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Smoked Short Ribs, Butternut Squash Puree & Gremolata

Ingredients
    Short Ribs:
  • 1 Rack beef short ribs
  • 1 tbsp Olive oil
  • 2 tbsp A&O Uncle Beef Braai Seasoning
  • 1/2 cup Red wine
  • 1/2 cup Apple cider vinegar
  • Smoked Butternut Squash Puree:
  • 1 Butternut Squash
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 1-2 tbsp A&O Garlic butter seasoning
  • Gremolata:
  • 1 Bunch flat leaf parsley (finely chopped)
  • 2 clove Garlic (finely chopped)
  • 1 Lemon (zest)
  • 1/2 Lemon (juice)
  • 1/2 cup Olive oil
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
Instructions
    1. Trim most of the fat and silver skin from the beef rib
    2. Coat ribs in olive oil to help the rub bind
    3. Apply a generous amount of rub to the ribs
    4. Get your smoker up to 250-275°F using a couple of oak whisky barrel chunks for smoking
    5. Place ribs on the smoker bone side down
    6. Smoke for between 6 - 10 hours between 250° - 275°F
    7. Add the red wine and apple cider vinegar to a spray bottle. Spritz the ribs after two hours. Then repeat every hour
    8. Cut butternut squash in half lengthwise and remove the seeds
    9. Apply a generous amount of garlic butter seasoning and the butter to butternut squash
    10. Add butternut squash to the smoker flesh side up and smoke for 2-3hrs
    11. Remove the ribs from the smoker when probe tender (between 200- 207°F) and rest for at least 30 minutes. If you need to rest longer, wrap in foil or butcher paper and leave to rest wrapped in towels in a cooler
    12. Add all the Gremolata ingredients to a bowl and combine. Adjust sharpness, seasoning and constancy to your liking
    13. When the butternut squash is tender remove from the smoker, scoop the flesh/butter into a food processor and blitz until smooth
    14. Slice the ribs and serve on the smoked butternut squash puree with a generous helping of Gremolata