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From the Lakeshire Farm Kitchen
Smoked Beef Short Ribs
Beef short ribs rubbed with coffee and chili, then smoked low and slow until the meat pulls clean off the bone.
✦ High Protein♥ Iron Rich❀ Low Carb✿ Big Batch
Prep 20 min Cook 6 hr Serves 4 – 6
Ingredients
The Ribs
- ✦4 Lakeshire beef short ribs (bone-in)
- ✦2 tbsp yellow mustard
- ✦Coarse salt
Coffee-Chili Rub
- ✦2 tbsp brown sugar
- ✦1 tbsp ground coffee
- ✦1 tbsp smoked paprika
- ✦2 tsp chili powder
- ✦2 tsp cracked pepper
- ✦1 tsp garlic powder
For the Grill
- ✦Oak or hickory wood
- ✦Apple cider in a spray bottle
Instructions
- 1
Rub. Coat the ribs with a thin layer of mustard, then pack on the salt and coffee-chili rub. Let them sit while the smoker heats.
- 2
Heat. Set the smoker or a covered grill to 250F with oak or hickory for smoke.
- 3
Smoke. Smoke bone-side down about 3 hours, spritzing with cider each hour once the bark sets.
- 4
Wrap. Wrap in foil or butcher paper and cook until the meat reads 203F and probes like butter, 2 to 3 more hours.
- 5
Rest. Rest wrapped for 30 minutes, then slice between the bones and serve.
Nutrition
| Approx · Per Serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | ~640 |
| Protein | ~46 g |
| Fat | ~48 g |
| Carbs | ~6 g |
| Sodium | ~520 mg |
Estimated values · High in Protein, Iron & Zinc
Pro Tips
- ✦Low and slow is the whole game. Pull them only when a probe slides in with no resistance.
- ✦No smoker? Bank coals to one side of a covered grill and add a foil packet of soaked wood chips.
- ✦Save the rendered fat and trimmings for the best pot of baked beans you will ever make.
Raised Right · Smoked Low & Slow
