This is a summertime favorite around my house. If I’m grilling, we are usually throwing some corn on there too. I’ve tried grilled corn a lot of different ways, but the method I found that produces the best grilled corn is to boil it a little before hand. I take a stock pot, fill it with cold water and add …
Sting-Kill’s Summer Giveaway
It’s the time of year when Sting-Kill puts together a great grilling recipe contest. This year they are giving away a prize packs of Sting-Kill swag, Killer Hogs Rub Combo pack AND a Blackstone Pizza Oven. And the grand prize winner also gets a trip for 2 to my cooking school, Barbecue Live, in January. All you gotta do to …
Jerk Chicken Recipe on the Weber Kettle
Jerk Chicken Recipe This week I wanted to fire up my trusty 22-inch weber kettle and do a little jerk chicken recipe. For the chicken, I use a 5lbs whole bird that I cut into pieces myself. But you can use a pre-cut chicken – or just about any pieces of the chicken you like. And since it’s pretty cheap, …
Trussing a Chicken for Rotisserie or Smoker
The other day I was cooking chicken and decided to shoot a quick video where I truss – or tie – a chicken. This is a step a lot of folks forget when they are cooking rotisserie chicken but it keeps it all together, helps it cook more evenly and makes it look the best when it’s done cooking… and …
Pork Steaks – How To Smoke Pork Steak Recipe
Pork steaks are one of those regional BBQ favorites that everyone needs to know about. the meat is juicy, marbled and tender. And if you’re like me and BBQ a lot, it’s something different – another way to smoke pork. They cook pretty fast. It only takes about an hour and half and you’re ready to eat. Also, it’s pretty …
St. Louis Spare Ribs Recipe for Memorial Day
St. Louis Spare Ribs Recipe Had to cook something great for Memorial Day… so I fired up the grill and smoked some St. Louis Spare ribs. So here is my full recipe for St. Louis Spare ribs and a little video too: St. Louis Spare ribs are simply spare ribs with the brisket bone removed. They come from the belly …
Killer Hogs Cole Slaw Recipe
Every Southerner knows that you can’t have a pulled pork sandwich unless you have a good cole slaw. I’ve had several people ask me for my recipe for slaw, so with no further to do: Killer Hogs Cole Slaw Recipe 1 Bag of shredded Cole Slaw (green cabbage w/ carrots and red cabbage) ½ cup Blue Plate Mayo ¼ cup …
Mississippi Peace Maker Sandwich Recipe
This creation came from my buddy Mark Lambert pitmaster of Sweet Swine O’ Mine and recent winner of the 2013 Memphis in May World BBQ Cooking Contest. It combines two of the finer meats you can smoke. BBQ Bologna and Pulled Pork… (at least to a Mississippi boy) To create the sandwich, you take a jumbo size bun and lay …
BBQ Bologna Recipe
I’ve talked about doing Barbecued Bologna in the past, but I wanted to share a video of the procedure with everyone. It’s probably the easiest meat you can possible cook on a smoker, but I promise you people go crazy over it. This recipe is done with a smaller chunk of bologna versus the traditional “whole stick” that we do …
Grilling Flat Iron Steaks
The flat iron comes from the shoulder area of the cow. It’s the meat from the top blade roast inside the curve of the blade bone. You may see it called “top blade steak”, “patio steak”, or simply “top blade roast” The flat iron is a tender cut of beef – not come from the loin section, and it cooks …
Candied Bacon or “Pig Candy” Recipe
There’s not many ways to improve a piece of delicious bacon, but I know one way that is sure fire every time. I’m talking about Pig Candy. Pig candy is basically sugar coated bacon cooked on a smoker. It’s a simple technique that is guaranteed to drive your friends and family bacon-crazy. Here’s all you need: 3lb of Thick Sliced …
The Catfish King
Some competitions have ancillary contests on Friday night. They do seafood, desserts, exotic… but this past weekend in Columbus, MS at Grilling on the River there was a Catfish contest. And since they were giving you the Mississippi-grown catfish to cook with when you entered, I couldn’t pass this one up because the best pond-raised catfish in the world is …
How To Grill a Porterhouse Steak
The Porterhouse is a man’s steak if there ever was one. It’s basically two steaks in one the NY Strip on one side of the bone and the filet on the other. The bone gives both cuts tremendous flavor and when cooked just right, you won’t find a better steak. That’s why the Porter House demands the most money on …
Smoking an Easter Ham
wanna talk about good eatin’? Then let’s talk smoked ham. Every easter I smoke our holiday ham – and usually end up smoking several more for other friends and family too. There is just no beating the flavor you get when you smoke a ham vs. cooking it in the oven. When I refer to ham I’m not talking about …
Corned Beef into Pastrami: My Smoked Pastrami Recipe
To make Pastrami you first need a good piece of corned beef. I look for a corned beef flat in the 4lb range. Many places also sell the point, but I’ve found that it has too much fat for making Pastrami. Grobbels is the brand that I use most of the time. It can be found at supermarkets or your …