A couple months ago I decided that I needed and new grill, since we are probably moving again soon I wanted a smaller grill but one that can do slow and low cooking. Thankfully Traeger Grills are perfect, easy to move can maintain temperature and will be easy to move. I usually would get smaller short ribs then these, but Costco had a big sale and these short ribs looked great so basically each rib here is two pounds. They are big but so good and perfect for grilling like this. So to start get the grill set at 250 degrees, I used the Traeger maple pellets for this the big thing with the Traeger is you have to make sure that there are pellets aside from that the best thing is that you set the temp and leave it.
I first put olive oil over both sides of the short rib, after this I use a mix of salt, lemon pepper seasoning, garlic powder, rosemary, and a tiny amount of paprika. After putting this dry rub on it’s onto the grill for the next six hours. Basically this is a labor of love thankfully the way the Traeger works you don’t have to sit around all day watching the grill. I went out ran errands, did things around the house and maybe once an hour went to check the progress. The joy of having two pound ribs is you will get a good portion of meat off the bone. For the side dish I made Israeli pearled couscous with veggies, this is a light side dish which is perfect for this type of dish since the meat is heavier. After six hours the meat basically slides of the bone and shreds.