Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Barbecue Spare Ribs in Two Hours by the BBQ Pit Boys
Friday, July 8, 2011
Spaghetti Marinara Barbecue Recipe
Monday, June 13, 2011
How To Make Carolina Barbecue
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Betty's Own Barbecue Sauce Recipe
Monday, May 30, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Short Ribs with Louisiana Barbecue Sauce
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
How To Make Carolina Barbecue
Monday, April 25, 2011
Barbecue Tempeh
Saturday, April 23, 2011
How To Make Barbecue Sauce, Barbeque Sauce or BBQ Sauce
Sunday, April 10, 2011
How To trim Spare Ribs for a St Louis Style Barbecue
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Barbecue Sauce recipe by the BBQ Pit Boys
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Asian Barbecue Sauce and Marinade
Monday, February 14, 2011
Grilled Pan Steak Barbecue Recipe by the BBQ Pit Boys
Friday, February 11, 2011
Pepper Rub Recipe for Barbecue by the BBQ Pit Boys
Bacon Baked Barbecue Beans Recipe by the BBQ Pit Boys
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Main Course Recipe Barbecue Chicken Drumsticks
This is an excellent recipe for making some of the most mouth watering barbecue chicken drumsticks you will ever eat. (Note: I recommend you use premium quality for this recipe)
Ingredients:
Start with about 10 to 12 drumsticks, salt and pepper and 2 tablespoons butter
Use 1/3 cup of each kind of barbecue sauces below mixing until you have about 2/3 cup. You may mix more or less depending upon your personal preference and how much chicken you prepare.
Use barbecue sauces of your choosing: However, I use Jack Daniel's barbecue and mix it with Padang Chinese barbecue sauce, which is quite good. You can usually find this sauce in the international food section of any major grocery store. In fact if you look around this section there is usually a wide selection of very good barbecue sauces so do not feel limited to what I use; just explore the different flavored sauces as they are all quite good.
(When you become experienced with flavors you might want to add some liquid smoke or Worcestershire sauce or soy sauce which zip up the flavor.)
Afterwards I sprinkle McCormick spices (mesquite barbecue) on the final product, for an extra zing.
Instructions:
Preheat oven to about 360 degrees Fahrenheit.
Meanwhile:
Place the chicken in a baking dish about 13 inches long. I think glass is the best choice of baking dish to use for this dish. I use Correlle baking dishes and my recipes always come out perfect and the dishes are easy to clean.
Melt the butter in a microwave oven and spoon-drizzle the butter over each drumstick.
Next sprinkle the drumsticks with salt and pepper and then bake for about 1and1/2 hours
Next turn off oven and turn on the broiler part of your oven.
While it is heating up baste each drumstick with a basting brush with the barbecue mixture described above and place the chicken under the broiler. Broil for about a minute, remove from oven and turn each drumstick and baste the other side and again place in the oven under the broiler and broil for about a minute.
Remove from the oven and turn each drumstick and repeat the basting and broiling process until you are out of barbecue sauce, and your chicken has that barbecued look.
Do not feel you are limited to drumsticks as any kind of cut up chicken pieces will do, but this recipe I believe works best on drumsticks.
This recipe sounds so simple and it is so simple, and the drumsticks are exceptional. I urge you to give it a try. It is one of my favorite chicken recipes and I think it will be one of your favorite recipes also.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Slow Smoked Pulled Pork Barbecue Recipe by the BBQ Pit Boys
Thursday, January 27, 2011
The Best Ever Barbecue Pizza Recipe
Pizza is universally recognised as one of the most popular meals today. You can get everything from frozen pizzas from the grocery store or deli, fast food pizzas from family style restaurants, authentic pizzas from Italian restaurants and all manner of gourmet pizzas from bars and trendy bistros. Having said all of this, it is hard to go past a good home cooked pizza. There are endless sauce recipes, ingredient options and cheese topping variations to please all tastes.
One of the all time favorites is the barbecue pizza. Although some vegetable toppings are included usually barbecue pizzas are meat based. Some popular toppings are cooked chicken, sausage, meatballs, ham, salami and pepperoni.
Regardless of the ingredients the sauce is what can make the difference between a fantastic barbecue pizza and a mediocre one and the sauce is what makes this recipe fabulous. It takes a little extra time to make but it is worth it.
This sauce recipe makes approximately 2 cups and you don't need to use a lot on each pizza. It freezes well, so one batch will keep you in delicious barbecue pizzas for quite some time. You can also double the recipe if you choose.
Here is the recipe. Enjoy!
