Beef Short Ribs with Florida Orange Texas-Style Barbeque Sauce

For Florida Orange Texas-Style Barbeque Sauce: Combine all ingredients in medium saucepan; bring to simmer and remove from heat. Divide sauce in half: use ½ to baste ribs while cooking and reserve ½ to serve with ribs.

For Short Ribs: Prepare hot smoker to 250°F. Season short ribs with salt and pepper to taste. Smoke for 3 hours, basting with ½ prepared barbecue sauce until short ribs are fork tender. Discard any remaining basting sauce. Serve short ribs with reserved Florida Orange Texas-Style Barbecue Sauce on side.

Alternate Slow Cooker Method

Prepare Florida Orange Texas-Style Barbecue Sauce.

Place 2 sliced yellow onions in bottom of slow cooker. Season short ribs with salt and pepper; place on top of onions. Add ½ of prepared Florida Orange Texas-Style Barbeque Sauce; reserve remaining sauce. Add 2 cups Florida orange juice and 2 teaspoons liquid smoke. Cook on low for 3 hours, until short ribs are fork tender. Serve short ribs with reserved sauce on side.