Smoked Bone-In Short Rib Sandwich
This is the most monster of any sandwich that you’ll ever eat. In between a large mayo brushed hoagie roll lays a full bone-in smoked bbq short rib; layered with bread and butter pickles and crispy fried onions. Yes, a bone-in sandwich. Once ready to eat, that bone will slide out cleanly. This mammoth is enough for 2 giant servings. If you can eat this whole sandwich, then you are dare I say, a tubby. But that’s ok.To find this cut of beef will require you to go to a butcher counter. Call ahead of time. We will appreciate it. You will want to ask your butcher to cut you a full single bone short rib off a short rib plate. Some people call this a dino-cut short rib. You should also ask your butcher to remove the membrane on the bottom of the bone.
Equipment
- Spice grinder
- Electric Smoker
- mesquite wood chips
Ingredients
- 1 beef short rib dino rib cut; about 2 lbs
- 1 tbsp black and white peppercorns
- 1 tbsp fennel seed
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp sea salt
Sandwich
- 1 large hoagie bun or telera roll toasted
- bbq sauce
- mayonnaise
- bread and butter pickles
- crispy fried onions or shallots
Instructions
- Finely grind the whole spices together in a spice grinder. Mix in the garlic powder and salt.
- Rub the spice mixture all over the short rib. Place in the refrigerator uncovered for 24 hours. Remove from the refrigerator and let sit at room temp before smoking.
- Preheat your smoker to 250°. Place the short rib on the center rack, meat side up. Add in the wood chips.
- Smoke for 4 hours; replacing the wood chips when needed. The short rib will be ready when the meat feels like it will slide off the bone.
- Remove the rib from the smoker. Brush with bbq sauce.
Sandwich Assembly
- Brush both sides of the toasted hoagie bun with mayonnaise. On the top piece, add a mound of crispy fried onions or shallots. On the bottom piece, layer the bread and butter pickles.
- Place the short rib on the bun.
- Fold the top piece of the bun over. Take a picture; because nobody will believe what you just made. Then remove the bone and eat.
