Hello Dr. BBQ: Hey, I have a dilemma! My daughter’s birthday is next week and I bought about ten pounds of cheap hamburger meat to make enough burgers for the forty or so guests we invited so far. The other day we made some burgers with this meat and they wouldn”t stop catching on fire. They were black on the …
The Magnifient Moles of Oaxaca
Article and Photos by Patrick Holian Recipes: Mole Coloradito Mole Manchamanteles Oaxacan Black Mole (Mole Negro Oaxaqueño) Oaxacan Chichillo (Chichillo Oaxaqueño) Rice Mole (Mole de Arroz) Perhaps we should start with the name, mole. No, I am not referring to the small, furry mammal with beady eyes, although I imagine the editor would expect me to ingest such vermin. …
Injecting Pork Butts
Q: Hi, Dr. BBQ I have heard about injecting a marinade into a pork butt for slow-smoking. What and how much should I inject to get the meat flavored all over? Calle A: Hi Calle, I do inject my pork butts before slow smoking. I use a recipe that I got from Chris Lilly of Big Bob Gibson’s BBQ …
Sangrita de Chapala (Chapala’s Little Bloody Drink)
This particular version of sangrita, or “little bloody drink,” comes from Chapala, Mexico, where the bartenders have not succumbed to the temptation of adding tomato juice to this concoction, as the norteamericanos do. The bloody color comes from the grenadine, so this is truly a sweet heat drink that is also salty. Some people take a sip of tequila after each swallow of sangrita, while others mix one part tequila to four parts sangrita to make a cocktail.