Brisket Nachos with Smoked Queso

16 servings

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp Colonial Chile Infused Oil


• 2 lb leftover wagyu brisket, diced


• Corn tortilla chips


• Romaine lettuce, shredded, for garnish


• 8 oz sharp cheddar


• 4 oz queso fresco, crumbled

For the Smoked Queso:

• 4 oz white American cheese, grated


• 4 oz chihuahua cheese, grated


• 4 oz pepper jack cheese, grated


• 3/4 cup half and half


• 1/2 cup 505 Southwestern Hatch Valley Flame Roasted Green Chiles


• 1 tbsp Cattleman’s Grill Mexicano Seasoning

For the Pico de Gallo:

• 1 cup tomato, small dice


• 1/2 cup yellow onion, small dice


• 1/2 cup cilantro, minced


• 1/4 cup jalapeno, minced


• 1/4 cup serrano peppers, minced


• 3 tbsp lime juice


• Jacobsen Salt Co. Habanero Infused Salt, to taste

For the Black beans:

• 1 1/4 cup canned black beans


• 3/4 cup beef stock


• 1 clove garlic, crushed, peeled


• Cattleman’s Grill 8 Second Ride Carne Asada Seasoning

For the Avocado Crema Verde:

• 1 cup sour cream


• 1 medium avocado


• 2 tbsp 505 Hatch Valley Flame Roasted Green Chiles

Instructions

Preheat your Yoder Smokers YS640s Pellet Grill to 200ºF set up for smoking. Fill an A-MAZE-N Tube Smoker with hickory pellets. Light the pellets with a torch. Allow the flame to burn for 30-60 seconds before blowing out the flame.

To make the queso, combine the cheeses in a Lodge 10” Cast Iron Skillet. Add the half and half, 505 Southwestern Hatch Valley Flame Roasted Green Chiles and Cattleman’s Grill Mexicano Seasoning. Mix then transfer to the second shelf of the grill. Smoke, stirring occasionally, until the cheeses are melted and smooth when whisked, about 45 minutes.

At the same time that you place the queso in the smokers, also combine all ingredients for the black beans in a Lodge 8” Cast Iron Skillet, mix well and place on the bottom rack of the grill. Let the beans and broth warm while the queso smokes. Remove when the queso is done (45 minutes).

To make the pico, combine all ingredients and mix well. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

To make the Avocado Crema Verde, combine all ingredients in the Vitamix Blender Cups and and blend on the Vitamix until smooth. Remove from the blender and store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

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When the queso is nearly ready, preheat a Lodge 10” Cast Iron Skillet on the Hestan Cue Induction Burner. Add one tablespoon Colonial Chile Infused Oil to the skillet, then add the diced brisket meat. Cook to warm through, stirring frequently.

To build the Brisket Nachos with Smoked Queso, fill large serving platters with tortilla chips. Sprinkle the sharp cheddar over the chips. Top with the beans, then smoked queso. Sprinkle the diced brisket over the queso, topped with romaine lettuce, pico de Gallo, avocado crema verde and queso fresco.

Tuscan Smoked Beef Ribs

Ingredients

• Two racks of center-cut, beef back beef ribs


• Cattleman’s Grill Tuscan Steak Seasoning, as needed


• Saica Extra Virgin Olive Oil, as needed


• 2-4 Tablespoons Orlando Balsamic Vinegar


• 1/2 cup (or less) Red Wine, like a Cabernet Sauvignon or a Tuscan-style red blend

Instructions

• Trim the center-cut beef ribs as needed. This is usually is not more than peeling the membrane from the backside of the ribs. Do this by sliding a butter knife or screwdriver underneath the membrane in the center of the rack, avoiding cutting through the membrane, and remove by separating the membrane from the rack. Pat the ribs dry.


• Coat the beef ribs with a little bit of extra virgin olive oil as a binder and a light coating of Cattleman’s Grill Tuscan Steak Seasoning. This particular seasoning is salt-heavy, so better to take it easy than to have something too salty in the end.


• Allow the seasoning to set onto the ribs, about 10-15 minutes.


