This is the one you’re looking for. Real Texas brisket, made on a pellet grill. I gave up messing around with fire after ten years of smoking meat. I got tired of the overnight panic worried that my fire had gone out or had gone on a hot tear. I went pellet and never looked…
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WooPigFoodie’s Competition Barbecue Sauce
As many of you know, I am a judge at the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest held every May in Memphis, Tennessee. Boy that’s a mouthful. But it’s also a mouthful of great barbecue! And though I generally believe that if you are doing competition barbecue right you don’t need sauce, if…
The Steak Rules
While I’m sure such strong desires go back at least as far as our caveman (and cavewoman) days, steak has certainly had a special place in my own food memories going back to my childhood. Truth be told, we didn’t have much growing up (other than lots of kids and two hardworking parents), but every…
Easy Homemade Kimchi
I admit it. I have a kimchi addiction. I love its savory spiciness, and how the kimchi’s taste actually changes as it ages. That’s because it’s alive! (It’s nature’s probiotic. Kimchi is full of naturally occurring lactic acid bacteria—that’s good bacteria that ferments the kimchi and gives it its eventual sourness!) Anyway, I usually buy…
Split Pea Soup with Bacon, Ham and Caramelized Onions
I’m a soup man. Always have been. There is nothing more close to my definition of a perfect food, than soup. Sick? Soup. Tired? Soup. Celebrating? Start with soup. See what I mean? My mom was really a soup master (mistress? momstress?). Split pea soup is one of those that I remember from early childhood….
Chickpea Tikka Masala
Continuing on my winter vegetarian theme (can you tell I’m still within the New Year’s Resolution timeframe?), I bring to you a super easy Indian dish, chickpea tikka masala. This is savory and spicy, rich and creamy, and very filling. I like to serve this with toasted naan (Indian flatbread) right out of the oven….
Chipotle Tofu Sofritas
As many of you know, Mrs. WooPigFoodie is a vegetarian. Now that doesn’t matter a whole lot to my omnivorous diet since she isn’t bothered by me eating what I like, but over the years I have begun eating a lot more plant-based, than animal-based (despite my many BBQ posts!). We recently went to Chipotle…
How to Smoke a Texas-Style Beef Brisket
Beefy, smoky, peppery and a little bit charry, smoked beef brisket is a delicious thing. It can also be one of the most difficult BBQ dishes to perform correctly—to end up with a juicy and succulent brisket instead of a tough and chewy one. Because it requires good technique to make a good brisket, I often use…
Homemade Garlic Dill Pickles
I love pickles of all types. I grew up on those kosher dill pickles that they sell in the refrigerator section of the grocery store. It was only recently that I realized that pickles are So Easy To Make. So easy, that it didn’t make any sense to buy store pickles, since I could make better…
Pulled Pork Tacos
Tacos are a great family dish. It takes almost no time to get all the parts ready, and then everyone can build just what they like. The kids really clean their plates come taco night. We make all types of crunchy and soft tacos, with beef, chicken, and even vegetarian ones made from black beans,…
The Ultimate Pulled Pork
Pulled pork is a real treat. There’s nothing better than juicy, smoky strands of pork, covered with a nice dark bark that still has the sweet hints of your own special BBQ rub. And there’s nothing better than making it yourself. We make this several times each summer. I promise you, there’s nothing complicated about this recipe, but it does…
Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Sweet ‘n Heat Coleslaw
This is one of our favorite ways to eat The Ultimate Pulled Pork. The combination of the smoky barbecue, your favorite barbecue sauce and Sweet ‘n Heat Coleslaw is just about perfect. Here’s how we do this. (The recipe follows at the end.) Once you have the pork smoked, you just pull it as discussed in…