BBQ Pulled Pork

[Veronica]

Thom got it in his head to make this today. I have visions of Evil Pork Day running through my head.

Anyone up for Diablo after lunch? I can probably give you some entertainment with a green face. :p

V.

[Kano]

Your green face and my lotsa rest stops needed on big hills, we could be quite the pair -- too bad I'm so far away! (or is it you who is far away?)

Karen in Boise

[Mr. Bloom]

As a Southerner who spent years in Memphis, please inform Thom that you don't decide to make BBQ anything "today". It takes weeks of planning and days of preparation:p :p

If you seek real BBQ and don't want to travel to God's country, try overnight delivery from any of these:

Rendevous/Memphis: www.hogsfly.com
Corky's/Memphis: www.corkysbbq.com
Dreamland/Tuscaloosa www.dreamlandbbq.com

PS: Watch out for the counterfeits from Kansas City...KC doesn't know BBQ:eek:

[roguedog]

LOL, Mr Silver. Awesome post...

Uh.. so which one of those do you recommend?

I am fortunate in that I've got a local Louisiana BBQ place that slow smokes their stuff. Oh MAN their BBQ is good. and I say this when I typically don't really like BBQ.. or at least around here (near where V is). Ribs are my fave here.. another one of those items i typically don't like.


V- if you and THom are down my way.. go to: http://www.unclefranksbbq.com/
I like the ribs. Not really getting the beef brisket thing. Seems too dry to me.. but a good beer (gordon's), their piles of ribs, some of their cajun corn and their mess of greens.. I'm a happy camper. :)) Well, ok.. maybe another beer.

[SadieKate]

Use Corky's dry rub for the grill and Sweet Baby Ray's for the sauce.

Sorry. Corky's Sauce is good but it's been shoved to the back of the shelf for Sweet Baby Ray's (http://www.sweetbabyrays.com/)

Dry rub is the only way to go.

Signed,

SadieKate who had relatives in Memphis who used to ship her Corky's ad nauseum and has been to Memphis in May multiple times.

[snapdragen]

I dunno, I'm thinking an AV meeting at Uncle Franks BBQ may be in order.:cool: :D

[Veronica]

I made my own dry rub and I'll be making my own sauce using root beer as a base. First direction - reduce two liters of root beer to a cup.

V.

[SouthernBelle]

I haven't been to the Rendevous in a long while. True that you can't decide just to make pulled pork in one day unless you've already dug the pit. But even then you need a good 24 hours just for the cooking.

[dingster1]

Got slaw with that pulled pork?? And some Frank's hot sauce????

[roguedog]

Snap... oh I dunno.. sounds like SK is volunteering to host :D :D

And besides I've always wanted to try the diff BBQs.. the whole dry rub vs other types...

[Veronica]

Yummmmm.... pretty tasty.

I think I'll be eating pulled pork for the rest of the week. :p

V.

[Aggie_Ama]

As a Southerner who spent years in Memphis, please inform Thom that you don't decide to make BBQ anything "today". It takes weeks of planning and days of preparation:p :p

If you seek real BBQ and don't want to travel to God's country, try overnight delivery from any of these:

Rendevous/Memphis: www.hogsfly.com
Corky's/Memphis: www.corkysbbq.com
Dreamland/Tuscaloosa www.dreamlandbbq.com

PS: Watch out for the counterfeits from Kansas City...KC doesn't know BBQ:eek:

MMM.... We went to Memphis for my birthday and hit Rendevous. I went for the famous ribs and was very impressed. Of course Texas barbeque is just a different animal all together. We know our brisket down here! :D

[mountainchick]

*pout*

I miss BBQ! I saw this thread and my mouth started to water (its only 745am!!).

Have some BBQ for me, I'll have some sushi for you (its just not a fair trade...:( )

[Running Mommy]

I must say, now I have a hankerin for Jim and Nicks!! Oh MAN is that some good que!! Best lemon icebox pie in the greater B'ham area IMO. I know there are probably more "authentic" que places, but I just LOVE Jim and Nicks! It's the first place I go after I land. Our friends out there Know the drill! LOL
Actually whenever I go back there it becomes a tour of bbq joints! :D

Hmmm... Maybe THAT will be my reward when I finish IM next week. A quick trip down south!! :D :D :D

[crazycanuck]

I'm a bit lost..does this mean that Louisana has the best bbq'd beef in the USA.

Can ya help this loverly foreign chick?

C

[Mr. Bloom]

Got slaw with that pulled pork??

Slaw On! The Memphis Way!!


*pout*

I miss BBQ!
800-HOGS FLY and you'll have it tomorrow! FedEx makes the world seem smaller!