• Preheat your Yoder Smokers YS640s pellet grill to 250℉ filled with BBQr’s Delight Contest Blend Pellets.


• Place the ribs on the upper second shelf meat-side up for approximately 3 hours, until a satisfactory amount of smoke and deeper, mahogany color is achieved.


• Remove the ribs from the smoker to prep for the braising portion of the cook. Raise the temperature of the smoker to 350℉.


• Tightly wrap ribs in two layers of foil with balsamic vinegar and red wine as a braise. Return to the smoker on the upper shelf with the meat-side down. Cook for another hour, or until the desired texture is achieved. If you are planning to shred the beef, it must reach a minimum internal temperature of 212℉. Allow meat to rest covered for 15-30 minutes before serving.

• After resting, remove bones from meat, and shred beef. Serve as desired: on its own, on a sandwich, with pasta, on top of a salad, or with grilled vegetables.

Wagyu Brisket

Ingredients

• 1 (8 lb) whole KC Cattle Company Wagyu Brisket (kccattlecompany.com)


• 2 tsp Cattleman’s Grill Butcher House Brine


• 1 cup beef or vegetable stock


• Cattleman’s Grill California Tri-tip Seasoning

Ingredients

Preheat your Yoder Smokers YS640s Pellet Grill to 300ºF.

Combine 1 cup beef or veggie stock with 2 teaspoons Cattleman’s Grill Butcher House Brine. Mix/whisk well to dissolve.

Inject the brisket flat with the brine liquid. Wipe excess liquid from the surface. Season with Cattleman’s Grill California Tri-tip Seasoning. Let set up for about 5 minutes.

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Place the brisket on the second shelf of the grill, fat side down. Cook until probe tender. A digital thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the brisket should have little resistance when probed. The internal temperature will be about 205ºF-210ºF. Total cook time for an 8 lb brisket will be about 8 hours.

Wrap the brisket in butcher paper or foil, then wrap in a beach towel. Place the brisket in a cooler to rest for at least 30 minutes before slicing.

Carolina Pulled Pork (Lexington Style)

Ingredients

• 10 lb Boston butt pork shoulder


• Killer Hogs TX Brisket BBQ Rub


• Plowboys BBQ Tarheel Tang

For the mop sauce:

• 2 cups apple cider vinegar


• 1/2 cup ketchup


• 1/4 cup brown sugar


• 4 tsp Jacobsen Salt Co. Kosher Sea Salt


• 2 tsp crushed red pepper

Instructions

Build a large charcoal base in the Kamado Joe Classic III. Stabilize the temperature at 300ºF, set up for smoking. Add two large chunks of pecan wood to the charcoal.

Trim the surface tissue (not meat) from the crevice of the pork butt. Rub a thin layer of Plowboys BBQ Tarheel Tang sauce on the surface of the pork. Season generously with Killer Hogs TX Brisket BBQ Rub.

Transfer the pork to the grill. Smoke for one hour before mopping.

To build the mop sauce, combine the vinegar, ketchup, brown sugar, Jacobsen Salt Co. Kosher Sea Salt and crushed red pepper in a quart sized mason jar. Place a lid on the jar and shake well. Reserve some of the sauce for saucing the pork after the cook, if desired.

Using a sauce mop, mop the pork every hour with the sauce, until the pork is tender enough to pull the blade bone out by hand. The internal temperature will be about 205ºF.

When the pork is cool enough to handle, shred by hand. Remove the fat cap and dice into small pieces and mix into the shredded pork.

Serve the Carolina Pulled Pork with Plowboys BBQ Tarheel Tang, or reserved mop sauce.

Grilled Veggie Skewers

Ingredients

• 1 lb 8 oz fingerling potatoes


• 1 lb brussels sprouts, ends root trimmed, outer leaves discarded


• 2 bell peppers, multiple colors, sliced


• 3 jalapeños, halved, deseeded


• 1 red onion, peeled, quartered


• 1 summer squash, halved, sliced 1”


• 1 zucchini, halved, sliced 1”


• Juice of 1/2 lemon


• Jacobsen Salt Co. Black Garlic Infused Salt, to taste

Basting sauce:

• 1 1/2 cups Saica Extra Virgin Olive Oil


• 2 tbsp Kozlik’s Dijon Classique


• 2 tbsp lemon juice


• 2 tbsp garlic, minced


• 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves


• 1 tbsp Cattleman’s Grill California Tri-tip Seasoning


• 1 tbsp Reida Farm Wildflower Honey

Instructions

Parboil the fingerling potatoes until almost tender, about 15 minutes.

