Exploring Authentic BBQ Dishes

Pulled pork, brisket, chicken and ribs are great meats for barbecuing. When you BBQ, cook on low temperatures and cook slow for a long period of time using hardwoods for heat and smoke for flavoring. The meat used in most BBQ recipes is cheap and tough. Probably the single most important BBQ meat is beef brisket. The brisket should be left whole. It should be cooked for 1.5 hours per pound at 200 degrees. It takes know how and skill to cook something like brisket and cook it tender and flavorful.

The best way to BBQ a chicken is to buy a whole chicken and cut it up. Rub kosher salt on it and let brine for a few hours. Then brush BBQ sauce on chicken pieces and grill at 225 degrees for about four hours. If you use a brine and/or smoker the meat might be pink. BBQ chicken recipes often leave the meat pink. This is because of the salt and the smoke. It’s cooked.

Ribs are another popular meat to BBQ. Brush BBQ sauce on the ribs, smoke it slow and on low temperature using either hickory or oak wood for fuel and flavor. A rub is a seasoning mixture put on the meat before it is smoked. The rub enhances the flavor of the meat. A base of salt and chili powder is in most rubs, then add other seasonings. Rub on the meat, then let sit for a few hours, then grill or put the meat on a smoker. Whether you make the BBQ beef brisket, chicken or pork good luck in your search for BBQ bliss.