Gaucho-Style Beef Ribs

Visit the iconic Brazilian steak house Fogo de Chão (with branches throughout Brazil and North America), and the first thing you’ll see is the namesake campfire with racks of ribs roasting on upright metal stakes around it. (You can read more about Fogo de Chão here.) That’s the traditional way to cook beef ribs gaucho (Brazilian cowboy) style, and if you have a big enough backyard and several hours to do the cooking, you’ll find instructions below on how to do it. But excellent Brazilian b