Step 1

Mix all spice rub ingredients until combined.

Step 2

Pat down a three-bone short rib to dry it off, then coat generously with spice rub. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate overnight.

Step 3

Bring water and honey to a boil. Add bourbon.

Step 4

Flambé to cook off the alcohol. Once fire dies, add apple cider vinegar and mustard.

Step 5

Reduce by half over a low flame, and set aside.

Step 6

Allow meat to come to room temperature (about an hour).

Step 7

Place meat, bone side down, on a roasting pan. Roast uncovered for five hours in an oven preheated to 250 degrees Fahrenheit.

Step 8

Once done, tent the meat with a piece of foil to let it rest.

Step 9

To serve, slice the meat from the bone, cut in half lengthwise, and cut each half into one-inch shingles. Fan the meat onto a platter and drizzle with bourbon honey mustard sauce.

Step 10

Mix all spice rub ingredients until combined.

Step 11

Pat down a three-bone short rib to dry it off, then coat generously with spice rub. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate overnight.

Step 12

Bring water and honey to a boil. Add bourbon.

Step 13

Flambé to cook off the alcohol. Once fire dies, add apple cider vinegar and mustard.

Step 14

Reduce by half over a low flame, and set aside.

Step 15

Allow meat to come to room temperature (about an hour).

Step 16

Place meat, bone side down, on a roasting pan. Roast uncovered for five hours in an oven preheated to 250 degrees Fahrenheit.

Step 17

Once done, tent the meat with a piece of foil to let it rest.

Step 18

To serve, slice the meat from the bone, cut in half lengthwise, and cut each half into one-inch shingles. Fan the meat onto a platter and drizzle with bourbon honey mustard sauce.