Have you ever cooked a brisket and it ended up hard, dry and tasting like roast? Here's a simple recipe to get you eating a Texas favorite and sharing it with friends.
Cook on smoker for one hour per pound (example: a 5lb brisket cooks for 5 hours). Foil brisket, place in a disposable aluminum pan and cook until internal temperature is 195(a 5lb brisket is approximately 1 hour). Let rest for 20 minutes. Slice brisket against the grain with an electric knife. Save juice and pour back on brisket.
*To use a grill, add wood chips to a large disposable aluminum pan of water and set to one side of grate. Place the brisket as far away from the heat source as possible. If able, turn off a burner and place brisket there.
This recipe does not use any seasonings but if you have a favorite, rub it on.
A Little Smoked Treat
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Time for a McRib?
Well, McDonald's is trying to convince us again that its McRib is barbecue. You remember the McRib, the on-again, off-again, frozen and reheated pork sandwich, pressed into a small slab of rib shape. For some reason, they add onions, pickles and a cafeteria-tasting barbecue sauce.
In North Carolina, barbecue is a noun. If you walk into a Smithfield's Chicken and BBQ and order barbecue, you get a plate of pork. When you hear the term, Texas barbecue, it means beef, especially brisket. Kentucky refers to mutton as barbecue. A large portion of the U.S. uses the word, barbecue, to mean a gathering where food is cooked outdoors or in reference to the grill.
Your location doesn't really matter. The fact is...McDonald's is selling the McRib for $1.99 until November 14. I believe every one should have exactly 'one' McRib in their lifetime. If you never have had yours, then head to McDonalds, but if you got one last time, or the time before that, or the time before that, then check McRib off your bucket list, rejoice, and go enjoy a real barbecue sandwich from your local Mom and Pop restaurant.
In North Carolina, barbecue is a noun. If you walk into a Smithfield's Chicken and BBQ and order barbecue, you get a plate of pork. When you hear the term, Texas barbecue, it means beef, especially brisket. Kentucky refers to mutton as barbecue. A large portion of the U.S. uses the word, barbecue, to mean a gathering where food is cooked outdoors or in reference to the grill.
Your location doesn't really matter. The fact is...McDonald's is selling the McRib for $1.99 until November 14. I believe every one should have exactly 'one' McRib in their lifetime. If you never have had yours, then head to McDonalds, but if you got one last time, or the time before that, or the time before that, then check McRib off your bucket list, rejoice, and go enjoy a real barbecue sandwich from your local Mom and Pop restaurant.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
A DAY AT THE FARM
What do llamas and bluegrass have in common with barbecue sauce? All three were the highlights of the Day at the Farm Barbecue and Bluegrass Jamboree on Saturday in Kittrell, NC. The 4th annual event was the year's main fundraiser for the Diabetes Bus Initiative, a diabetes education program.
The farm was filled with good old-fashion family entertainment: bluegrass bands, cloggers, and corn-hole. Auctions were scattered about, along with crafts, hayrides, and a diabetes fair.
But the real reason to attend was the barbecue. Vendor, Tom Price, sold terrific pork sandwiches out of his Grill-Zilla, a massive grill, smoker and rotisserie, which is still cooking after being damaged in a tornado on April 16th. The afternoon delight was the People's Choice BBQ Sauce Contest. Patrons voted on there favorite hot sauce, Momma G's, and there favorite mild sauce, Bart's Old North State.
If barbecue or music wasn't your thing, you could always have relaxed under a shady tree, ate a pickle or pet a llama. Set your calender for the same weekend next year.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Update From Dimples BBQ Sauce
Dimples BBQ Sauce Competes in the 4th Annual Day at the Farm Barbecue & Bluegrass Jamboree
October 19, 2011 – Help Dimples BBQ Sauce support diabetes education by attending the Diabetes Bus Initiative’s 4th Annual Day at the Farm. Dimples BBQ Sauce will be donating 10% of the day’s proceeds to the fundraiser.
This year’s event includes bluegrass music, crafts, hayrides, pumpkin painting, a diabetes fair, and of course, great barbecue.
Don’t miss voting in the People’s Choice Award for the Best BBQ Sauce.
The fun begins Saturday, October 22, 2011 at the Vance County Farm in Kittrell, NC (4349 Gillburg Rd.) Gates open at 11am.
Tickets for this family-friendly event are just $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Children under 12 are free.
For more information, visit: www.thediabetesbus.org/farm/index.aspx.
Dimples BBQ Sauce
Dimples BBQ Sauce is a small batch barbecue sauce in Raleigh, NC. It is the owned by Rich and Jan Campana and has been in business since January of 2011. It is available for purchase on-line at www.dimplesbbqsauce.com and at local specialty stores in Raleigh and surrounding areas.
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