Parboil the Brussels sprouts until almost tender, about 7 minutes.

Light two charcoal chimneys full of lump charcoal. When the charcoal is burning hot to the top of the chimney dump the charcoal in the charcoal bed of the Yoder Smokers Adjustable Charcoal Flat Top Grill. Spread evenly. Slide the cooking grate in place.

Thread the veggies onto Flat Bamboo Skewers or Double Prong Metal Skewers. Thread like veggies together. Squash and zucchini together. Peppers and onions together. Brussels on their own skewers. Potatoes on their own skewers.

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Combine the Saica Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Kozlik’s Dijon Classique, lemon juice, garlic, thyme, honey and Cattleman’s Grill California Tri-tip Seasoning in a pint sized mason jar. Place a lid on top and shake vigorously.

Using a long silicone basting brush, stir the basting sauce and baste the tops of the skewers, and immediately transfer to the grill.

Grill until lightly charred and softened on both sides, basting occasionally (carefully; there will be flare-ups).

Remove the skewers from the grill. Remove all veggies from the skewers and mix together in a large serving dish or sheet pan. Squeeze the juice of half of a lemon over the mixed veggies. Season with Jacobsen Salt Co. Black Garlic Infused Salt, to taste.

Japanese BBQ Eel

Ingredients

• 2 packages of eel filets (fresh, frozen, or broiled/pre-marinated)


• 1 cup Short Grain Japanese Rice, or sushi rice

• ½ cup mirin


• ¼ cup soy sauce


• ¼ cup sake


• 1-2 Tablespoons Zingerz Cayenne-Infused Honey

• 2 large sheets of roasted nori


• 2 tablespoons black sesame seeds


• 2 tablespoons white sesame seeds


• 1 tablespoon high-quality salt, such as Jacobsen Salt Co. Pure Kosher Sea Salt


• Optional add-ons: bonito flakes, or dried shrimp

Instructions

• For fresh/frozen eel filets:
  
  
  
  • Thaw the eel filets if needed.
  
  
  • Remove the spine of the filets by taking a knife and slicing just to the side of the spine. Continue slicing around the spine on both sides until a knife can slide underneath to remove it. Once the spine is fully removed, the filet should lay flat.
  
  
  • Transfer butterflied eel filets to a steam basket and steam until cooked through (about one minute in a pressure-cooker).
  
  
  • Remove from steam basket and place into kabayaki sauce to marinate before grilling.
  
  
  
  


• For broiled/pre-marinated packs (Eel in the U.S. is most commonly found this way)
  
  
  
  • Simply thaw and grill on a cast-iron skillet or griddle until heated through.
  
  
  
  

• Combine sake, mirin, soy sauce, and honey in a saucepan and reduce over medium-low heat until thickened and syrupy.


• **Recipe Notes: The honey can be replaced with any kind of sugar to obtain similar results.

• Bring one cup of rice to a vigorous boil with 2 ½ cups of water.


• Reduce heat to a low simmer and cook covered for 20 minutes.


• Remove from heat and let stand covered for an additional 10 minutes before serving.


• **Recipe Notes: You can substitute another kind of rice if preferred (use manufacturer instructions for best results), but for authenticity, use short-grain Japanese rice.

• Finely chop the nori and mix with the remaining ingredients. Use as a finishing seasoning for rice, fish, or vegetables.

• Set up your Kamado Joe Classic II for high-heat, direct grilling. The use of a cast-iron griddle is also ideal. Without, you may want to a fish basket accessory to help keep the tender eel whole as it grills.


• Place the pre-cooked, marinated eel filets directly on a hot griddle, skin-side down. Cook until the skin is slightly charred/crispy and the filet is heated through (only a couple minutes per side).


