Smoked Beef Short Ribs

Name: Smoked Beef Short Ribs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2-1/2 pounds bone-in beef short ribs; 3 tablespoons yellow mustard; 1 tablespoon kosher salt; 1 tablespoon coarsely ground pepper; 2 teaspoons garlic powder

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Cook: 5 hours.

Yield 4 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

These smoked beef short ribs will be a standout at any cookout. The nice part? You only need four ingredients, which you likely have in your kitchen, to make this recipe.

Ingredients

2-1/2 pounds bone-in beef short ribs
3 tablespoons yellow mustard
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon coarsely ground pepper
2 teaspoons garlic powder

Directions

Brush mustard over all sides of ribs. Combine salt, pepper and garlic powder; rub over beef.
Preheat smoker to 225°. Add wood chips or pellets to smoker according to manufacturer’s directions. Place ribs in smoker bone side down. Smoke for 3 hours.
Wrap ribs in butcher paper; return to smoker bone side down. Smoke until a thermometer inserted in beef reads 200°-205° and meat is very tender, 2-3 hours. Remove from the smoker.

Nutrition Facts

3 ounces cooked beef: 236 calories, 14g fat (6g saturated fat), 69mg cholesterol, 1609mg sodium, 3g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 1g fiber), 24g protein.

A bold mustard-and-spice rub mellows to perfection in the smoker, yielding ribs with a crisp "bark" and a classic smoked pink ring under the crust. Wrap the ribs in butcher paper for the final hours in the smoker. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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