Smoked Gochujang Pork Ribs Recipe :: The Meatwave

Ingredients

• For the Sauce
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup diced onion (about 1 small)
• 2 tablespoons finely minced garlic (about 6 medium cloves)
• 2 tablespoons finely minced ginger
• 1 cup ketchup
• 2/3 cup gochujang
• 1/2 cup rice vinegar
• 1/3 cup Korean sweet rice syrup
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon gochugaru
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• Kosher salt, to taste
• For the Rub
• 2/3 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons gochugaru
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon ginger powder
• 2 racks St Louis cut pork ribs
• 2 fist-sized chunks of light smoking wood, such as cherry or apple
• 4 scallions, thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons toasted sesame seed