War of All Forum Wars Starts Here----> BBQ

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I'm amazed, shocked even, no one has posted anything at all about BBQ! So... here we go: North vs South, East vs West, Memphis vs Kansas City vs Texas vs The Carolinas...

I've got a 7.5 pound Boston Butt brinin'... it's going to be slow smoked and pulled.

Rub? No Rub?

And here's the 'Fort Sumter shot' that starts The War:

What kind of sauce? Got any good secret family recipes?
 

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Aye, here's a rub with a kick:

1/3 cup Kosher salt
1/3 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup paprika
3 Tbs chili powder
1 Tbs ground coffee powder
1 Tbs ground cumin
1 Tbs garlic powder
1 Tbs cayenne (or less, to taste)

And a finishing sauce for pulled pork:

1 cup cider vinegar
1 cup ballpark mustard
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 Tbs Worcestershire
1 tsp celery seed
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper

Whisk together, then simmer on low 15-20 minutes.

For store-bought fixin's, you won't go wrong with Stubbs rubs and sauces.
 
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Texas.

Texas.

Texas.

Texas.

And I have to get Dad's permission if I post his Rub recipe.

I prefer my pork pulled. Nom. I'm also partial to a good smoked brisket.

ETA: And I second the cat's recommendation for Stubbs if you want over the counter sauces and rubs. They are verra nice, I think.
 

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BBQ? Yes, please!

I have no preference on sauce/no sauce, rub/no rub, tomato sauce/vinegar sauce/mustard sauce. It's all gud.

If it's meat cooked over a slow fire, I'm there. Nom!
 

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I like to use mesquite chips in the smoker and rub my briskets with Dad's rub. We smoke them for about 18 hours and then finish in the oven.
 

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We don't BBQ in Ireland. Bit too much weather, you know? ;)

That said, I prefer sauced meats over rubbed. I have always disliked bottled BBQ sauce, but I recently discovered a new one. "Famous Dave's BBQ Sauce" is really very nice and it doesn't have that bottled sauce flavor with the nasty aftertaste, nor is it overly sweet.

I liked it so much, I went back to the market and bought five more bottles. (They were on sale.)
 

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This is a homemade sauce recipe originally conceived by the father of one of my best friends way back in Ye Olden Days:

2 C Ketchup
2 C Water
1 tbsp Mustard
2 tsp Cayenne Pepper
½ C Sugar
½ C Liquid Hickory Smoke
½ tsp Salt

Simmer until desired thickness - and keep a splatter screen over the pot as it gets thick. This stuff can be like lava, and with that sugar, it's not fun to clean up off the stove.

I have gone so far as to make my own ketchup with homegrown tomatoes before proceeding to the first step. Can't say as it's worth the extra work; the store-bought variety works just fine.

I have also added garlic, just 'cause I'm perverse.
 

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"Famous Dave's BBQ Sauce" is really very nice and it doesn't have that bottled sauce flavor with the nasty aftertaste, nor is it overly sweet.

I liked it so much, I went back to the market and bought five more bottles. (They were on sale.)

I'm a big fan of Head Country and Selmon's... in that order.
 

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I'm willing to try any BBQ whether it's North, South, East or West. Smoked pork is the best! I do like the Stubbs brand of products and love their pork marinade. If I make homemade BBQ sauce I throw together ketchup, brown sugar, onions, garlic, a little mustard and hot sauce then simmer for a little bit. I do this for baked beans too. I love onions so they are the key factor to me. Now I need some BBQ to eat. Perhaps I should fire up the old smoker tomorrow.:D
 

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We built Alton Brown's ceramic smoker (couple of BIG flower pots, wire rack, thermometer, single-burner electric hot plate, heavy metal pie pan for the wood chips) and the butt goes on at 6am tomorrow morning. It'll smoke 8-10 hours, depending on the internal temp... then... heaven. Sheer heaven. With baked beans and cole slaw.
 

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We built Alton Brown's ceramic smoker (couple of BIG flower pots, wire rack, thermometer, single-burner electric hot plate, heavy metal pie pan for the wood chips) and the butt goes on at 6am tomorrow morning. It'll smoke 8-10 hours, depending on the internal temp... then... heaven. Sheer heaven. With baked beans and cole slaw.

Yum, what time is dinner tomorrow? It might take me a while to get there from Florida though. :)
 

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And peach cobbler for dessert?

Oooo! I hadn't thought that far ahead. I've been mesmerized by the cole slaw and the pork butt! I'll check the pantry... Ol' Boy says that sound like a 'worthy enterprise'.

Yum, what time is dinner tomorrow? It might take me a while to get there from Florida though. :)

I'm thinkin' 6, 6:30. If you start NOW and drive really, really fast...
 

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This is my mama's peach cobbler recipe:

1 C All Purpose Flour
1 C Sugar
1 T Baking Powder
Pinch of salt

Mix these ingredients with a whisk.

Add:

1 C Milk
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg

Stir until a smooth, somewhat thin batter is made. Pour into 9X13 Pyrex dish sprayed with Pam. Arrange the peaches from two 16oz cans (in light syrup) on the top. Sprinkle with as much cinnamon as you like; dot with butter, and bake at 375F 'til the batter rises up over the peaches and gets golden brown and delicious.

I've been known the dot this with raspberry jam before it goes into the oven, too. :)

It's unbelievably good with vanilla ice cream.
 

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Here is another question to ask....

Propane or charcoal?

We have propane, but I REALLY miss stuff cooked on a charcoal grill.