Two guys, two grills, two barbecue recipes and a great big party, full of food. There's a whole lot of smokin' going on in this neighborhood battle of the barbeques. Blindfolds optional as the rest of the block judges these easy recipes for themselves.
Gameplan
Week before cookoff:
Make Mint Julep
Day before cookoff:
Prepare Espresso Barbeque Sauce
1 hour before cookoff:
Season ribs to go with Espresso Barbeque sauce
Stack ribs and ‘oven braise’ for 2 hours
1/2 hour before cookoff:
Light coals for barbeque or heat gas grill
Make spice rub for Beer Barbeque ribs
Season Beer Barbeque ribs with spice rub
Poach Beer Barbeque ribs in beer and stock for 15 minutes
Cookoff:
Put Beer Barbeque ribs on grill to smoke for 2 hours
Prepare Beer Barbeque sauce
1/2 hour before dinner:
Put Espresso Barbeque ribs on grill and baste with sauce repeatedly
Baste Beer Barbeque ribs with sauce repeatedly
Cut and grill avocados
Assemble ‘Grilled Avocado and Tomato Salad’
Wine Recommendation
Garguilo Vineyard Pinot Grigio
NFL Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis and Food Network Star co-host Giada De Laurentiis are playing the intimidation card tonight! Doing their dirty work are Atlanta barbecue master Jordan Wakefield and top Florida chef Kenny Gilbert.