Barbeque

[Cracker]

When I lived in Raleigh about 10 years ago, I fell in love with NC pulled pork (Eastern style only, please). Some favorites were Scott's in Goldsboro and Troutmans in Concord, and when the cravings hit me, the Smithfield chain of restaurants found across eastern NC did the trick. I worked for the NCDOT doing architectural surveys, usually in the rural parts of eastern NC, so was able to sample all kinds of local 'Q. Man, that was good eating.

Now I live in Texas, where I was born and raised, but I brought my love for hickory smoked pork shoulders with me, and have converted many of my friends and family to the ways of the smoky, vinagery swine. But you've also got to cook for the hometown team, so I've learned to do a mean brisket as well. Cooking barbeque is one of my favorite things to do.

 

[petes hats]

I had a pulled pork sandwich with mac and cheese and collards on the side for lunch today. Washed it down with a sweet tea (the only way). Living in NC is great sometimes!

 

[Cracker]

Man, I miss sweet tea. I mean, tea so sweet your teeth hurt.

 

[Darhling]

I am a mean barbecuer.. I decided it was the best way to prepare the beef tenderloin for the new years party .. even though it meant I had to stand in the freezing cold watching the others nibble the entrees inside..

 

[desi_de_lu_lu]

Man, I miss sweet tea. I mean, tea so sweet your teeth hurt.

What? No sweet tea in Houston? I find that hard to believe......

 

[petes hats]

Man, I miss sweet tea. I mean, tea so sweet your teeth hurt.

Tea so sweet it gives you a headache.

Even better if you get it with a little lemonade in it. (Chik-fil A style)

 

[MissS]

I had a pulled pork sandwich with mac and cheese and collards on the side for lunch today. Washed it down with a sweet tea (the only way). Living in NC is great sometimes!

Umh, what is sweet tea? Just very sweet normal tea? And collards??

 

[desi_de_lu_lu]

Umh, what is sweet tea? Just very sweet normal tea? And collards??

Iced tea that is very sweet, sweetened with sugar. Collards are collard greens. (a leafy vegetable)

 

[MissS]

Thanks for enlightening this aussie lass desi!

 

[desi_de_lu_lu]

Thanks for enlightening this aussie lass desi!

You are most welcome!

 

[KittyT]

Iced tea that is very sweet, sweetened with sugar. Collards are collard greens. (a leafy vegetable)

Actually, what differentiates sweet tea from iced tea that's been sweetened is that the sugar is added while the tea is still hot, so that it dissolves and the sweetness of the finished product is more uniform. Sweet tea does not have to be overly sugary - good sweet tea can be subtly sweet as well.

 

[desi_de_lu_lu]

Actually, what differentiates sweet tea from iced tea that's been sweetened is that the sugar is added while the tea is still hot, so that it dissolves and the sweetness of the finished product is more uniform. Sweet tea does not have to be overly sugary - good sweet tea can be subtly sweet as well.

This is very true about the adding sugar while the tea is still hot. THanks for clarifying. Honestly the taste is like day and night. (tea sweetened after its been brewed and cooled vs tea that is sweetened during brewing, steeping.)

 

[rumblefish]

I am a mean barbecuer.. I decided it was the best way to prepare the beef tenderloin for the new years party .. even though it meant I had to stand in the freezing cold watching the others nibble the entrees inside..

I've done the same thinglol . And ruined some pretty nice clothes, to boot, while barbecuing for my parties. Only kept company by some occasional cigarette smokers. "Can someone bring me out some cheese and crackers?"

 

[plain old dave]

http://www.buddysbarbq.com/

Best BBQ on the planet I have yet found, and I have looked as far afield as the United Arab Emirates. Fast food BBQ, so fast your food is waiting most of the time by the time you get done paying at the counter.

 

[Tomasso]

This is very true about the adding sugar while the tea is still hot. Honestly the taste is like day and night. (tea sweetened after its been brewed and cooled vs tea that is sweetened during brewing, steeping.)

If you sweeten with simple syrup the former will taste like the latter. And, each individual can control the sweetness of their serving.

 

[Atticus Finch]

This is very true about the adding sugar while the tea is still hot. THanks for clarifying. Honestly the taste is like day and night. (tea sweetened after its been brewed and cooled vs tea that is sweetened during brewing, steeping.)

Hot tea will hold much more sugar in suspension than will cool tea. By adding sugar when the tea is warm and then letting the mixture cool, the tea can be supersaturated with sugar and is thereby much sweeter tasting.

AF

 

[Darhling]

I've done the same thinglol . And ruined some pretty nice clothes, to boot, while barbecuing for my parties. Only kept company by some occasional cigarette smokers. "Can someone bring me out some cheese and crackers?"

Well I demanded my own bottle of champers to keep me company There is a pic somewhere of me, dressed up in furcoat and stilletos, standing in the snow turning the tenderloin with a giant pair of steaktweezers. Got to do it in style..

 

[rumblefish]

Well I demanded my own bottle of champers to keep me company There is a pic somewhere of me, dressed up in furcoat and stilletos, standing in the snow turning the tenderloin with a giant pair of steaktweezers. Got to do it in style..

lol lol lol I will, for now on, refer to my barbecue tongs as steaktweezers! I love it!

 

[MissS]

Well I demanded my own bottle of champers to keep me company There is a pic somewhere of me, dressed up in furcoat and stilletos, standing in the snow turning the tenderloin with a giant pair of steaktweezers. Got to do it in style..

Yay! I'm not the only one who does this (minus the fur coat - it doen't get that cold here!)!!!

 

[Darhling]

lol lol lol I will, for now on, refer to my barbecue tongs as steaktweezers! I love it!

lol lol lol sorry for the mistake, but when english isn't my native tongue, I do tend to make a few mistakes. As long as you understood what I meant then it's all good!