Pitmaster, p.18
Pitmaster, page 18
beer
Beef Barbecue, 29–30
Bowl of Texas Red, 136
local beers, 27
Michelada, 128
beverages
Bourbon Belle, 109
Day Drinking with Sweet Tea, 73
Dr. Pepper Syrup, 109
local beers, 27
Michelada, 128
Palomas for a Crowd, 215
Remedy, 109
Waco Old Fashioned, 109
Bissonnette, Jamie, 174
Blues Hog Original BBQ Sauce, in Lakeside
Smokers Rib Recipe, 192
Blues Hog Smokey Mountain Sauce, in Pork Rib Sandwich, 111
Blues Hog Tennessee Red Sauce
Brendan’s First Place Sausage, 213
Lakeside Smokers Rib Recipe, 192
Boisvert, Kris, 192
Boisvert, Mike, 192
bologna
The Jambo Texan Sandwich, 143
Smoked Bologna Chub, 45
Boston butt pork shoulder
Butterfly Pork Butt Burnt Ends, 96
Classic Pulled Pork, 25–26
Hot and Fast Pork Shoulder, 199–201
bourbon
Bourbon Belle, 109
Day Drinking with Sweet Tea, 73
Jake’s Cowboy Beans, 34
Waco Old Fashioned, 109
Bowl of Texas Red, 136
Brady, Tom, 187
bread pudding, as Hot Links Bread Pudding, 167
breads
Cornbread with Butter, Honey, and Sea Salt, 37
Skylight Inn Cornbread, 68
Texas Toast, 141
breakfast sausage, in Brendan’s First Place Sausage, 213
Brendan’s First Place Sausage, 213
brisket
Beef Barbecue, 29–30
Burnt Ends, 95
Butcher Paper Brisket, 119
IQUE 180 Beef Brisket, 205–207
Jake’s Cowboy Beans, 34
The Jambo Texan Sandwich, 143
Montreal Smoked Meat, 149–150
Umami Steak Sauce, 211
Broccoli Rabe
Giant Pork and Rabe Hero Sandwich, 179–181
recipe, 181
Brunswick Stew, 84
burnt ends
Burnt Ends, 95
Butterfly Pork Butt Burnt Ends, 96
Butcher Paper Brisket, 119
butter
Classic Butter Mix, 141
Honey Sea Salt Butter, 37
Spicy Butter Mix, 141
Steak Finishing Butter, 210
Butterflied Grilled Duck with Spicy Watermelon Glaze, 88–89
Butterfly Pork Butt Burnt Ends, 96
cake
Gingerbread Butter Cake, 184
Old-Fashioned Southern Caramel Cake, 50–51
Caramelized Veggies, 181
Carolina Cue To-Go, 87
Caveman T-Bones with Hellfire Hot Sauce, 42
Central Texas Beef Ribs
recipe, 125
Short Ribs and New England Lobster Roll, 163
charcoal, 15, 16, 17, 135
Cheddar cheese
Classic Macaroni and Cheese, 39
Hot Links Bread Pudding, 167
Jalapeño and Cheese Hushpuppies, 58
Pimento Cheese Spread, 61
Cheerwine BBQ Sauce
Lexington-Style Cheerwine Pork Shoulder, 79
recipe, 80
cheese spread, as Pimento Cheese Spread, 61
chicken breasts, as Juicy BBQ Chicken Breasts, 22
Chicken Injection
Competition Chicken Thighs and Wings, 189–190
recipe, 190
chicken leg quarters, Barbecue Chicken with Skin Cracklins, 81
chicken livers, in Barbecued Goat Curry, 177
chicken parts, for Smoky Chicken Stock, 196
chicken rubs
Chicken Rub, 190
Wicked Good Chicken Rub, 20
chicken stock, as Smoky Chicken Stock, 196
chicken thighs, in Competition Chicken Thighs and Wings, 189–190
chicken wings, in Competition Chicken Thighs and Wings, 189–190
Child, Julia, 13
chili, as Bowl of Texas Red, 136
chimney starters, 15
Chris, 177, 187
chuck
Beef Barbecue, 29–30
Bowl of Texas Red, 136
Burnt Ends, 95
The Smoke Shop Hot Links, 133–134
Cimarron Doc’s Sweet Rib Rub, in Lakeside Smokers' Rib Recipe, 192
City Ham, 164
Classic Butter Mix, 141
Classic Kansas City Dry Rub
Burnt Ends, 95
Butterfly Pork Butt Burnt Ends, 96
Hot and Fast Pork Shoulder, 199–201