• Serve BBQ eel filets over rice, and season with furikake, if preferred.

Chipotle Lime Fish Tacos

8 tacos

Ingredients

• 12 oz Halibut or Cod fillets


• 8 small corn tortillas


• 1 avocado, flesh only, sliced


• Greenade Green Chile Sauce, for serving


• Colonial Chile Infused Oil, as needed

For the chipotle lime dressing:

• 3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt


• 1/4 cup mayonnaise


• 2 tbsp cilantro, minced


• 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce


• 1 tbsp lime juice


• 1 tbsp Colonial Chile Infused Oil


• 1 tbsp garlic, chopped


• 1 tbsp Cattleman’s Grill Mexicano Taco Seasoning

For the slaw:

• 8 oz red cabbage, sliced thin


• 4 oz broccoli stalk, grated


• 3/4 cup yogurt dressing


• 1/2 cup cilantro, minced


• 1 tbsp lime juice


• 1 tsp Reida Farm wildflower honey


• Jacobsen Salt Co. Kosher Sea Salt, to taste

Instructions

To make the chipotle lime dressing, place all ingredients in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings, as needed.

Place the fish in a baking dish or food storage container. Pour 1/4 cup of the yogurt dressing over the fish and toss to coat. Place the container in the refrigerator and marinate for one hour.

To make the slaw, combine the cabbage and grated broccoli stalk with the 1/4 cup chipotle lime dressing, cilantro, lime juice and honey. Toss to coat. Taste and season with Jacobsen Salt Co. Kosher Sea Salt, to taste. Transfer to the refrigerator until serving.

Preheat your Napoleon Prestige 500 Gas Grill to 400ºF, set up with a Napoleon Cast Iron Griddle positioned over the fire box.

Remove the fish from the dressing/marinade. Wipe off excess marinade. Season the filets lightly with Cattleman’s Grill Mexicano Seasoning.

Put a couple of tablespoon of vegetable oil on the griddle. Place the fillets on the oil. Cook until seared, then flip. Continue cooking until the internal temperature reaches 140ºF.

Remove the halibut from the griddle and cover to keep warm. Warm the tortillas on the grill.

To build the Chipotle Lime Fish Tacos, flake the halibut and divide amongst the tortillas. Add to each tortilla a slice of avocado, a drizzle of Greenade Green Chile Sauce and a portion of the slaw. Top with the chipotle lime dressing.

Barbecue Chicken Lollipops

Ingredients

• 12 chicken drumsticks


• 1 cup 2 tbsp Cattleman’s Grill Butcher House Brine


• 3 quarts water


• Oakridge BBQ Dominator Rib Rub

For the glaze:

• 1 (14 oz) bottle Firebug Grillin’ Sauce Mild


• 1/4 cup Jacobsen Entube Curry Paste


• 1/4 cup pineapple juice


• 2 tbsp Reida Wildflower Honey

Instructions

To prepare the chicken lollipops, lay the drumstick on its side. Slice off a sliver of the cartilage and meat at the fat end, to allow the drumstick to stand upright. Next, where the meat meets the bone, cut down through the meat and cartilage down to the bone, all the way around the bone. Push the meat down to the fat end, and pull the skin and cartilage up to the skinny end, and remove from the bone.

Add 3 quarts water to the 8 quart Briner Bucket. Mix in the (1 cup 2 tbsp) Cattleman’s Grill Butcher House Brine and whisk to dissolve. Place the chicken lollipops in brine. Lock the plate in place to submerge. Brine for one hour.

Preheat your Yoder Smokers YS640s Pellet Grill to 325ºF.

Remove the chicken from the Briner Bucket and pat dry with paper towels. Season the chicken with Oakridge BBQ Dominator Rib Rub.

Stand the chicken lollipops upright on the second shelf of the grill.

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About 30 minutes into the cook, combine the ingredients for the glaze in a saucepan. Whisk together the Firebug Grillin’ Sauce Mild, Jacobsen Entube Curry Paste, pineapple juice and Reida Wildflower Honey. Transfer the saucepan to the grill to warm.