I must say, now I have a hankerin for Jim and Nicks!! Oh MAN is that some good que!! Best lemon icebox pie in the greater B'ham area IMO.

Well, if you know Jim & Nicks, you know Milos that is owned by Silver's cousins too! (Cousins????? It might be "third cousins, twice removed"...but that only matters in the south!)


For years, my office was across the street from Corky's original location...made many a U-turn on Poplar Avenue on a spring day as I drove by and got a whiff of that BBQ cooking!

[silver]

well, actually my cousin divorced him, but I am still related to their kids who work in the business. But, well, you know, we're all related anyway....we're from the South!

[Mr. Bloom]

I'm a bit lost..does this mean that Louisana has the best bbq'd beef in the USA.

Can ya help this loverly foreign chick?

C


Remember, I said "Watch Out for Counterfeits" :D :D THere's only one Memphis In May!

http://memphisinmay.org/home.html

May 17-19, 2007. It's the Super Bowl of Swine. The College of Pig Knowledge. The Granddaddy of Grills. The Largest Pork Barbecue Cooking Contest on the Planet.

The sweetest smelling cloud hovers over Memphis Hickory, pork, tomato, mustard, vinegar, more pork ... Three stuffed days of smoked heaven where contestants eat, sleep, and live pig. All oink wildly, trying to win more than $61,050 in prizes.

Grillmasters and goodtimers will descend on Tom Lee Park in downtown Memphis for serious competition that's seriously fun. Even the grills dress up for this party like fire trucks, airplanes, piggy banks, pot bellied stoves; you name it, it's probably here.

More than 90,000 pork lovers from around the globe Australia, Russia, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Estonia, Canada, France, Japan, New Zealand, Thailand and the United Kingdom gather together to testify about their special sauces, rubs, ribs, and whatnot in Pig-dom.

And, there's the Sharp Stage, the site of world-class musical entertainment and the Ms. Piggie competition (grown men in snouts and tutus). You'll see funny faces, famous faces, and might end up having your face on one of these special reports on NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, Southern Living Network, PBS, A&E, TBS, Gourmet Magazine, Food & Wine, Martha Stewart Living TV, or one of many other media reports.

[Trek420]

First direction - reduce two liters of root beer to a cup.

V.

by simmering? Or by drinking? ;) :rolleyes: :cool:

[Veronica]

Root beer Trek! Not beer!


Simmering.

V.

[SadieKate]

Does it really matter?

[snapdragen]

cc, you will find that the BBQ capitals of the US will argue into infinity about where to get the best BBQ. :D :D

For me - I love it all!

[Running Mommy]

Your making me REALLY want to take a trip down your way! Of course our friends moved from Hoover to Villa Rica GA a few years ago, but I can still stay a day in B'ham just for the cue. I had Williamson brothers in GA, as well as Jim n Nicks at their GA location, but I like the one in B'ham better. Actually I think it was in Pelham? Can't remember, but yes you can smell good cue from MILES away!!
And here I am trying to watch the diet in prep for the big race!! You know I DO have to get on a scale at registration in front of ALL the other athletes! :eek:

[Mr. Bloom]

cc, you will find that the BBQ capitals of the US will argue into infinity about where to get the best BBQ. :D :D


Yes, but for all the endless debate, there's still only one that earns the title....MEMPHIS!:D :D

Here's the reason: I don't eat food with my fingers...but dry (that is, seasoned) ribs from the Rendevous...now that's worth getting your fingers messy for...SO, if Memphis ribs could convert me, then they must be the best.:) :)

[roguedog]

I'm a bit lost..does this mean that Louisana has the best bbq'd beef in the USA.

Can ya help this loverly foreign chick?

C



Oh my, CC.. in some places.. them's fighting words! :D :D :D

[Running Mommy]

Oh and CC- In the south it's mostly pork. Texas is known for their beef brisket.
It's a very regional thing. Right down to dry rub (seasoning of the meat) or wet, and what kind of sauce that comes with it. Vinegar based, tomato or no, mustard based etc. You could literally tour parts of this country and just go around tasting different kinds of bbq- or 'cue.

[Tuckervill]

Rendevous/Memphis: www.hogsfly.com
Corky's/Memphis: www.corkysbbq.com
Dreamland/Tuscaloosa www.dreamlandbbq.com

Hey, you left out Interstate! http://www.jimneelysinterstatebarbecue.com/history.html

But maybe you weather wimps (see other thread) are too wimpy to venture down to South 3rd. ;)

And Corky's is a sell-out, since you can buy it in the freezer department all over the country. :P

Karen, one of Elvis' girlfriends