Kansas City style
Smoky, saucy ribs
Kansas City style refers to a regional approach to barbecue originating in Kansas City, Missouri, characterized by slow-smoked meats with a thick, sweet, tomato-based sauce.
The style applies to a wide variety of meats—beef, pork, chicken, and especially burnt ends from brisket.
More broadly, Kansas City style can describe anything done in the manner associated with the city, particularly its jazz tradition: Kansas City style swing.
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
- low and slowCooking with patience
- brisketLower chest of cattle
- burnt endsCubed smoked brisket tips
- smoke ringToroidal puff of fumes
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