Smoked Pastrami Beef Short Ribs Recipe :: The Meatwave

Ingredients

• For the Cure
• 1/3 cup Kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon packed dark brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated garlic
• 1 teaspoon pink curing salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground bay leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 rack beef short ribs (about 3lbs), membrane removed and hard fat cap trimmed to 1/8 inch
• For the Rub
• 3 tablespoons coarsely ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons coarsely ground coriander
• 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
• 1-2 fist-size chunks of medium smoking wood, such as oak or hickory
• 1/2 cup water