Spice-Rubbed Smoked Beef Short Ribs

Name: Spice-Rubbed Smoked Beef Short Ribs
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1 rack beef chuck short ribs, bone-in (3 to 4 pounds [1.4 to 1.8 kg]); 2 tablespoons (36 g) kosher salt; 1 tablespoon (6 g) 16-mesh black pepper; 1 tablespoon (12 g) palm sugar or brown sugar; 1 tablespoon (12 g) palm sugar or brown sugar; 2 teaspoons ground coriander; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 teaspoon ground star anise; 1 tablespoon (9 g) lemongrass powder; 1 tablespoon (9 g) garlic powder; 1 tablespoon (7 g) onion powder; ¼ cup (56 g) coconut milk; 2 tablespoons (30 ml) fish sauce; 2 tablespoons (30 ml) dark soy sauce; 2 tablespoons (40 g) honey; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) lime juice; 1 teaspoon grated ginger; 1 clove garlic, minced; ½ cup (8 g) chopped cilantro; 2 limes, cut into 8 wedges; 1 tablespoon (3 g) toasted sesame seeds

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Asian Smoke

By Andrew Ho , Andrew Samia and Sean Wen

Published 2026

About

Yabba dabba dooooo! These are your classic, Fred Flintstone-approved, Texas smoked beef ribs, but we’ve amped up the flavor drastically by glazing them with coconut milk, fish sauce, honey, and lime juice. We highly recommend squeezing some fresh lime juice on the ribs before taking a bite for a little extra acidity to cut through the richness of the super marbled beef!

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Thailand
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