Category: BBQ & Smoking

  • My overall recipes for ribs admittedly are randomized and to the terror of my wife… improvised. That said, there is method and recipe to my madness, it just changes slightly each time based on my mood, quantity of meat and end target I’m going for. This weekend kicked off a run of heavier than usual…

  • Crust 1 3/4 Cups Measure for Measure GF Flour (King Arthur) 2 tablespoons Heavy Cream 1/2 tsp Baking Powder 1 tsp Salt 2 tsp Sugar 1 cup warm water 2 tbsp Olive Oil 1 packet instant quick rise yeast Corn Meal on the side, NOT in the mix. Toppings Chicken Breast Cubed Bacon Cubed White…

  • Reverse searing is the process of cooking low and slow to desired temp and finishing it with a hard sear to get the maillard reaction crusting on the outside we all know and love. This was an experiment for me as I have not been cooking steaks in this manner at all. I have recently…

  • AJ’s BBQ Rib Rub

    1 Cup Brown Sugar 1/2 Cup Paprika 3 tablespoons Salt (Sea Salt or Mortons Lite Salt as long as they are fine grind) 2 1/2 tablespoons ground black pepper 1 1/2 tablespoons chili Powder 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic Powder 1 1/2 tablespoons Onion Powder 1 tablespoon Mustard Powder 1 teaspoon Cayenne 1 tablespoon Chipotle Chili…

  • Bacon Cure (Assumes 20lbs Pork belly aka 2 slabs) 4 cups Fresh Ground Coffee (Dark Roast) 1 Cup Barrel Aged Maple Syrup 1 Cup Brown Sugar 1 Cup Kosher Salt (Coarse Ground, shouldn’t matter) 2 tsp Pink Curing Salt (Prague Powder) For my method, please see http://localhost:2080/2019/11/17/bacon-its-a-thing-and-you-should-do-it/ This recipe actually came out very subtle and…

  • Smoked salmon is really one of my favorite appetizers for a variety of reasons. Foremost is I was born and raised in the Puget Sound area of Washington State across the bay from Seattle. There is a deeply emotional connection to growing up in the wooded area of Kitsap and doing an egregious amount of…

  • There is an ongoing obsession with Bacon, Avocados, Kombucha and a variety of other niche food products nowadays. Speaking from my own obsessions with all of these items I do not particularly have issue with that, however I do believe with a little prep you can find out how much better you can make these…