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ShencoSmoke

is Blowin Smoke!
Joined
Jul 2, 2013
Location
The Shenandoah Valley
I made some blackjack sauce last week after being motivated by the "favorite sauce" thread. Ran over to the Food Dog this afternoon to find something to put it on. I saw these and before I knew it they were in the cart. I have never cooked them before so why not. Basically long strips of chuck, and yes, I paid too much.
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Rubbed down with brisket rub
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Here they are after 1.5 hours on the UDS @ *300, right before I wrapped them with a little blackjack sauce in the foil
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And after another 2 hours at *275 (3.5 hours total cook time), finished with more Blackjack
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These things were fork tender with great bark, it was all good. And the blackjack sauce is the REAL DEAL. To be honest, when I first made it I thought it had too much chile powder. But after a week in the fridge getting happy, it was perfect on the beef, I could drink it.

Thanks for looking.
 
**UPDATE** I was in the kitchen prepping some ribs when my wife brought out her cheese slaw for a snack (Swiss cheese, jalapeño , banana pepper, green onion, mayo). The cheese slaw is an old Roanoke va catering recipe that we make almost weekly. Anyway, she had an idea to heat up the leftover beef rib and add it to the equation, and ......
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Let me introduce you to the country style beef Rib, served on a corn chip with cheese slaw. INSANELY good
 
ShencoSmoke fine lookin mess of Bones Glad you like the sauce. I'll repost the recipe for all those interested,

Blackjack BBQ Sauce

A fiery red chile-spiced, coffee and tomato-based barbecue sauce.

Ingredients:

1 cup strong coffee
1 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 cup tomato ketchup
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons salt
2 cups onions, chopped
4 tablespoons chopped red chile peppers
6 garlic cloves, minced

Directions:

In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, combine coffee, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, cider vinegar, brown sugar, chili powder, salt, chopped onions, finely chopped red chile peppers, and minced garlic cloves. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 25 minutes.
Process in a blender or food processor until smooth. Refrigerate.

Makes about 4 cups.
 
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