Nobody knows how to throw a?barbecue like Emeril and tonight he's?making old favorites and throwing in some twists.? Get out your red checked tablecloth--it's BBQ time!
It’s the season opener of barbecue competitions in Mobile, Ala. Over 90 teams have come out with their secret rubs, sauces and tricked out smokers to compete for their share of $20,000 in prize money. Many of these teams are now old friends because they compete against each other contest after contest. But this is their first competition of the year. Old friends aside, they’re serious about winning. Watch as seasoned pros deliver up award-winning recipes, race to beat the clock and find out whose barbecue drives the judges hog-wild.
If you're tired of making the same old barbequed fare, let Emeril show you there's something better out there. Tonight he'll show you the beauty of smoking foods and the possibilities of great flavor using different flavored wood chips and meat rubs. Recipes include Smoked Tuna Bruschetta, Tortilla Soup With Fire-Roasted Corn and Chipotle Crema, Chickens Smoked in a Homemade Smoker, Shrimp, Chorizo and Chipotle Gravy Over Mexican Rice, and Stove-Top Smoker Baby Back Ribs.