Wood Chicks/Bobby Flay Challenge, BBQ Brisket

[gran398]

Whether you try it or not, the mops/sauces are worth keeping.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bbq- ... index.html

[GoneFission]

G3- Being from ILM, you know BBQ never says moo.   :rambo:

BBQ only oinks in NC   :pig:  :pig:  :pig:

Some of the sauces looked pretty good tho - thanks!  

[gran398]

Cap'n John,

You are right, there ain't no moo in Carolina Q.

We use everything but the oink, from the Rooter to the Tooter!

Gonna do my best to give the boys here a way to cook open pit BBQ, over hickory coals, Goldsboro/Wilson style.

And Lexington style. Same technique, only difference is the sauce (Piedmont/Lex style later adds ketchup to the finishing sauce,  fomenting Carolina political debate since 1920)

They are both damn good. Fresh pork shoulders/picnics placed 20 to 24 inches above prepared hickory coals, slow-cooked at 220 to 250 degrees for 7 to 9 hours.  On your own patio grill. As the oldtimer's will tell you, it ain't about the sauce. Its about the Q.

Gonna post the recipe. Boys, tell your bride you're gonna be drunk/tied up on Q day.

They'll forget being mad when they fall in love again..... :bounce:  :bounce:

Thanks John,
Scott

[GoneFission]

Yep, ain't no cue like down east - Wilbur Shirley's place in Goldsboro has been there since '62 and still has the biggest open pit in the business - and some of the best cue.  Wilbur gets his slaw from my brother-in-law - small world, huh?  If you stop by, make sure to ask for a tour - and check out the hogs on the grate out back.  Whole hog cue at Wilbur's - everything but the squeal.   :pig:

Another favorite of mine is Allen & Sons in Chapel Hill - he puts the pigs on the coals at 4:00 every morning so they have some cue ready for the lunch crowd.    

There are a couple good books about Carolina cue, Holy Smoke lists good places reviews, and has recipes and video on the web site:
http://uncpress.unc.edu/HolySmoke/index.html

For those who don't realize how important BBQ is here in Nawth Carolina, consider the O-ficial North Carolina Barbeque Society:
http://www.ncbbqsociety.com/  

The best around where I live is Mac's Beer, Bikes, and BBQ.  How can you go wrong with that combo?  

Now I'm starting to get hungry - maybe Mac's for lunch today?!  

[gran398]

Wow, neat that you know Wilburs! I can remember as a kid going there with my Dad.....and seeing the pits!

And Allen's in Chapel Hill has an awesome reputation. The book you mentioned is great reading....picked up a copy in the mountains this past summer. Neat how all of the families are kinda tied in.

In the next few days am going to do my best to post a good method for the folks here to attempt the pit method. I had a local metalsmith make a cooker for this, it has its own side "burn barrel" for burning hickory to coals, then a trap door at the bottom to slide the coals over to the cooking chamber. Works good....now I'm getting hungry myself!!

Come on over, we'll go hit Wilburs!

[John Jones]

There is great Q all over the South.  I know a couple of places in Alabama I'll put up against anyone's.  

What else would one make Q from besides pork?  Iguanas?

[GoneFission]

Iguana roast - not barbeque, cuz that would be pig...   :pig:  

But Iguana on the grill might look something like this:

http://www.howcast.com/videos/3363-Spea ... BBQ-Iguana  

                 :twisted:    :cheese:  

See ya on the water!

[gran398]

Cap'n John,

Thanks for the video! Did you see that girly-man using gloves when he was cleaning that lizard???........

Just posted the Oink Recipe....please feel free to add in whatever tips you can offer!

Thanks!

Scott

[John Jones]

Actually reptile-associated salmonellosis is fairly common in humans from handling Iguanas and other reptiles.

[gran398]

John,
Did NOT know about the salmonella factor. I respectfully retract.

Let's go Iguana gigging....I DID like his gig....

Best,
Scott

[John Jones]

I have not seen one around here.  100 miles south and they are covered up with them.  That would be good pellet gun practice.

[flkeysaqua]

I have not seen one around here.  100 miles south and they are covered up with them.  That would be good pellet gun practice.

You don't need a pellet gun down here right now they are (hybernating) because of the cold lol just scoop and Q :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:

[gran398]

Too cold to gig Iguanas down there?.....

With this cold weather extending into your area, have the sails lit up?

Will keep your input here on the board.

Thanks,
Scott