recipe, 98
3–2–1 St. Louis Ribs, 103–104
Classic Macaroni and Cheese, 39
Classic Pulled Pork
Giant Pork and Rabe Hero Sandwich, 179–181
The Jambo Texan Sandwich, 143
recipe, 25–26
coleslaw
Garlicky Coleslaw, 48
Red Slaw, 76
White Slaw, 77
collard greens, in Spicy Collards, 46
Competition Chicken Thighs and Wings, 189–190
Competition-Style Beef Rib Eye, 209–210
condiments
Broccoli Rabe, 181
Classic Butter Mix, 141
Eastern-Style North Carolina Sauce, 74
Garlic Fennel Mayo, 180
Gold Sauce, 47
Half-Sour Pickles, 153
Hellfire Hot Sauce, 42
Homemade Fermented Chile Sauce, 62
Honey Sea Salt Butter, 37
Hot Garlic Crunch Cream, 101
Kimchi, 169
North Carolina Sauce, 74
North Carolina Table Sauce, 60
Pickled Jalapeños, 126
Pickled Onions, 127
Pickled Watermelon Rind, 151
Red State Sauce, 129
Spicy Butter Mix, 141
Steak Finishing Butter, 210
Umami Steak Sauce, 211
Western-Style North Carolina Sauce, 74
Cool Smoke team, 195
Coppa’s Barbecue Pig Tails, 174–175
cornbread
Cornbread with Butter, Honey, and Sea Salt, 37
Skylight Inn Cornbread, 68
Day Drinking with Sweet Tea, 73
Delpha, John, 164
desserts
Gingerbread Butter Cake, 184
Meat @ Slim’s Tiramisu, 217
Old-Fashioned Southern Caramel Cake, 50–51
Peach Ice Cream, 145
Southern Caramel Icing, 51
Dr. Pepper Syrup, 109
dry rubs
Chicken Rub, 190
Classic Kansas City Dry Rub, 98
Everyday Sweet and Spicy Pork Rub, 21
Simple Beef Rub, 21
Wicked Good Chicken Rub, 20
duck, as Butterflied Grilled Duck with Spicy Watermelon Glaze, 88–89
Duke’s Mayonnaise
Garlicky Coleslaw, 48
White Slaw, 77
Durney, Bill, 11, 155, 157
Eastern-Style North Carolina Sauce
recipe, 74
Whole Hog (North Carolina Style), 69–70
Eastridge, Stephen, 217
Edge, John T., 65
Espresso BBQ Sauce, 175
equipment, 13
Espresso BBQ Sauce
Coppa’s Barbecue Pig Tails, 174–175
recipe, 175
Everyday Sweet and Spicy Pork Rub
Classic Pulled Pork, 25–26
Memphis-Style Dry Rub Baby Back Ribs, 19
recipe, 21
Smoked Bologna Chub, 45
fatback, in The Smoke Shop Hot Links, 133–134
Fermented Chile Sauce
North Carolina Table Sauce, 60
Pimento Cheese Spread, 61
recipe, 62
Red Slaw, 76
Spicy Butter Mix, 141
flavor profiles, 191
Franklin, Aaron, 41, 123
Frank’s RedHot Original
Pimento Cheese Spread, 61
Texas Toast, 141
fries, as Side of Fries, 112
Galena Towers’ Potato Salad, 115
Garlic Fennel Mayo
Giant Pork and Rabe Hero Sandwich, 179–181
recipe, 180
Garlicky Coleslaw, 48
Geer, Jamie, 11, 139, 143
Giant Pork and Rabe Hero Sandwich, 179–181
Gingerbread Butter Cake, 184
glaze
The BBQ Glaze, 31
Spicy Watermelon Glaze, 89
goat leg, in Barbecued Goat Curry, 177
Gold Sauce
Classic Pulled Pork, 25–26
recipe, 47
Gray, Rod, 11, 107, 115
Gray, Sheri, 115
ground beef, in Ode to Ozersky Sliders, 183
Half-Sour Pickles, 153
ham, as City Ham, 164
Hart, Chris, 9, 11, 203
Hart, Jenny, 145
Head Country Regular Bar-B-Q Sauce, with IQUE 180 Beef Brisket, 205–207
Hellfire Hot Sauce, 42
Hickory-Smoked Turkey Breast, 120
Homemade Fermented Chile Sauce, 62
Homemade Lard, 59
Hometown Bar-B-Que, 155, 157
Hometown Bar-B-Que Chinese Sticky Ribs, 157
Honey Sea Salt Butter, 37
Hot and Fast Pork Shoulder, 199–201
hot dogs, as Sonoran Hot Dogs, 214
Hot Garlic Crunch Cream
recipe, 101
