STOCKING STUFFERS?

Have you ever left a Barbeque catalog on the Coffee table or the Ice chest?. Have you ever told your wife that you are an "Iron Chef", and you need a new grill?. You leave the catalog on the table. The gift (barbeque) is circled and arrowed. You want to drop a hint. How do you do it? Well , I think the best hint to bring your" Beautiful Special Someone" Ms. Goofy, and show her the gift that will make her Man Happy! It is the George Jetson , Lost in Space, and 2008 barbeque. It is a custom barbeque that we happened upon at a festival in Martinez, Ca. I do not think I will get it for Christmas. I can only dream!!!

SPARERIBS & GRILLED COLESLAW

Cowtown Bar-B-Q sauce is in the house. I had a special delivery by two special Truck Driving Women from Kansas City. They run a sleeper team truck starting in Kansas City, to Richmond California and return in a 5 day period. They brought a gift of an assortment of Ribs, Chicken and Brisket from 'Famous Dave's'. They also brought a sauce called 'Kansas Citys COWTOWN Bar-B-Q Sauce". I am one happy camper. The barbeque from Famous Dave's was scrumptious. It got devoured quickly. The brisket was very smoky and tender. This is one takeout delivery that was unique. Kansas City does barbeque very well. I think I will have to give them a run for the money by smoking some ribs myself. I am going to use the Cowtown sauce as an accompaniment for some applewood smoked spareribs. I am going to try a new recipe for barbequed cole slaw. Let the fun begin!

Grilled Cole Slaw

1. green cabbage cut into 8 wedges
2. 5 tablespoons mayonnaise
3. 5 tablespoons cider vinegar
4. 3 pickles jalapenos minced
5. 2 teaspoons of jalapeno pickling liquid
6. salt & pepper
7. vegetable oil

Start a barbeque fire. Take cabbage and brush with vegetable oil. Season with salt & pepper. When fire is nice and hot grill cabbage wedges over high heat until charred. Remove and reserve cabbage wedges. When cool enough to handle, finely slice and place in large bowl. Whisk mayonnaise, cider vinegar, jalapenos and pickling liquid. Add mixture to cabbage an toss well. Season with salt & pepper.

Spareribs

Today I have a slab from my local Supermarket. I have trimmed some of the extra fat. I left the peel on today for kicks. I am rubbing it with my friend Scott's, Rub. (Survival Spice). Let it sit for a couple of hours or overnight in the refrigerator. I am using my Weber Rocky Mountain Smoker. It is an easy process. Light the Charcoals, fill the water pan, and add 4 chunks of apple wood. When fire is going place meat on grill. Adjust the vents to maintain a temperature of 225 -250 degrees After 2 hours flip or rearrange ribs on grill. After 3 hours start checking the rack to see if the bone will fall away from the meat. When it is there add your sauce.

The Coleslaw was great. The grilling brought out the sweetness of the cabbage. The ribs were falling off the bone. I hope Ms. Goofy does not make a midnight raid to the refrigerator, because I would like some ribs tomorrow. You know what, Kansas City does not have anything on Chilebrown's Barbeque!!!!!!!!!!!

CHINESE BARBEQUE PORK

Martin and I were hanging out at the Asparagus festival. He asked me if I had been using any of his recipes lately. I told him that I would break out one of my favorites from his book. He was pleased. "If Yan Can Cook, So can Chilebrown."

I used to make this dish a lot back in the day. It is one of my favorites. I have not made it in a while. Of course, I put my barbeque twist to it. We made a trip to the International Market in San Pablo. This is a great store to buy Meat and Fish on the cheap. They have a high turnover of merchandise. This makes for fresh Pork. We are heading to Alemany Market in San Francisco for our vegetables. Asparagus, Mushrooms and stuff were procured at the market. We did not see Chris from 'Zukerman Farms' today. We saw him a couple of weeks back and we are happy that he is well,

1. 1/2 cup hoisin sauce and soy sauce


2. 1 tablespoon sesame seed oil


3. 1 tablespoon dry sherry


4. 2 tablespoon kethcup


5. 1/2 teaspoon of Chineese five spice


6. 1 teaspoon of minced ginger


7. 1 tablespoon of orange peel


8. 3 pounds of pork

Cut pork into steaks and marinade with rest of the ingredients.. Cook in 350 oven for 30 minutes. I put it in the barbeque with an indirect heat for 30 minutes. Serve with Asparagus Chow Mein. Good Eats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BARBEQUED CHILE VERDE

Chris has been over the last couple of days. He has been rebuilding our fence. He requested that I make some Barbequed Chile Verde. No Problem! I do not need much of an excuse to fire up the grill and add Meat and Vegetables. I took a little video. The quality is not the greatest. It gives you a little glimpse of the 'Weber with the Motor'. This is a great barbeque. It works like a rotisserie. You can put stuff on and forget about it. I bought this a couple of years back and I think the manufacture is out of business.