Serious BBQ: Last summer days with the grill.
After a long and wonderful summer of grilling out almost every night and certainly every weekend, I find myself looking at Monday as sort of a sad goodbye to summer. Yes, Labor Day is here. This is the time of year where pools start to close and the summer winds down. Wal-Mart has all their mechanical witches and talking pumpkins out on the shelves for Halloween and I am sure the Christmas stuff is on order.
That being said, I will not go quietly into the night. I will not put the grill cover on and shove my grill into a dark corner. This weekend I feast!!!
BBQ. When I smell this cooking in the spring it brings a smile to my face. As soon as the smells of charred meat flow through the air it screams ‘SUMMER TIME!!’ to all with a nose.
I must have brisket and chicken slathered in homemade BBQ sauce.
This weekend I will grill.
Anyone want to share a homemade BBQ sauce recipe?
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10 Comments:
My bro had a party every February and I used to make grilled veg for the party. Two sweatshirts, gloves and earmuffs and I was good to go no matter how cold it got. I live in ATL now but trust me, if I still lived in NY, I'd be grilling all year round.
You can take tons of chopped onion, garlic and peppers (including poblanos), then splash in some wine. Cook that until everything is very soft. Pour in your choice of the best tomato ketchup you can find or a big jug of Frank's Red Hot. Stir and adjust seasonings. I realize quantities are "informal" at best but do what tastes good! If you use ketchup but still want a kick, add a couple of chopped chipotles en adobo or some sambal oelek.
therealchiffonade at 2:10PM on 09/02/09
I "borrowed" this one from www.bbqsource-forums.com. It was a big hit at my last soiree. The root beer is an interesting twist:
Ingredients:
1 Whole onion
4 Cups Chicken Broth
1/2 Cup Dark Corn Syrup
1 Cup Cider Vinegar
1 Cup Root Beer
1/2 Cup Ketchup
1/2 Cup Tomato Paste
1/2 Cup Molasses
2 Tbs. Extra virgin olive oil
3 Tbs. - Brown Sugar
2 Tbs. - Spicy Brown Mustard
2 Tbs. Salt
2 Tbs. Pepper
1/2 Tsp Garlic Powder
1 Tbs. Hot Pepper
Finely chop up onions and sauté in pan with oil.
Mix in all other ingredients and stir. Bring to boil
Reduce heat and let simmer for one hour.
Use this for ribs, pulled pork or beef, and /or chicken. Also great to add to your baked beans (1/2 cup) at least one hour before finished baking.
NorthernBBQer at 2:40PM on 09/02/09
In my neck of the woods, if it ain't pork it ain't BBQ.
Poultrygeist at 3:17PM on 09/02/09
You actually mothball the grill on Labor day?
Live a little and use it through the fall and winter...into the spring...before you know it summer is back.
derosa at 3:37PM on 09/02/09
I approve of grilling, but not of BBQ sauce.
Might as well just coat a prime rib in ketchup.
Living in Texas gives me the opportunity to grill all year around, it's only cold for a few months out of the year and I grill right through em.
Nothing better than a nice hot steak an some fajita on a chilly day!
AyeEat at 4:54PM on 09/02/09
I plan on having a BBQ on Labor Day and will be grilling all sorts of thing, steaks, salmon, pork, chicken, veggies, but I don't let the winter stop me from grilling, I grill year around.
pjracz10 at 5:21PM on 09/02/09
we grill all year round.... regardless of snow, sleet, rain, wind! well, almost.
pooch at 10:07PM on 09/02/09
I'm from southern Arizona......what's a grill cover? :)
FatDave at 10:41PM on 09/02/09
not funny fatdave... not funny.
happyeats at 6:36PM on 09/03/09
My favorite barbecue sauce is a variation on one from Cook's Country magazine. I like it because it's a no-cook recipe; just whisk the ingredients together, and you're done:
Easy barbecue sauce recipe
MikeV
dadcooksdinner.blogspot.com
MikeV at 10:29PM on 09/04/09