When the chicken reaches 155ºF-160ºF in the meat near the bone (roughly 1 hour), one-by-one dip the chicken into the saucepan, coating the meat. Return to the second shelf.

Let cook until the internal temperature reaches 170ºF. Remove from the grill and serve the Barbecue Chicken Lollipops warm.

BBQ Shrimp Salad

Ingredients

• 1# Shrimp, peeled, deveined


• 4 Cobs Corn, peeled


• Saica Extra Virgil Olive Oil, as needed


• R Butts R Smokin Honey Chipotle Rub, as needed


• 2/3 cup your favorite Ranch Dressing


• 1/3 cup Plowboys Tarheel Tang, or other BBQ sauce of choice


• 1/2 cup Cherry Tomatoes, halved


• 1 Red Onion, diced


• 2 Avocados, diced


• 1 Lime, cut into quarters


• 4-6 radishes, sliced thin


• 1 small bunch of basil, chiffonade


• 1 head iceberg lettuce, sliced thin

Instructions

• Prepare your Kamado Joe Classic II or other grill of choice for high heat, direct grilling.


• To prepare your shrimp for the grill, peel and devein, then skewer onto double-pronged skewers. For the corn, brush on some extra virgin olive oil to the exterior. (Olive oil may be used on the shrimp, if it's lacking its own natural surface moisture.)


• Generously season the corn and shrimp with R Butts R Smokin' Honey Chipotle Rub. Allow seasoning to set for 10-15 minutes before grilling over direct, high heat.


• Grill the corn and shrimp over direct heat, only a few minutes per side for the shrimp or until cooked through and opaque through the center. Corn just needs to be heated through, with some char marks present.

• Simply whisk together ranch dressing and BBQ sauce of your choice. Taste and adjust ratio as necessary. You can also add fresh cracked pepper or freshly-chopped chives for an added flavor boost.

• Prepare all of your vegetables: shred the iceberg lettuce, halve the cherry tomatoes, dice the red onion, dice the avocado, chiffonade the basil, slice the radishes, and quarter the lime into wedges.


• Remove kernels from the grilled corn by slicing along the length of the cob.


• Assemble all the vegetables together, and add the dressing to taste. (This recipe makes extra dressing, so don't add all of it to the mix, or you'll be eating soggy salad.)


• Top with grilled shrimp and enjoy immediately.

Chinese Barbecue Pork (Char Siu)

Ingredients

• 5 lb pork butt (or belly)


• Plowboys BBQ Yardbird Rub

• 1 1/2 cups Kim’s Asian BBQ Sauce


• 1 cup Reida Farm Red Pepper Honey, DIVIDED


• 3/4 cup soy sauce


• 1/2 cup Chinese rice wine (or dry sherry)


• 1/2 cup Fermented Red Bean Curd (tofu cubes & sauce)


• 2 tsp Chinese five spice


• 2 tsp fish sauce


• 1/4 cup garlic, minced


• 1/4 cup ginger, minced

Instructions

Combine all marinade ingredients in the Vitamix Blender. Add only 3/4 cup of the Reida Farm Red Pepper Honey. Save the remaining 1/4 cup for later. Blend until smooth.

Reserve one cup of the marinade. Store in the refrigerator. Pour the remaining marinade into an 8 quart Briner Bucket.

Cut the pork into 3” thick strips and place in the Briner Bucket with the marinade. Let soak overnight.

Preheat your Yoder Smokers YS640s Pellet Grill to 350ºF, set up for indirect grilling.

Remove the pork from the marinade. Wipe off excess marinade from the surface of the pork.

Sesaon the pork on all sides with Plowboys BBQ Yardbird Rub.

Roast the pork on the second shelf of the grill for one hour.

After one hour, mix your one cup of reserved marinade with the remaining 1/4cup of Reida Farm Red Pepper Honey. Whisk well to combine. Using a silicon brush, baste the pork with the glaze.

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Repeat the glazing every 30 minutes until the pork has reached an internal temperature of 195ºF (total cook time: about 2-2.5 hours).

Remove from the grill. Rest the Char Siu 15 minutes before slicing to serve.