Chicken and Ribs anyone?!
BCQ is pleased to announce success in its first ever competition BBQ cookoff!
Third place overall (2nd place in Chicken and 3rd place in Ribs) and proud of it!
When we arrived on site and began setting up our gear, most of the other teams came by and snickered a little bit. They had to have a good little laugh at our 8 year old charcoal grill we got on clearance for $20 and at our four year old "baby" smoker that fits two racks of ribs nice and snug...But they weren't laughing when they got to taste the "Q" we were able to produce with it!
For the chicken we chose to do full legs. These were some beauties too! We gave them a good rub down with our special BCQ Chicky Rub and then smoked them with cherry wood for a good couple hours...just enough to get the smoke in the meat. Once the smoke had been adequately applied, we finished them off on the grill with the occasional mop of the "Top Secret" BCQ BBQ Sauce. This is the REAL "finger lickin' good" chicken folks. No doubt!
We chose Baby Backs for the rib category and they didn't let us down. We started them off with our BCQ Big Time Rub and threw them in the smoker for about four hours at 210-220 degrees. While they were slow cooking they were also getting hit with a healthy (perfect) dose of cherry smoke for an unmatched, delicious flavor.
Once the ribs had finished their tour in the smoker, it was time for the infamous "Texas Crutch". This is when you wrap the ribs in aluminum and fill the pouch with apple juice. They sat in that on the grill over low heat for two more hours which is plenty of time to help the meat pull back off of the bone and render the connective tissue insuring maximum tenderness. We finished them off with BCQ's Sweet-N-Sticky glaze over medium heat on the grill. Once it was all said and done, we had some beautiful, smokey, moist and delicious baby back ribs!
There are a few things we would like to have done differently, like packing extra tables and aprons but that comes with experience. The main thing is that we made some AWARD WINNING BBQ and we had a great time doing it.
Hats off to all the other teams that competed! You all did great.
Smoke 'em if you got 'em!
Mr. Cool Lo Brown
1/2 of BCQ Competition BBQ Team.
