Foodie Favorites: Smokehouse Selections

Kowalski's Shoreview Market is home to our in-store smokehouse and state-of-the-art meat processing facility. Equipped with a gas-heated Southern Pride Rotisserie Wood Smoker, we're able to crank out more than 1,500 lbs. of smoked product every week. After being carefully tended for up to 14 hours, smokehouse delectables are shipped several times a week to every one of our Twin Cities markets.

All Kowalski's Smokehouse selections are smoked with hickory logs using traditional Kansas City-style methods and flavors. We never use artificial preservatives like sodium nitrates or nitrites, and all meats are raised with no antibiotics or added hormones and no growth stimulants or growth promotants – ever!

Pulled chicken, pork and beef are our most popular picks, but foodies know the ribs are where it's at. Our heat-and-eat ribs are perfect every time. They're fast, foolproof and, of course, delicious. Our dry-rubbed, lightly sauced spareribs and baby back ribs are easy to prepare; just wrap them in foil and heat on your grill or, on really hot days, in your oven. If sauce is your thing, save it for the end of cook time. Hit the sauced ribs with a little direct heat, either from the flame or your broiler, to add a lovely layer of caramelization.

Pictured: Kowalski's Signature Fully Cooked Smokehouse Spareribs from the Meat Department with Cider Slaw and Cajun-Style Baked Beans from the Deli Department and Sweet Cornbread from the Bakery Department.
 

DIY-ers, Take Note:

Up to the challenge of ribs from scratch? St. Louis-style spareribs from the Meat Department are trimmed to competition specs. We also offer pork loin baby back ribs. Both come from Naturally Raised Heritage Duroc Pork from Premium Minnesota Pork, raised locally on family farms.