Middle Eastern Meatballs (Kofta Kebabs)

Ingredients • 1/3 fresh parsley chopped • 1 tablespoon fresh mint minced • 6 cloves garlic minced • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper • 2 tablespoons ground coriander • 2 teaspoons ground cumin • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon • 1 teaspoon ground allspice • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper […]

Candied Jalapenos

There aren’t words that exist to describe how addictive these little savoury, sweet, spicy, crunchy, garlicky pickled jalapeno rounds are. Put them on sandwiches, tacos, rice or bake them into cornbread. You’ll need more and more! This recipe yields between 4 and 6 half pints. Course Side Dish Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 20 […]

Disneyland Famous Smoked Turkey Legs Recipe for a Meat Smoker

Disneyland Famous Smoked Turkey Legs Recipe for a Meat Smoker This recipe is as close to getting a Turkey Leg at Disneyland without actually going to the park! Ingredients: 8 turkey legs Brine: 1 gallon water 1 C. kosher salt 1/2 C. sugar 2 Tbsp onion powder 1 Tbsp garlic powder 1 Tbsp chili powder […]

Armadillo Eggs

I wanted to share a side that we love to smoke. Armadillo Eggs are cheese stuffed jalapeños coated in hot sausage. Ingredients 1 pound sausage meat (mild, spicy, breakfast, honey garlic, etc.) 6-8 jalapeno peppers 1/2 brick cream cheese (4 oz) 3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese Directions Rinse and Core jalapeños Mix cream cheese and […]

BBQ and beer pairing

Beer pairing with bbq

Gary’s Smoked Baked Beans

Gary’s Baked Beans 1 – Lg. can 55 oz. Pork and Beans plus 2 reg. cans ½ pound of bacon 1 Lg. onion 1 – 2 Jalapeño peppers 1 ½ – Cups brown sugar 1 ½ to 2 cups (Favorite BBQ sauce) Sweet Baby Ray’s is good 2 – Tb. Worcestershire sauce 1 – Tb. […]

Tip: Steak and Roast Temperature Chart

Here’s a handy chart for those of you doing reverse sear steaks and roasts.

Tablitas / Beef short ribs

Tablitas are sold at Mexican meat markets such as La Michoacana, Hispanic supermarkets such as Fiesta Mart (where they are sometimes labeled beef short ribs), and at some mainstream meat markets. They are typically no thicker than a half-inch. You can buy them plain or marinated at Hispanic markets for $3.49 to $4.49 per pound. […]

Pizza – On the Weber

One of our favorite things to do is grill pizza. It may sound strange at first but in the heat of a Texas summer the last thing you want to do is introduce more heat into you home. So we improvise with cooking outdoors. Grilling pizza is easy, First fire up the grill get it […]

Fourth of July weekend – new offset smoker.

So last week I picked up the Oklahoma Joe Highland smoker at lowes for $199.00 while on sale. After assembling and sealing the smoker it was time to season it. My choice of wood is Pecan. I use charcoal to get a coal bed started and then use wood as the heat/smoke source for the […]

PETA BBQ

People Eating Tasty Animals – Its just good BBQ