Pizza Ingredients:
Pizza base (fresh, frozen or made from your favorite recipe).
A selection of toppings. Some popular choices are onion, mushroom, capsicum, cooked chicken, sausage, meatballs, ham, salami and pepperoni. Feel free to include other favorites of your own.
Grated mozzarella cheese
Then of Course, the Fabulous SauceSauce Ingredients
2 tbs vegetable oil
4 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tsp mustard
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp chili powder (optional)
1 onion finely chopped
1 tbs fresh ginger grated
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
3 tbs molasses
4 tbs soy sauce
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepperMethod
Saute onion garlic and ginger in oil until soft. Add remaining ingredients and bring to boil. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes until the sauce reduces slightly and thickens a little. Cool and use as required.
Pizza assembly
Spoon a thin layer of sauce on to pizza base and spread evenly.
Arrange selected topping ingredients evenly over the pizza
Top with grated cheese
Spoon a little more barbecue sauce over the top
Bake in a moderate oven until the base is crispy and the cheese is melted and golden 15 - 20 minutes
Serve and eat immediatelyHints and tips
Pizzas are a very personal thing, however generally less is best. If you overload your pizza with too much sauce, topping or cheese it can make it soggy.
For those who like it hot a sprinkle of chili flakes on top is a delicious option
Freeze extra sauce into individual portions and you will always have the option to create fabulous pizzas in a jiffy that people will rave about.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Barbecue Beef Brisket - Crockpot Method
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Spanish Tapas Are Perfect For A Barbecue Grill
"Going out to Spain again? How wonderful!" many friends say to me.
Well, no actually it isn't. Yes I admit the weather makes a pleasant change from the dreary precipitation of North West England and I do have some great friends where I work in Spain but at the end of the day it's not a holiday it's work.
Dressed in a suit and tie travelling on a plane full of holiday makers to Alicante is depressing enough but then it's the taxi to the plant, a full days work in an air conditioned office followed by the taxi to the hotel. Back to the plant in the morning, another full day etc. etc.....get the picture? What's the weather got to do with it?
The one saving grace for me is the food. Spanish food ranks right up there with Italian for me in that it relies on the freshness of the ingredients and a simple cooking process. The only difference is the array of snacks available in the bars - Tapas.
Because of the simplicity of cooking and the variety, many tapas lend themselves to the barbecue smoker and have found their way into my free barbecue recipes web pages. Every day I try a new bar, new tapas, ask the barman how it is prepared and then punch it out on the laptop during the flight home. Maybe there is an upside to business travel after all.
The word tapas (plural) originates from the word tapa meaning a cover. In the bars and bodegas of Andalucia in the days before air-con, the barman would provide a tapa to cover his customer's sherry glass to stop the flies getting in. It wasn't long before the barman would place a little bread on the tapa and this is where the tapas evolution started.
Technically tapas are appetizers designed to be eaten in the bar with an aperitif before going home for the main lunchtime meal and of course the siesta. The tapas revolution now means that they are available all hours and many can be eaten at the same time to make a meal in itself and it's this concept that makes tapas ideal for the barbecue grill.
Some do need a little adaptation and take for example Esgarrat which is bacalao (dried salted cod fish) and roasted red peppers in olive oil. The sweetness of the peppers combines beautifully with the salt of the cod to produce a wonderful combination of flavours. Share a plate with friends and dip your bread in the oil - fantastic on a hot summer's day!
Preparation of Esgarrat take time (a week) and uses two basic techniques of barbecue smoking, firstly curing and then fire roasting so here's how to do it.
Take 150g or 6oz cod loin fillet (skinned) and place it in a polythene bag with two tablespoons of salt. Seal the bag and slam it in the refrigerator for a week. On the day of consumption, remove the cod loin from the bag, wash under the tap and slice thinly as you would with smoked salmon. Technically bacalao should be dried in the air but I find the process above more than adequate and certainly the best that I can achieve in a damp maritime UK climate.
When the barbecue charcoal is good and hot, place two red peppers on the smoker grill and roast until the skin is black and blistered and the flesh is soft. When complete, place the peppers in a polythene bag, seal it and allow to cool. When cool, remove the peppers from the bag and peel away the black skin and you'll be left with a beautifully soft sweet pepper that's ready for slicing. Cut into strips, place in a shallow serving dish with the salt cod and gorge it in olive oil - job done, give it an hour just to let the flavours mingle and you are ready to serve.
Enjoy Esgarrat, enjoy what's left of the summer and I'll be back for some more Spanish culinary adventures in the fall.