Rib Fingers is meat cut out from in between the ribs. You get strips of rib meat that can be cooked in various ways. In this recipe we’re smoking them in the offset smoker, and then caramelize at the end. Yummy snacks!
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs Iberico Rib Fingers
- 4 tbsp Pork Rub
- 2 tbsp Sumac
- 6 tbsp dark syrup (treacle or molasses)
Sides/dip
- 6 tbsp sriracha mayo
- 6 tbsp fried onions
Instructions
Phase I – smoke
- Fire up your grill, prepare it for indirect grilling. Have it running at 110-130° C / 230° – 265° F. Use the snake method if you’re using a kettle grill, or even better, a Slow ‘N Sear.
- Place the meat strips on a cutting board. Mix the rub and the sumac in a small bowl or jar. Sprinkle an even layer of the rub mix on all of them. Make sure you turn them and cover all sides.
- Once the grill or smoker is up to temp: place all the meat strips on the grill grates, on the cooler side. Leave some space in between each strip. Smoke them like this for 40-45 minutes.
Phase II – caramelize
- Now it's time to crank up the heat at bit in your grill/smoker.
- Apply the dark syrup on all rib fingers. I use a squeeze bottle for this. I don't go overboard on the sugar, but that's all up to personal preference.
- Now grill the meat over direct heat, watching the rib fingers closely so they don't get burnt. This only takes a minute or two.
- Remove meat from the grill, let it cool off for a bit, then serve with suggested sides.
Where can you source the iberico rib fingers
Hi Bern! Good question. I live in Sweden and there’s a store in Stockholm that provides them, SouthSideBBQ.se. Depending on where in the world you live, that may or may not help you.
Cheers, Henrik