Smoked Prime Rib, 99
hot links
Hot Links Bread Pudding, 167
The Smoke Shop Hot Links, 133–134
Husbands, Andy, 9, 11, 22, 159
Hushpuppies Fried in Lard, 58
ice cream, as Peach Ice Cream, 145
iced tea, as Sweet Tea, 73
IQUE 180 Beef Brisket, 205–207
IQUE Sauce v2.0
Brunswick Stew, 84
Competition Chicken Thighs and Wings, 189–190
Hot and Fast Pork Shoulder, 199–201
Juicy BBQ Chicken Breasts, 22
recipe, 197
IQUE team, 9, 159, 203, 213
Italian sausage, in Brendan’s First Place Sausage, 213
Jacobs, Ken “Jake,” 11, 33, 34
Jake’s Cowboy Beans, 34
jalapeño peppers, as Pickled Jalapeños, 126
The Jambo Texan Sandwich, 143
Jambo Pits, 139
Jones, Pete, 65
Jones, Sam, 9, 11, 65, 69, 147, 155
Juicy BBQ Chicken Breasts, 22
Kamado–style ceramic smokers, cooking method, 25–26
Kam Fung, 155
Kansas City Barbecue Society, 91
Kansas City Tribute Sauce
Beef Barbecue, 29–30
Burnt Ends, 95
Butterfly Pork Butt Burnt Ends, 96
IQUE 180 Beef Brisket, 205–207
Pork Rib Sandwich, 111
recipe, 93
3–2–1 St. Louis Ribs, 103–104
Karmel, Elizabeth, 11, 87, 88
Kewpie Mayonnaise, with Sonoran Hot Dogs, 214
Kimchi
recipe, 169
Sonoran Hot Dogs, 214
Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails (LUPEC), 108
Lakeside Smokers' Rib Recipe, 192–193
Lakeside Smokers team, 192
lard, as Homemade Lard, 59
Lewis Barbecue, 123
Lewis, John, 9, 11, 123
Lexington-Style Cheerwine Pork Shoulder, 79–80
Little Pig ‘n’ Potato Pickling Co., 153
lobster, in Short Ribs and New England Lobster Roll, 163
Louie Mueller Barbecue, 155
macaroni, in Classic Macaroni and Cheese, 39
Mascarpone Polenta
recipe, 172
Smoked Pork Shank Osso Buco, 171
McGee, JD, 199
McGee, Rhana, 199
McMann, Mark, 153
Meat @ Slim’s team, 217
Meat @ Slim’s Tiramisu, 217
Memphis-Style Dry Rub Baby Back Ribs, 19
Michelada, 128
Mills, Amy, 9
Mills, Mike “The Legend,” 9
Montreal Smoked Meat, 149–150
Mueller, Louie, 147
North Carolina Sauce
Barbecue Chicken with Skin Cracklins, 81
Pork Skin Sandwich, 57
recipe, 74
Western North Carolina Pork Shoulder, 55–56
Whole Hog (North Carolina Style), 69–70
North Carolina Table Sauce, 60
Obie-Cue’s Sweet Rub, in Lakeside Smokers' Rib Recipe, 192
Ode to Ozersky Sliders, 183
offset pit barrel smokers
Jambo Pits, 139
overview of, 135
Old-Fashioned Southern Caramel Cake, 50–51
onions, as Pickled Onions, 127
Osso Buco, as Smoked Pork Shank Osso Buco, 171
Ozersky, Josh, 183
Palomas for a Crowd, 215
Peach Ice Cream, 145
Pearl All Beef Franks, as Sonoran Hot Dogs, 214
Pellet Envy team, 107, 115
Pickled Jalapeños
recipe, 126
Sonoran Hot Dogs, 214
Pickled Onions, 127
Pickled Watermelon Rind
Barbecued Goat Curry, 177
recipe, 151
pickles, as Half-Sour Pickles, 153
Pimento Cheese Spread
recipe, 61
The Smoke Shop Hot Links, 133
pinto beans, in Jake’s Cowboy Beans, 34
polenta, as Mascarpone Polenta, 172
pork butt
Butterfly Pork Butt Burnt Ends, 96
Classic Pulled Pork, 25–26
Hot and Fast Pork Shoulder, 199–201
The Smoke Shop Hot Links, 133–134
pork, chopped, in Brunswick Stew, 84
pork fatback, in The Smoke Shop Hot Links, 133–134
pork loin
City Ham, 164
Hometown Bar-B-Que Chinese Sticky Ribs, 157
pork picnic shoulder
Pork Skin Sandwich, 57
Western North Carolina Pork Shoulder, 55–56
