

 

[SirPorkaLot]

This can be stuffed with about anything.
Peppers and onions is a good one too

 

[jzadski]

Who needs Frenched bones when it looks that delicious. Great cook

 

[TropicDad]

That is beautiful, gotta try it!

 

[Grain Belt]

Oh hell yes!!!

 

[Mikhail]

That's incredible. Exceptionally creative!

I love a pork loin like that but I smoke it whole, like a rack of lamb.

 

[WilliamKY]

Beautiful cook. I gotta try this.

 

[SirPorkaLot]

That is beautiful, gotta try it!

Do it!!
Thanks

 

[SirPorkaLot]

Beautiful cook. I gotta try this.

It’s so easy, you gotta

 

[ShadowDriver]

Wow, that looks good.

Great idea on the rack to the crown transformation.

 

[ronbrad62]

That is unique and ingenious. I agree that there will be a lot of brethren putting that on their menu. Nicely done, John.

 

[tom b]

"food art" and on my to do list