Sure BBQ recipes, I'm in.
Buddy of mine is a friggin Pit Boss when it comes to Bar B Que and has been doing it for about 45 years so has some legacy experience. Has passed on some significant tips but a fav meal for the guys (recipe should be adjusted for # of guys):
- Smoke a small size brisket - aim for 13 or so hours if larger briskett, add another 90 mins if medium, up to 120 min more if relatively large
my buddy used a mix of apple and hickory chips for smoking material, I found that to be my favourite smoke flavour as well.
- On the grill, layout a spach cocked chicken, Lemon and Various herbs definitely with sage marinade, and half way through cooking add the remainder, brushing it on the bird. You want a few flareups through cooking. In this mix of meats etc, the lemon and sage base seems to fit best.
- Other half of the grill, prep x number of thick cut pork chops, hot sauce marinade, and your fav coating for a crust finish. I mix up a tomato based sauce with bits of jalapeno and its juice added. Or some store bought your call. Mine goes from "yeah that is hot up to What the Flying Fuck are you doing to us". But back to the pork chops, it just seems to my taste that adding a lot of hot spice to them just works. For a crust I mix salt, garlic and onion poweder and fresh cracked pepper, dipping one side, leave the other uncoated. Just looks better when you plate all this.
- Cole Slaw side, with a corn bread. Corn bread is one of those breads that can be made more savoury or more sweet. A perfect corn bread does not crumble and is neutral, so could go either way. I have Pitt Bosses recipe and if I share it he will kill me. Basic slaw here, cabbage, carrots, I add a few bits of dill pickles cut really fine, basic vinegar and mayo dressing.
- a relish for either the meats or as a jam for the corn bread. I make a killer Jalapeno laced Pineapple and honey relish.
- and since many of us like to make shredded brisket sandwiches, some really basic white bread buns.
Add adult beverages and voila, what has proven to be a pretty damn good guys get together ... snack. Oh and dessert, you know a box of Timmy Ho's donuts tends to disappear during these evenings.
MPH out.
