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3 Recipes Every Beginner Should Know
If you've recently embarked on your barbecue journey, consider this list of recipes as Barbecue and Grilling 101. With each grilling and smoking session, you will learn something new, and if you master these recipes you will be on your way to barbecue and grilling perfection. And if you're a veteran grillmaster, this list can serve as a wonderful refresher course, or inspiration for the aspiring grillers in your life. 1. First Timer's Ribs If you want...
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Grilled Avocado Toast: The New Power Breakfast
Avocados have long been deemed powerfully healthy nourishment, earning a place as the super food of choice for many. Popular dishes like guacamole and Cobb Salad are an easy way to incorporate the delectable fruit into any diet (yes, avocados are technically a fruit!). But a trend has taken hold: avocado for breakfast! Avocado toast (also known as the avocado tartine) was born in Los Angeles, and has become the new power breakfast. To take it up a notch,...
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Give Your BBQ The Pastrami Treatment
Perhaps you have experienced the joy of eating the artfully cured and assertively spiced smoked meat that is pastrami—whether from a classic Manhattan deli or even your local barbecue joint. Maybe you've further embarked on the gratifying experience of curing and smoking your own pastrami at home. After all, few things rival sinking your teeth into a pastrami Reuben that's made with your own spice-encrusted and smoke-blasted pastrami beef brisket or navel....
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From time to time we offer guest blogs on Barbecuebible.com. This one comes from Alice Hart, author of The Way to Eat Now: Modern Vegetarian Food. Alice Hart is a master at crafting seasonal vegetarian recipes, inspired by her travels around the world, that celebrate produce and other whole foods, as well as spices and herbs by the handful. Alice Hart's Whole Eggplants, Couscous and Confit Peppers recipe is a reminder that grilling is one of the healthiest...
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A Char is Born: Oscar-Worthy Grilled Appetizers
The 91st annual Academy Awards (also known as the Oscars) will air Sunday night, February 24, at 8 p.m. ET. Like Super Bowl Sunday, it’s a great excuse to throw an intimate little get-together at home. While you stream one or two of the top contenders in the “Best Picture” category (the red carpet interviews begin hours earlier), you can whip up some Oscar-worthy appetizers on your grill. Get the party started with smoke- and fire-kissed cocktails,...
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7 Recipes to Make Right Now
February is a bit of a tease. Whether you live in the Midwest or Southern California, the temperature can fluctuate by as much as 50 degrees in a day. Down jackets or shorts and flip flops? It’s anyone’s call. And there’s only so much “comfort food” you can stand. You’re craving something different. For much of the country, winter grilling rules are still in play. Which is why we combed our vast collection of recipes for dishes that...
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Make Asian Barbecue Sauces with Pantry Ingredients
This week, more than 20 percent of the world’s population began the celebration known as the Lunar New Year (also called Chinese New Year). For the next 12 days, millions of lives will revolve around fireworks, food, and family. For the record, 2019 is the Year of the Pig, something most of us barbecue enthusiasts can get behind. We thought this would be a good time to shine a light on the umami-rich sauces and condiments the Asian continent has contributed to the happiness of grill...
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Steak and Potatoes: Skirt Steak with Chimichurri and Smashed Potatoes
This is the third in our new series on steak and potatoes. This robust steak from the underbelly of the steer (we call it skirt steak) has everything a carnivore hungers for: a bold flavor and no-nonsense texture you can sink your teeth into at a price you can afford. Anyone can look like a genius cooking a tender filet mignon. It takes skill—even cojones—to turn out a good skirt steak. You need to remember only two words...
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10 Super Bowl-Worthy Recipes for Your Party at Home
It’s been called “The Greatest Show on Turf” and more recently, “The New England Patriot’s Invitational” due to that team’s frequent participation. We’re talking about Super Bowl 53, of course—LIII if you remember your Roman numerals—the contest between the Titans of the AFC and the NFC to crown the champion of the 2018 NFL. Tune in at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 3, to watch the New England Patriots take on the Los Angeles Rams. The Patriots will be wearing their...
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Our Most Popular Recipes from 2018
The ringing in of the New Year is always our cue to take a look in the rear-view mirror and identify the most searched topics and recipes on our website, www.barbecuebible.com. Not only is it fun to see where we’ve been, but the data helps us map our editorial path for the coming year. Once again, pork dominated the field in 2018, with everything from pork belly (cured and uncured) to ribs. Here are our top recipes, in order: 1. Bourbon Brown Sugar Smoked Pork Loin ...
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