Janet rewards Savory Spice Shop’s BBQ Challenge winner with a meal she’ll never forget. First up are finger-licking good Ribs with Peanut Barbeque Sauce made with Chinese five spice and creamy peanut butter. Next, Janet prepares marinated Chile Glazed Shrimp with Pineapple Ginger Salsa topped with sesame seeds and tasty Celery Root Slaw with wasabi and honey. For dessert, her Grilled Spiced Sugar Bananas with Spiced Nuts include Saigon cinnamon and allspice.
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.
Roger loves a great barbecue sandwich and when the meat's cooked low and slow and kissed with just the right amount of smoke, he rolls up his sleeves and digs in. Roger heads to The Barbecue Exchange for two sinfully delicious sandwiches - one is called Heaven and the other Hell. Both are packed with pulled pork and bacon. Then it's off to Papa KayJoe's BBQ in Centerville, Tennessee where pork, pickles, slaw and hot sauce are sandwiched between crispy corn cakes.