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Jamaican “BBQ” Jerked Chicken - For a Crowd!


24 chicken pieces (1/8 cut chicken)
1 tbsp. ground allspice
1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
1 tbsp. dried thyme
3/4 tsp. grated nutmeg
2 tbsp brown sugar
8 garlic cloves, crushed
1/4 cup finely chopped onion (small onion)
1/4 cup chopped scallion (one bunch)
1/4 cup vinegar
¾ cup olive oil
1/4 cup lime or lemon juice
3 hot chili peppers, chopped
Salt and pepper
Combine all the marinade ingredients […]

BBQ Contests: War Between the States Day


The South will rise again. Or will the North kick some ass? This looks really cool and I’m a sucker for anything that has this type of history. This article and pictures come to us from the Walker County Messenger of LaFayette, GA.
Fire up the smoker for BBQ contest in Chickamauga.
New this year: Chickamauga […]

Grilled Basil Haddock


2 lb. Haddock fillets cut into 4-5 oz portions
1 1/2 cups fresh lime juice
1 small onion, minced
2 15oz cans diced tomatoes, undrained
1 Tbsp basil, dried
1/2 cup Dry white wine

Place fish in shallow dish, skin side down.
Combine lime juice, onion, tomatoes and basil.
Pour mixture on top of fish.
Marinate in fridge for at least 45 minutes no […]

Get Your Wok On…


It will probably come as no surprise to our readers out there, but I like to fire up the old grill from time to time. After all, this site is called Get Your Grill On. One of my pet peeves, though, is flipping through a magazine or tuning into a cooking show and […]

Slavinks


Want something easy and good looking for your next barbeque? A bit better looking than a plain old meat patty?A few years ago, there was a butcher shop near where I lived, called Hansa Butchers. They were continental style butchers with a German flavour to their smallgoods and were justly famous for their bratwurst sausages. […]

Book Review: How to Grill


How to Grill - The Complete Illustrated Book of Barbecue Techniques Steven Raichlen 2001 - Workman Publishing
OK. I admit it. I’m a barbeque snob. I know the difference between barbecue and grilling. I know what it means to barbeque, to hot smoke, to cold smoke and to grill. And I take those definitions seriously. Probably […]

Corn, corn, corn, corn


This time of year brings us lots of good stuff in the Midwest.  Tomatoes are still ripe and coming off the vine to make BLTs.  Blackberries are fresh and full of sweetness and good flavor.  Soybeans are… well, there are soybeans.
And there’s sweet corn!  One of the great gifts of the waning summer.  In the […]

Roasted Clams


Although we don’t do it too often, I’m a big fan of roasting shellfish on the grill.  Recently, for a birthday celebration, I turned to a new cookbook and went with Roasted Clams.  The recipe could not be simpler and in a short time, we were enjoying delicious buttery morsels along with the rest of […]

Cuban Style Pork and Special Sauce


Before I get too carried away telling you about this smoky, crispy hunk of pork, a little explanation is probably in order. I call this Cuban “Style” Pork and not Cuban Pork because I don’t want anyone out there calling me out on grounds of authenticity. I’ve never been to Cuba, I don’t know anyone […]

Team Meathenge “reviews” a Turducken - smoked that is


Can you see the dragon?
It was a few weeks ago when Steve of CajunGrocer.com emailed me and asked if Meathenge would like a turducken. I’m thinkin’, “A turducken for ‘review’? A review copy of a turducken? Sheet yeah I do!”
I have a book and a water filtration system in the wings for a review, but […]