What Are Pork Tips?

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Dr. BBQRay,   “Pork tips” come in a 10 lb box. My wife bought them, and she thought she was getting a great buy at $3.99 a pound for ribs. I had never heard of pork tips before and I still haven’t seen them because they are in her mother’s freezer. Can you tell me if they are worth smoking?  As for …

Sauce Separation

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Hi Dave: I bottle my own hot sauces and it just seems that I can’t find a consistency when it comes to the sauce separating. I’m hoping that getting the correct method/amounts will help. Karen Hello Karen: Generally speaking, the cause of such separation is either too much water in the sauce, or two non-miscible substances (like oil and water) …

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hi dave, thank you so much for responding to my previous question. I do, however, use xanthan gum in my sauces. The sauce that gives me the most trouble is my pineapple habanero sauce. Only a small amount of oil is used to cook down the onions…the primary ingredients are fresh pineapple, pineapple juice, vinegar, chiles and spices… Each batch …

A World of Curries: South India and Sri Lanka

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By Dave DeWitt   Recipes: Minced Meat Curry  Black Lamb Curry Goan Pork Curry Tamarind Chicken in White Curry Sauce Shrimp and Crab Curry Mango Curry Although there is no definitive proof, I suspect that curries originated in southern India because the Malabar Coast of Kerala became the first spice-growing region of India.  Black pepper, cinnamon, turmeric, and cardamom first …