This is a idea I've used several times in the Restaurant.It's a simple baste that works wonders on chicken.1 lb. Unsalted butter1 bottle of American style Ale. (Firestone works the best)1 Cup Dried Rosemary (Crushed)1/2 Cup Dry RubMelt Butter, Add Beer, Add the Rosemary, Add the RubI split the chicken at the breast and leave the backbone and ribs in place (basically your cooking a whole chicken but without halving it.)Season the chicken with the same rub you used in the baste. you might want to…See More
Don't smoke the tri-tip. Tri-tip has a delicate flavor, you smoke it, that's all you'll taste. Now the next question is, does the smoker/grill use indirect or direct heat? What type of Pork ribs? There are many varieties of ribs. Most…
In the weber, take both the grill and the charcoal grate out. Set two bricks in the bottom use regular charcoal and start it the way you would usually. Soak apple or cherry wood chips soaked in water. Don't use both as they tend to cancel each…
From what I've seen they're good. A little pricey for a wood box but... They're used mostly in Cuban and Latin America style cooking. Hence why they're popular in Florida and some Southern States. If you buy the smoking…
In my opinion, sauce is just a side element. If the ribs are done properly you don't want sauce to cover it up. I've seen ribs covered in sauce where all you could taste was the sauce. And that was to cover up the fact that the ribs were…
Here are two recipes I use at my restaurant.
Grilled Halibut with a Lemon Caper Sauce
1 8-10 oz Halibut Steak
Coat with Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Season to taste
Over direct heat, Grill until it starts to get flaky.
Sauce:
2-3 Tablespoons…
My dogs think I'm a huge slab of beef when I get home from works some nights. I'm a true believer that if a restaurant were to completely cook all it's proteins over wood they'd corner the market. The commercial applications of…
AH! Yes. Now it all comes back. Your are right - WOOD...When the wife and I used to go camping with the 4 kids, My Mom and Dad, my mother-in-law, the family dog, cat and (yes) a guinea pig , the wife would make a campfire in a stone circle pit, and…
AH! Yes. Now it all comes back. Your are right - WOOD...When the wife and I used to go camping with the 4 kids, My Mom and Dad, my mother-in-law, the family dog, cat and (yes) a guinea pig , the wife would make a campfire in a stone circle pit, and using a huge commercial bread rack to grill on would cook up the best pork chops, and chicken breasts for our brood and the 3 other familys that camped in our circle. It was always easy to find my wife in the dark after that - she had the aroma of the grille on her - those were good times....