July 12, 2006

Well, it's not rocket science--

--but it's pretty darned close nonetheless.

Steevil, brother of Dr. Weevil and by day a famed NASA scientist, sent along his recipe for barbecue sauce--

I got the urge to try to make East Carolina style barbecue. I get pretty sick of the stuff that's sold in the stores around here (lots of tomato, and too sweet).

So, here is Steevil's "Carolina" barbecue recipe:

Into crock pot evening previous to dinnertime--
1 bottle (32 oz.) of cider vinegar
handful (tablespoon or so) of black pepper
handful (tablespoon or so) of kosher salt
couple shakes of white pepper [would have used cayenne pepper as well, if I could have found it in the cabinet]
small handful of crushed red pepper
2 tsp sweet mustard

stir

plunk in fresh pork shoulder cook on "low" until next day.

It turned out pretty good. Since I really don't mind tomato in barbecue, if I'd had some plain tomato juice or some V-8, I probably would have used a cup or so.

I find the use of kosher salt to season a pork shoulder humorous.

Posted by Terry Oglesby at July 12, 2006 12:34 PM
Comments

I might have added just a small amount of brown sugar or the sugar twin no cal stuff.

Posted by: jim at July 12, 2006 12:44 PM

Imagine how the pork feels, possum-o.

Posted by: skinnydan at July 12, 2006 12:45 PM

Oh--I do--he's all hot and tender and spicy and...sorry, my mind wandered.

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at July 12, 2006 12:50 PM

That looks pretty good, I'll have to try it sometime. Somewhere squirreled away I have an excellent recipe for a marinade/baste/sauce that is similar to that, but the recipe is for a half gallon or so. You marinate the meat in some of it overnight, then baste with it while it's on the grill, then use what's left as sauce. It's really good, I'll try and find it and post it at my place.

Posted by: skillzy at July 12, 2006 03:02 PM

I am so very hungry right now...

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at July 12, 2006 04:05 PM

Hmmm. Skillzy has an excellent recipe for squirrel basted in marinade...

Posted by: skinnydan at July 13, 2006 07:17 AM

Poor little basted squirrels--having to endure the taunts of their little chums about being illegitimate...

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at July 13, 2006 07:52 AM

Skinny,

Bet this recipe works OK with a brisket, too.

Posted by: steevil (Dr Weevil's bro Steve) at July 13, 2006 01:38 PM