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 →
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 →
If smoking a beef brisket is on your list of things to do, what are you waiting for? Here’s the best way I’ve been smoking briskets in my pellet grill over the past few years. I love smoking brisket overnight in my pellet grill and let the automated controls handle the smoking session and I... Continue Reading →
Kalua Pork was one of the first Hawaiian dishes I became obsessed with and learned how to make after my first visit to Hawaii in 2008 during my honeymoon. This is the perfect party dish and/or meal prep dish for the family. The word “kālua” means to cook in an underground oven in the Hawaiian... Continue Reading →
Smoked and fried wings are a delicious twist on traditional chicken wings, combining the rich, smoky flavor from the smoking process with the crispy texture of fried wings. I’ve seen many BBQ Chicken recipes made with mayo-based Alabama sauce and gave these delicious smoky and crispy wings an Asian twist by smothering them in creamy,... Continue Reading →
It’s St. Patrick’s season and packaged corned beef is on sale everywhere! I plan to make the usual traditional corned beef and cabbage boil this weekend, but for this cook, I made Rueben sandwiches with smoked pastrami using corned beef! I seasoned packaged corned beef with pastrami rub, smoked it until 202 degrees (wrapped in... Continue Reading →
In a recent IG Reel, I shared a “How To” Reel on how to spatchcock a chicken. Now, Imma show you my favorite way to cook spatchcock chicken…barbecued in my Weber Charcoal Grill. I love how evenly and quickly it cooks. The chicken looks incredible and I especially love how it tastes when it’s barbecued... Continue Reading →
The best smoked St. Louis Style Spare Ribs only require a gentle tug with your teeth for them to strip off the bone cleanly. I don’t like my ribs completely falling off the bone when I pick it up, and I don’t like the meat still stuck on the bone when I’m eating it. For... Continue Reading →
For Valentine’s Day, I made the iconic Crustacean/Thanh Long inspired roasted crab and smothered the crab with the most amazing peppery and buttery garlic butter sauce. I roasted the crab in the @traegergrills but the oven works great too. Large pre-steamed Dungeness crab at Costco that was $4.99/lb. I couldn’t pass it up. I spent... Continue Reading →
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