Indoor Barbecue Beef Short Ribs

Name: Indoor Barbecue Beef Short Ribs
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 4 cups, water; 3/4 cup, barbecue sauce, plus extra for serving; 2½ teaspoons, table salt, divided; 1/4 cup, liquid smoke; 1/2 teaspoon additional, liquid smoke; 1/4 cup, Worcestershire sauce; 5 tablespoons, packed brown sugar, divided; 2 tablespoons, instant espresso powder; 2 teaspoons, black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon, ground cloves; 6 pounds, bone-in English-style short ribs, bones 4 to 5 inches long, 1 to 1 1/2 inches of meat on top of bone, trimmed; 2 teaspoons, chili powder; 1/4 teaspoon, cayenne pepper (optional)

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2015

Main Courses

Beef

Could we get big, bold, smoky barbecue flavor in beef short ribs . . . in the oven?

SERVES4 to 6

TIME4¼ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To get the big, bold flavors and falling-off-the-bone texture of Texas-style barbecue without spending hours tending to a smoker, we bring the operation inside. Braising the ribs in a mixture of liquid smoke, barbecue sauce, Worcestershire ...

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