Name: Simple Smoked Beef Short Ribs
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 6 (4- or 5-inch-long) beef short ribs; Barbecue sauce, for serving; 1 cup prepared yellow mustard; 1/4 cup dill pickle juice; 1/4 cup red wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 teaspoon granulated garlic; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 2 tablespoons sea salt; 2 tablespoons coarse or restaurant grind black pepper; 1 tablespoon granulated garlic; 2 teaspoons white cane sugar

Simple Smoked Beef Short RibsJonathan Chester, Extreme Images

This simple recipe did not take the blue ribbon at any barbecue contest. It did come in third—by 2 points…in the Anything Butt Brisket category. In that category, you could barbecue anything but brisket and sirloin. Chef Paul chose to do beef short ribs, and almost everybody said he didn't have a chance of winning or even placing because he was going up against beef tenderloin, rib-eyes, T-bones, and porterhouse steaks. What did they know?!

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