April 2008

Came across this post for Chef Paul’s Chikky Rub after having a new recipe not turn out so hot.  I was originally trying to make a good sauce with Dried Guajillo Peppers, but after creating the recipe and took a small taste it was very hot and bitter.  So I needed a recipe really quick [...]

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When grilling or barbecuing, I almost always put together a marinade, rub, or brine.  These can be time consuming processes, but if you follow a few simple steps it can go much quicker.  Here are a few pieces of advice to follow: Get ingredients out before you start After adding each ingredient, mix it in [...]

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BBQ Saver

by Jason

The FoodSaver device is one of favorite pieces of equipment in my BBQ Collection.  I have been using one since I bought my smoker.  When barbecuing large pieces of meat you generally will have leftovers that are great to save for a rainy day or for lunches at the office.  I am on my third [...]

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The Plateau

by Jason

During low and slow barbecuing of large meats such as Briskets and Pork Shoulders there comes a time in the process where the temperature of the meat slows down immensely for hours.  This is called the plateau and when you are a beginning to learn how to BBQ this will drive you crazy.  Important thing [...]

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Ingredients: 1 Bakers Potato 1/4 C Pulled Pork Bottle Favorite BBQ Sauce Instructions: Bake the potato as you normally would Heat up Pulled Pork in microwave Slice potato as you normally would Top with pulled pork and BBQ Sauce Results: Adding pulled pork to a baked potato is a great way to get added flavor [...]

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I make a lot of quesadillas at home for snacks or a quick meal when in a rush, as they are simple and easy. Ingredients: 1/8 C Chopped Pulled Pork (try not using the outside bark of the pulled pork) 2 t Mexican/Fajita Seasoning 1/8 C Shredded Cheese (I like a good Mexican cheese from [...]

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I have a bunch of chicken breast that I need to use up, so I decided to come up with a new marinade with what I had in the pantry and refrigerator (I did buy the limes for this recipe).  From what I randomly came up with this is a very good recipe. Ingredients: 4 [...]

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When you make pulled pork, you generally have a lot of leftovers. I like to try different ideas with the leftovers. The first thing that comes to mind with my leftovers are Stuffed Jalapenos. Ingredients: 1 C Pulled Pork Leftovers (more or less maybe needed) 12 Jalapenos 6 Slices of Thick Bacon Instructions: Cut tops [...]

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Ingredients: 2 Bottles Flattened Wheat Beer (used Blue Moon’s Spring Ale) 1/3 C Honey 1 t Jamaican Allspice 2 Cloves Garlic (minced) 1 t Kosher Salt 2 T Brown Sugar Instructions: Mix ingredients together in a saucepan Bring to a boil and then simmer uncovered and reduce for 15 minutes Let cool to room temperature [...]

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Ingredients: 12 Chicken Drumettes 12 Slices Bacon Chicken Seasoning (I used Cookshack’s Spicy Chicken Rub) Bottle Store Bought BBQ Sauce (or homemade) Instructions: “French” the chicken wing drumettes but cutting the skin and tendons at the base of the drumette (Illustration) Push the chicken into a meatball at the top of the drumette (should look [...]

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