Get Your Grill On

The best meal we’ve had this Summer.
Charred Onion Salad (from Elizabeth Karmel’s Taming the Flame, by way of Serious Eats)

2 large sweet onions
4 slices of good crusty french bread
1cloves of garlic, cut in half
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
2 pieces of jamón serrano, cut into strips
Grated Parmesan to taste
Olive Oil
Kosher sea […]

This is a thin, vinegar-based sauce that’s most commonly served as a finishing sauce with pulled pork.
1 cup water
1 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup ketchup
1 Tbs sugar
3/4 tsp table salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
Whisk together all ingredients until sugar and salt are dissolved.
Pull pork into thin shreds and toss with half of […]

My friends I have to tell you about a new product that was sent to me. It’s called Miso Barbecue Marinade Sauce from Marukome. It’s a refrigerated product and comes in a 18 oz bag with an easy twist of cap. At first I was skeptical and kept it in the fridge […]

With a neighborhood party coming up, I decided to make a big batch of pulled pork. It’s one of my favorite barbecue recipes to make for a crowd. Everyone likes it and it’s one of those dishes that really benefits from being made in quantity. Also, it epitomizes a lot of what barbecue is about […]

This sweet-yet-tangy sauce takes a little time, but is well worth it.

2 cups tomato sauce
1 cup molasses (unsulfured dark or regular, but not blackstrap)
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground yellow mustard (Colman’s if you can get it)
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon onion […]

…so it only makes sense that I like fish tacos. I had my first ones at a roadside joint in Texas, the type of place that only locals went to, and most of the food was purchased to-go. The fish was fresh from the Gulf of Mexico and deep fried, then cut […]

Dr. Biggles, Ms. Goofy and Myself are judging a barbeque competition today. I needed to prove to myself that I am worthy of judging. Pulled pork was just the ticket to prove my worthiness.
To cook an eight pound pork shoulder to fall apart goodness is a two day commitment. This roast can take anywhere from […]

Anyone who’s traveled anywhere in the world has come across this scene: a roadside stand with a table and a few chairs, a couple of coolers, a smoky fire in an old oil drum, and a load of this well-marinated chicken sizzling on top of it. Whether it be on a Caribbean beach or at […]

Every now and then I have the opportunity to review new products and share my opinion of them with you here.
Today I have the opportunity to review Tassleberry Farms Strawberry Marinade and Strawberry BBQ Sauce. As you can see from the below picture, the product is attractive and well labeled.
Now when I picture strawberries in […]

This salt roasting recipe combines the best of several cooking techniques - steaming, roasting and (of course) grilling. It’s a bit of work, but because the food essentially cooks in its own juices, the moist and flavorful results are certainly worth the effort.
6 cups  kosher sea salt
1 cup water
6 fingerling potatoes, or a dozen baby […]