Grilled Beef Ribs with Charred Vegetables

To cook these ribs indoors, brown them in a 12″ cast-iron skillet and then roast them in a 350° oven until the meat is tender.

  • Serves

    serves 4

  • Time

    3 hours

Ingredients

  • 1 (5-lb.) rack beef short ribs
  • Kosher salt and coarsley ground black pepper, to taste
  • 5 small yellow onions
  • 3 large red bell peppers
  • 3 medium sweet potatoes
  • 3 tbsp. olive oil
  • 3 tbsp. red wine vinegar

Instructions

Step 1

Heat a charcoal or woodburning grill or set a gas grill to medium-high. Push coals to one side or turn off one burner on a gas grill to create an indirect grilling zone. Season ribs with salt and pepper; grill over direct heat, turning as needed, until slightly charred, 12–15 minutes. Transfer ribs to indirect heat and close lid; cook until meat is tender when pierced with a knife, 2 1⁄2–3 hours, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of meat reads 130°, for medium-rare.

Step 2

When ribs are almost cooked, bury vegetables in coals; cook until charred and cooked through, about 35 minutes for onions, 20 minutes for peppers, and 1 hour and 15 minutes for potatoes. To serve, peel and halve onions. Peel, seed, and slice peppers; transfer to a bowl and stir in oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Halve potatoes.
  1. Heat a charcoal or woodburning grill or set a gas grill to medium-high. Push coals to one side or turn off one burner on a gas grill to create an indirect grilling zone. Season ribs with salt and pepper; grill over direct heat, turning as needed, until slightly charred, 12–15 minutes. Transfer ribs to indirect heat and close lid; cook until meat is tender when pierced with a knife, 2 1⁄2–3 hours, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of meat reads 130°, for medium-rare.
  2. When ribs are almost cooked, bury vegetables in coals; cook until charred and cooked through, about 35 minutes for onions, 20 minutes for peppers, and 1 hour and 15 minutes for potatoes. To serve, peel and halve onions. Peel, seed, and slice peppers; transfer to a bowl and stir in oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Halve potatoes.
Recipes

Grilled Beef Ribs with Charred Vegetables

  • Serves

    serves 4

  • Time

    3 hours

Grilled Beef Ribs with Charred Vegetables
MARCUS NILSSON

To cook these ribs indoors, brown them in a 12″ cast-iron skillet and then roast them in a 350° oven until the meat is tender.

Ingredients

  • 1 (5-lb.) rack beef short ribs
  • Kosher salt and coarsley ground black pepper, to taste
  • 5 small yellow onions
  • 3 large red bell peppers
  • 3 medium sweet potatoes
  • 3 tbsp. olive oil
  • 3 tbsp. red wine vinegar

Instructions

Step 1

Heat a charcoal or woodburning grill or set a gas grill to medium-high. Push coals to one side or turn off one burner on a gas grill to create an indirect grilling zone. Season ribs with salt and pepper; grill over direct heat, turning as needed, until slightly charred, 12–15 minutes. Transfer ribs to indirect heat and close lid; cook until meat is tender when pierced with a knife, 2 1⁄2–3 hours, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of meat reads 130°, for medium-rare.

Step 2

When ribs are almost cooked, bury vegetables in coals; cook until charred and cooked through, about 35 minutes for onions, 20 minutes for peppers, and 1 hour and 15 minutes for potatoes. To serve, peel and halve onions. Peel, seed, and slice peppers; transfer to a bowl and stir in oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Halve potatoes.
  1. Heat a charcoal or woodburning grill or set a gas grill to medium-high. Push coals to one side or turn off one burner on a gas grill to create an indirect grilling zone. Season ribs with salt and pepper; grill over direct heat, turning as needed, until slightly charred, 12–15 minutes. Transfer ribs to indirect heat and close lid; cook until meat is tender when pierced with a knife, 2 1⁄2–3 hours, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of meat reads 130°, for medium-rare.
  2. When ribs are almost cooked, bury vegetables in coals; cook until charred and cooked through, about 35 minutes for onions, 20 minutes for peppers, and 1 hour and 15 minutes for potatoes. To serve, peel and halve onions. Peel, seed, and slice peppers; transfer to a bowl and stir in oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Halve potatoes.

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