{"id":2251,"date":"2025-12-29T14:58:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T19:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/?p=2251"},"modified":"2025-12-29T14:58:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T19:58:48","slug":"smoked-prime-rib-sliders-with-three-little-pigs-bourbon-pepper-glaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/smoked-prime-rib-sliders-with-three-little-pigs-bourbon-pepper-glaze\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0     Smoked Prime Rib Sliders                         with Three Little Pigs Bourbon\u2013Pepper Glaze"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prime-Rib-sliders-2026-NYears.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prime-Rib-sliders-2026-NYears-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prime-Rib-sliders-2026-NYears-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prime-Rib-sliders-2026-NYears-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prime-Rib-sliders-2026-NYears-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prime-Rib-sliders-2026-NYears-700x1050.jpg 700w, https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prime-Rib-sliders-2026-NYears.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prime Rib<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 small prime rib (4\u20135 lb)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Three Little Pigs Championship Rub<\/strong> (base layer)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Three Little Pigs Touch of Cherry Rub<\/strong> (light secondary layer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Three Little Pigs Bourbon\u2013Pepper Glaze<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00bd cup <strong>Puff-Huff Competition BBQ Sauce<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tbsp bourbon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tbsp brown sugar or honey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp <strong>Three Little Pigs Championship Rub<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd tsp <strong>Three Little Pigs Touch of Cherry Rub<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp Worcestershire sauce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cracked black pepper to taste.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sliders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hawaiian or brioche slider rolls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Horseradish cream or garlic aioli<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optional caramelized onions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Melted butter (for brushing buns)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cooking Method<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Season &amp; Smoke<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coat prime rib generously with <strong>Championship Rub<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dust lightly with <strong>Touch of Cherry<\/strong> for subtle sweetness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smoke at <strong>250\u00b0F<\/strong> until internal temp reaches <strong>118\u2013120\u00b0F<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Sear &amp; Rest<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sear over direct heat or crank cooker to finish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pull at <strong>128\u2013130\u00b0F<\/strong> internal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rest 30 minutes, loosely tented<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Build the Glaze<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Simmer all glaze ingredients 5\u20137 minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Goal: glossy, pourable, pepper-forward with balanced sweetness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Assemble Sliders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thin-slice prime rib<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toss lightly with warm glaze<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Build sliders with sauce and cream<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brush tops with butter and toast briefly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pro-Level Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Slice against the grain <strong>right before service<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use glaze sparingly\u2014this is accent, not domination.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finish with a <strong>pinch of Touch of Cherry<\/strong> on the meat for aroma pop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris Marks (CBBQE) Chief BBQ Expert <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients Prime Rib Three Little Pigs Bourbon\u2013Pepper Glaze Sliders Cooking Method 1. Season &amp; Smoke 2. Sear &amp; Rest 3. Build the Glaze 4. Assemble Sliders Pro-Level Tips Chris Marks (CBBQE) Chief BBQ Expert<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,691,3,6,5],"tags":[54,771,772,11,773,774,15,208,14,38,37],"class_list":["post-2251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bbq-classes","category-bbq-info","category-bbq-tips","category-meats","category-new-products","tag-barbecue","tag-bourbon-pepper-glaze","tag-brioche-slider-rolls","tag-chris-marks-bbq","tag-puff-huff-competition-bbq-sauce","tag-sliders","tag-three-little-pigs-championship","tag-three-little-pigs-championship-rub","tag-three-little-pigs-rubs","tag-three-little-pigs-touch-of-cherry-rub","tag-world-champion-bbq"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2251\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}