~*~ RavenPilot80's BBQ Pit ~*~

Barbecue is not a verb. It is a way of life. Welcome to my pit, where the smoke rolls and the ribs fall off the bone.

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Pit Recipes

Smoky Backyard Ribs
Serves 4

• 2 racks pork ribs
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tbsp paprika
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp salt
• Your favorite sauce
• Hickory chips

Rub the ribs the night before. Smoke low and slow at 225 for 5 hours, adding hickory every hour. Sauce them for the last 30 minutes. Lick fingers. Repeat.

Firehouse Five-Alarm Chili
Serves 10

• 2 lb ground beef
• 1 lb hot sausage
• 2 cans kidney beans
• 2 cans crushed tomatoes
• 3 jalapenos
• 3 tbsp chili powder
• 1 tbsp cumin
• 1 bottle of beer (optional)
• 1 square dark chocolate

Brown the meats. Add everything else. Simmer at least 3 hours. The chocolate is the secret. Do not tell the judges.

Seven-Layer Dip
Serves a party

• 1 can refried beans
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup guacamole
• 1 cup salsa
• 1 cup shredded cheese
• Sliced olives
• Chopped green onions

Layer in a glass dish in that order so everyone can see the layers. Serve with chips. It will be gone in 9 minutes.

Competition Results

Rules of the Pit

Never peek. If you're lookin', you ain't cookin'.
Hickory for pork, oak for beef
Sauce at the end, not the beginning
Beer is for the cook

BBQ Links

Recipes From The Quimby Farm - great graphics
Low & Slow BBQ
Petz.com
Orinoco.com (books!)

Awards

ravenpilot80@mindsurf.net

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Last updated: 1/24/99