
The weekend has arrived and we are only one day from the world focusing much of its attention on Dallas as the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers take the field for the kickoff of the Super Bowl!! If you haven’t started planning your Super Bowl tailgating feast we’re here to help. Last fall at the height of football season we released our inaugural digital cookbook, the Pork Barrel BBQ Guide to Tailgating. You can download your FREE copy here. We thought it would be fun to highlight our 7 favorite recipes from the Pork Barrel BBQ Guide to Tailgating over the next week leading up to the Super Bowl.
It is Day Six of our Seven Days of Tailgating Recipes and we’re bringing out the big guns today – two recipes that are sure to keep any offensive or defensive lineman full before, during and after the big game!! First up is our award winning Pork Barrel BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders – they will take your party from regular season to the playoffs in no time!
Pork Barrel BBQ’s Pulled Pork Sliders
Ingredients
- 1 pork butt (9 pounds)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 6 tablespoons Pork Barrel BBQ’s All American Spice Rub
- 6 cans of beer
- water
- slider buns
- 1 bottle Pork Barrel BBQ Sauce (Original or Sweet)
Directions:
Rub the pork butt with olive oil and Pork Barrel BBQ All American Spice Rub and allow meat to rest for 4 to 8 hours in a refrigerator or cooler.
Place an aluminum drip pan under the grate you’ll be cooking the pork butt on and pour the beer into it. Start a fire in your smoker and allow it to get to a temperature of 250° and make sure you maintain this temperature throughout the cooking process. Place the pork butt on the grate above the drip pan. Every hour check to make sure you have liquid in the drip pan. If you need additional liquid add water to the pan. Smoke the pork butt for approximately 8-9 hours (it is done when it reaches a temperature of 195).
We recommend you use a combination of oak and hickory to smoke your pork butt.
Next up is our Pork Barrel BBQ Brisket Chili – if it’s cold whereever you are, and it probably is since it is February – this chili will keep you warm no matter if your in your family room or on the pavement outside the big game!!!
Pork Barrel BBQ’s Brisket Chili
Ingredients
- 1 beef brisket (5 pounds), cut into 2 to 3-inch cubes
- 2 cups onion, chopped
- 1 cup red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 cup green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 can of roasted green chilies (7 ounces)
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 5 tablespoons Pork Barrel BBQ’s All American Spice Rub
- 2 tablespoons cumin
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 2 10-ounce cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 2 12 ounce beers
- 16 ounces black beans
- 16 ounces navy beans
- salt and black pepper
Directions:
Preheat a large Dutch oven or stockpot. Sprinkle the cubes of beef brisket with 3 tablespoons of Pork Barrel BBQ’s All American Spice Rub and sauté in the pot until browned. Remove from pot and set to the side. Reduce heat to medium and add the onions and garlic and cook for 4 minutes. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of Pork Barrel BBQ’s All American Spice Rub, 1 tablespoon salt, cumin and oregano and cook for 4 minutes. Add the red and green bell peppers, roasted green chilies, and tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes. Return brisket to pot and add beer and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover pot and cook 2 hours. Uncover pot, add beans and cook for 1 hour. Cook until brisket is tender. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Skim any fat from the surface of the chili.
Serve with cilantro leaves, pickled jalapenos, sour cream, cheese and corn chips.
Check back tomorrow for Day Seven of our Seven Days of Tailgating Recipe’s for a Grilled Apple Crisp recipe.