Back a Yard in San Jose is my favorite place in town for jerk chicken. I love the spicy, warm, and complex flavors of the jerk rub and marinade. My BBQ Buddy @cookinwidkunchi recently came out with his Authentic Jamaican Jerk Dry Rub and it smells and tastes freaking amazing. With his dry rub, I... Continue Reading →
After getting my new portable @webergrills Go-Anywhere charcoal grill, I had a sudden craving for Cơm Tấm Sườn Heo Nướng, Broken Rice with Grilled Pork Chops. The grill reminded me of getting Cơm Tấm in Vietnam where the ladies would pop a squat over a small grill, and grill up some of the most flavorful... Continue Reading →
I love tender sliced beef shank in Bún Bò Huế and when I smoked and tried Thor’s Hammer Beef Shank for the first time, I thought about Bún Bò Huế and knew the spicy lemongrass BBH flavors would be perfect for a Thor’s Hammer beef shank. I was so right and the girls and I... Continue Reading →
I checked out the meat section at my local grocery store and saw the biggest untrimmed tri tip on sale for only $3.99/lb. I bought it, trimmed it up, dry brined it overnight with Kosher salt, seasoned it, and smoked it like a brisket low and slow at 250 degrees in my new Traeger Woodridge... Continue Reading →
Tamarind flavored things have always been my favorite. Whether it's in food or snacks, there’s so much flavor going on and I love it. I was just thinking about how to prepare my chicken lollipops and because I’m obsessed with Sweet, Spicy, and Tangy Vietnamese Tamarind fried chicken and love Mexican Tamarindo Candy, I thought... Continue Reading →
I’ve been on the search for a Thor’s Hammer Beef Shank after seeing multiple BBQ foodies post it. After not being able to find it at any local stores, I searched online and found it at wildfork.com. For my first cook, I decided to smoke it in my Traeger using Mesquite wood pellets, and make... Continue Reading →
If you have turkey responsibilities this holiday season, grab yourself a brine kit and store-bought turkey rub and let me show you the easiest way to prepare the juiciest and moistest Thanksgiving BBQ Turkey! For this cook, I used Traeger’s Turkey Blend Pellets with Brine & Rub Kit that conveniently came with an orange brine... Continue Reading →
If you’ve been following along with my food adventures, you know that I love Vietnamese food and I love BBQing! This Smoked Brisket Bánh Mì is the perfect fusion of some of my favorite types of food and beautifully captures my pride as a Vietnamese American. I was super excited to have leftover brisket to... Continue Reading →
Over the weekend, I smoked a bunch of meaty, tender, and delicious Dino Ribs to celebrate my little sister’s birthday with our family and cousins. I’ve been dying to smoke Dino Ribs for a while so I was super excited for this smoke session. Dino Ribs are my favorite meat to smoke! Dino Ribs usually... Continue Reading →
It's been a while since I've made Birria de Res, Beef Birria. I decided to make a pot with brisket trimmings from the brisket trimmings from my Overnight Smoked Brisket a few months ago that have been hanging out in my freezer. Instead of cooking it in the oven, I opted to let it smoke... Continue Reading →
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