Pork Rib Sandwich, 111
pork shanks, as Smoked Pork Shank Osso Buco, 171
pork shoulder
Butterfly Pork Butt Burnt Ends, 96
Classic Pulled Pork, 25–26
Hot and Fast Pork Shoulder, 199–201
Lexington-Style Cheerwine Pork Shoulder, 79–80
Western North Carolina Pork Shoulder, 55–56
Pork Skin Sandwich, 57
pork spare ribs
Lakeside Smokers' Rib Recipe, 192–193
Salt and Pepper Spareribs, 131
St. Louis trim, 104
3–2–1 St. Louis Ribs, 103–104
potato salad, as Galena Towers’ Potato Salad, 115
Prieto, Chris, 79
PRIME Barbecue, 79
prime rib, as Smoked Prime Rib, 99
pulled pork
Classic Pulled Pork, 25–26
Giant Pork and Rabe Hero Sandwich, 179–181
The Jambo Texan Sandwich, 143
Q Barbeque, 195
Raichlen, Steven, 11, 41, 42
Red Slaw, 76
Red State Sauce
Jake’s Cowboy Beans, 34
recipe, 129
Remedy, 109
Rendezvous, 19
ribeye steaks, as Competition-Style Beef Rib Eye, 209–210
ribs
Central Texas Beef Ribs, 125
Hometown Bar-B-Que Chinese Sticky Ribs, 157
The Jambo Texan Sandwich, 143
Lakeside Smokers' Rib Recipe, 192–193
Memphis-Style Dry Rub Baby Back Ribs, 19
Pork Rib Sandwich, 111
Salt and Pepper Spareribs, 131
Short Ribs and New England Lobster Roll, 163
St. Louis–style trim, 104–105
3–2–1 St. Louis Ribs, 103–104
Richards, Joy, 108
Rosebud American Kitchen & Bar, 164
rubs
Chicken Rub, 190
Classic Kansas City Dry Rub, 98
Everyday Sweet and Spicy Pork Rub, 21
Simple Beef Rub, 21
Wicked Good Chicken Rub, 20
Salt and Pepper Spareribs, 131
Sam Jones Barbecue, 65
sandwiches
Brendan’s First Place Sausage, 213
Giant Pork and Rabe Hero Sandwich, 179–181
The Jambo Texan Sandwich, 143
Montreal Smoked Meat, 149–150
Ode to Ozersky Sliders, 183
Pork Rib Sandwich, 111
Pork Skin Sandwich, 57
Short Ribs and New England Lobster Roll, 163
Sonoran Hot Dogs, 214
sauces
Cheerwine BBQ Sauce, 80
Eastern-Style North Carolina Sauce, 74
Espresso BBQ Sauce, 175
Gold Sauce, 47
Hellfire Hot Sauce, 42
Homemade Fermented Chile Sauce, 62
IQUE Sauce v2.0, 197
Kansas City Tribute Sauce, 93
North Carolina Sauce, 74
North Carolina Table Sauce, 60
Red State Sauce, 129
Sticky Chinese Barbecue Sauce, 157
Umami Steak Sauce, 211
Western-Style North Carolina Sauce, 74
sausage
Brendan’s First Place Sausage, 213
The Jambo Texan Sandwich, 143
The Smoke Shop Hot Links, 133–134
Schlesinger, Chris, 159
short ribs
Central Texas Beef Ribs, 125
Short Ribs and New England Lobster Roll, 163
Shrimp and Hatch Chile Hushpuppies, 58
side dishes
Bacon and Scallion Hushpuppies, 58
Caramelized Veggies, 181
Classic Macaroni and Cheese, 39
Cornbread with Butter, Honey, and Sea Salt, 37
Galena Towers’ Potato Salad, 115
Garlicky Coleslaw, 48
Hushpuppies Fried in Lard, 58
Jake’s Cowboy Beans, 34
Jalapeño and Cheese Hushpuppies, 58
Mascarpone Polenta, 172
Red Slaw, 76
Shrimp and Hatch Chile Hushpuppies, 58
Side of Fries, 112
Skylight Inn Cornbread, 68
Spicy Collards, 46
White Slaw, 77
Simple Beef Rub
Beef Barbecue, 29–30
recipe, 21
Simpson, Homer, 53
Skylight Inn, 9, 65, 68, 155
Skylight Inn Cornbread
Brunswick Stew, 84
recipe, 68
slaw
Garlicky Coleslaw, 48
Red Slaw, 76
White Slaw, 77
sliders
Brendan’s First Place Sausage, 213
Ode to Ozersky Sliders, 183
Slow-Cooked Pig Tails
Coppa’s Barbecue Pig Tails, 174–175
