Okay, most of you probably already know this, but I learned something this weekend. Geoff and I went to a barbeque festival this weekend too (hosted by Harpoon Brewery, so again he sampled, I got free soda as the DD). Anyway, while we were there we attended a session called Ribs 101. The guy doing the presentation doesn't use sauce on his ribs. Only a rub. And then slow cooks them in a smoker. And WOW was that rib good (had samples of what he was showing us).
Since most of us can't eat sauces, rubs seem like an excellent substitute. He rattled off all the different spices in his rub, but the ingredient that seemed likely to make the biggest impact in flavorful, caremelized meat was sugar, which of course reacts with the fat as the meat is cooked. The rest of the ingredients were spices and herbs. All stuff that those of us with diet restrictions can eat.
Anyway, my point is that it might be much easier for us to eat "flavored" meat by using a rub, which could be made at home, then trying to find a safe sauce.
The other thing I'm dying to try is injected meat. We came in on the end of a Turkey session in which he had injected the turkey with cranberries and something else (nut like, but I couldn't pin point the flavor). Anyway, Geoff has a meat injecter. The smoked turkey with cranberries was SO good.
Anyway, these are both ideas that I think can be done easily either normally cooking inside, or by bbq that are easily gf and something different than just salt and pepper.
Katy
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annie oakley
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I usually grill pork--ribs, steak, sausage, etc., and if I could eat anything in the world, I'd still do it the way I do it now. All I put on it is garlic salt.
Tex
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My neighbor seasoned our steak during this weekend's block party (nothin' like BBQ when it is 117 outside
!) I asked him what was on it - it was sooo delicious - seriously like the best I've ever had - he said all he ever uses is garlic salt!! I am hooked - and it doesn't taste particularly garlicky, either - I was convinced it was some gourmet specialty rub....
Good stuff!
Mary
My neighbor seasoned our steak during this weekend's block party (nothin' like BBQ when it is 117 outside
!) I asked him what was on it - it was sooo delicious - seriously like the best I've ever had - he said all he ever uses is garlic salt!! I am hooked - and it doesn't taste particularly garlicky, either - I was convinced it was some gourmet specialty rub....Good stuff!
Mary
Mary,
You're right. I never thought about that, but I hardly ever notice the garlic flavor, either. It's pretty light. I don't know how it does it, but it really brings out the flavor in meat.
Tex
You're right. I never thought about that, but I hardly ever notice the garlic flavor, either. It's pretty light. I don't know how it does it, but it really brings out the flavor in meat.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
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harvest_table
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Here are nice rub seasonings for meat, chicken and fish.
http://bbq.about.com/od/rubrecipes/
Love,
Joanna
http://bbq.about.com/od/rubrecipes/
Love,
Joanna
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