Wild pig ribs may be smaller and leaner than their farm raised cousins, but they can still be delicious.
Bourbon-Honey-Glazed Wild Pig Ribs Recipe
15 Min
Prep Time
240 Min
Cook Time
3-5
Servings
Easy
Difficulty
Wild pigs, being wild, tend to move around quite a bit more in the course of an average day than their barnyard cousins. And, while acorns, roots and the occasional ag crop keep them plenty healthy, they don't pack on the extra fat we are used to with domestic pork.
If you are feeding a crowd and need more space on your grill, a rib rack will help. Traeger makes a nice one and I've been using a prototype from Chef of the Future, one of my favorite seasoning companies. Stay tuned for updates on upcoming availability.
Ingredients
5 pounds pork ribs
Seasoning rub:
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 tablespoons black pepper
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Honey-Bourbon Sauce:
¾ cup honey
¾ cup bourbon
1 stick of butter
1 tablespoon Traeger Rub
Cooking Instructions
Remove membrane from inside of pork ribs (a butter knife and a dry paper towel work well, simply insert the knife between the membrane and the ribs, lift to loosen, then grab it with a dry paper towel and peel away from ribs.) Mix the dry-rub ingredients together and sprinkle liberally on both sides of the rack. Smoke on your Traeger or other grill or smoker at 225 degrees for 1 hour.
Remove the ribs from the grill and lay each rack in the center of a large piece of aluminum foil. If you have several small sections of rib, add them to one sheet of foil. Fold the sides of the foil up to form a tray and pour over some of the bourbon-honey sauce. Reserve a bit of the glaze for the final cooking stage. Continue folding the foil together to form a tightly sealed packet around ribs. Move back to grill and continue cooking at 225 for two more hours.
Carefully remove foil packets from grill and unwrap the ribs. Turn the temperature up on the grill to 325. Unwrap the ribs, taking care not to get burned by the escaping steam, and move the ribs back to the grill. Drizzle any remaining bourbon-honey glaze over the ribs and cook for one more hour.
