Once you have smoked chicken wings like this, you will never want to order out again. I started by thawing about a dozen frozen chicken wings. About 4 hours prior to the time I wanted to devour my wings, I dried off the wings and started preparing this delicious rub recipe.
If you want to try to smoke a salmon and want a more “basic” way of doing so, the following directions for a Basic Smoked Salmon are probably just for you.
A 5 hour Smoked Beef Brisket recipe that uses mesquite wood and charcoal and a special Beef Rub. Prep time: 18+ hrs Cook time: 5 hrs Total time: 23 hrs Serves: 3-4 Ingredients: • 2 lbs single cut beef brisket Brining: • 1/4 c fine sea salt • 1/4 c sugar • 1/2 gal of … [Read more…]
Grilling chicken on a plank may sound easy enough, but not all things work out as planned. Here is a quick story of how I dealt with an unexpected situation when I was planking on the grill, and was able to adapt to the problem and produce an unbelievable result, which I would like to … [Read more…]
Usually, many assume that when smoking something, it is probably done during the warmer months. But there is no reason you can’t smoke during mid-winter – when temperatures are averaging in the teens. I was curious to see how the outside temperature would affect whatever I would smoke (and I was craving ribs). So, I … [Read more…]
After a few hours of home plumbing renovations to our bathroom, which included replacing shower handles, entire valve body, faucet, etc., what’s next on the list of things to do? Bake a cake. Lately, I’ve been consistent of producing excellent grilled/smoked meats, so I figured on starting a series of articles on baking and cooking … [Read more…]
Prep time: 10 mins Total time: 10 mins Ingredients: • 2 c of Pineapple Juice (divided, to coat) • 6 oz of Honey (divided, to coat) • 1 c Brown Sugar (divided, to coat) • 5-6 lbs of thawed, pre-cooked Ham Directions: The night before smoking the ham, place aluminum foil in a deep dish … [Read more…]
Saturday I smoked pork rib loins and if you set aside 3-4 hours of your day and follow my directions, you can get the same results that I got … delicious, mouth watering ribs. I started by preheating the smoker – I used a vertical water smoker with charcoal as fuel. I then wrapped hickory … [Read more…]
I’ve been craving a good, smoked ham. Easter sounded like a good time as any to tease the senses for 4 hours. I had to really think about what kind and size of ham to purchase. Easter time of course has many sales that go on, you can’t go more than a few minutes without … [Read more…]
Beef chuck is probably one of the better cuts of beef to smoke. It usually has a decent amount of fat that helps to absorb the flavors of the grill. I took a few weekend hours to marinate and make this smoked beef chuck recipe. Here was my experience. I started by preparing the marinade, … [Read more…]