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Meats

Beef

DOWN & DIRTY RIBS

From the book

Chicken

Grand Marnier Chicken

Provided by the Chez Bubba cooking team

Sure, it sounds a little fu-fu, but darn, it's good.

Orange Spice Rub

1/3 cup Turbinado Sugar
2 Teaspoons Orange Peel
1/2 Teaspoon Mace
1/2 Teaspoon Allspice
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/4 Teaspoon Cayenne

Stuffing

1 large orange, peeled & segmented
1 sweet onion, course cut
1/4 cup of Grand Marnier

Grand Marnier Mop

4 parts Orange Juice 1 part Lemon Juice 1 part Apple Juice

The night before smoking, rub the bird with the juice of a fresh orange followed by the Orange Spice Rub. Refrigerate overnight. One hour before smoking, stuff the bird with orange segments and onions and a 1/4 cup of Grand Marnier. Mop about every half hour during smoking. Smoke the chicken about four to six hours, or until drumsticks move easily.

During the last hour of smoking mop with a mixture of half above mop and half Grand Marnier.

Pork

Basic Bubba Ribs

Provided by the Chez Bubba cooking team

Great beginners ribs. Go great with beer. But what ribs don't?

4 pounds baby backs
2 cup Bubba Rubba #2
1 bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce
A case of your favorite beer

Bubba Rubba #2

1 cup Turbinado Sugar
1/4 cup Paprika
1/2 cup Salt
2 tablespoon Black Pepper
2 tablespoon Celery Seed
2 tablespoon course ground Fennel Seed
2 teaspoons Cayenne
2 teaspoons Dill Weed

Peel membrane off the back of the ribs. Rub ribs generously with the rub. Seal in a zip- lock bag and refrigerate overnight. Smoke over mesquite or hickory for 2-3 hours. Then switch to charcoal (this keeps the ribs from getting bitter). Wrap all the ribs together in foil the last hour they are in the smoker. When 30 minutes remain in the cycle, add 1 cup of beer and 1 cup of sauce and finish smoking. Serve with whatever beer happens to remain.

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Rubs

COWTOWN COOKERS' BASIC BARBECUE RUB

Provided by The Cowtown Cookers

2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups barbecue spice
3/4 cups salt
1/2 cup seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoons paprika
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon mustard seed

Combine all ingredients and mix well. Sprinkle generously on meat and rub it in. Let sit at least 30 minutes before cooking.

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Sauces

COWTOWN COOKERS' BASIC BARBECUE SAUCE

Provided by The Cowtown Cookers

32 ounce jar ketchup
1 cup dark molasses
1 1/2 tablespoons tobasco sauce
1 1/2 medium onions chopped fine
1 large green pepper chopped fine
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 1/2 tablespoons dry mustard
3 tablespoons vinegar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup liquid smoke
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

Combine all ingredients in large pot. Use 1/4 cup water to rinse out ketchup bottle and pour into pot. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer until onion and peppers are tender (around two hours).

Kansas City Classic Sweet Sauce

From The Ultimate Barbecue Sauce Cookbook

3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 1.25-ounce package regular-flavor chili seasoning
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1/4 teaspoon ground mace
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup water
1 to 3 teaspoons liquid smoke (optional)
1 32-ounce bottle ketchup

In large saucepan, combine brown sugar, chili seasoning, mustard, ginger, allspice, cayenne, mace and black pepper. Add vinegar, molasses, water and liquid smoke; stir until dry ingredients are dissolved. Blend in ketchup; bring to a boil over high heat , stirring constantly to avoid spattering. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Cool and refrigerate.

Serving suggestion: Use as a finishing sauce for beef and pork.

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Sides

GRILLED ICE CREAM

From the book Absolute Barbeque

1/2 cup chocolate syrup
1/8 cup Kahlua
1/8 cup Frangelico
1/4 cup chocolate liqueur
1 quart vanilla ice cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar

Mix chocolate syrup, sugar and liqueurs in a small saucepan. Scoop ice cream into stoneware dishes and top with chocolate mixture, coat ice cream evenly. Freeze for about two hours. Place dishes on a cookie sheet and put in covered grill until ice cream begins to melt. Serve immediately. With a hot fire, about two to three minutes is enough time on the grill.

HEARTLAND BAR-B-CUE BEANS

From the book Absolute Barbeque

2 quarts pork and beans
1/4 cup Backyard BBQ & Grill Seasoning
1 cup brisket burnt ends
1/2 cup prepared yellow mustard
1 cup Heartland Bar-B-Cue Sauce
1 onion

In a large pan combine beans, seasoning, mustard and sauce. Finely chop onion and brisket burnt ends and stir into beans. Place pan in smoker or grill, and smoke uncovered for two to four hours, using hickory wood.

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