Robb Walsh's Texas Barbecue Brisket
This exquisite Texas barbecue brisket recipe from BBQ master and cookbook author Robb Walsh yields juicy meat that’s fantastic alone or on a sandwich with coleslaw.
GO TO RECIPECoffee-Cured Pulled Pork
Linton Hopkins turns this slow-roasted pork shoulder into sliders. "Why are we so obsessed with the 30-minute meal?" he says. "I want to create a TV show called The 36-Hour Meal. The best things take a little bit of time."
GO TO RECIPESmokin' Sweet Chicken Wings with Cherry Barbecue Glaze
Cherry preserves with habanero chile create a fabulously sticky, sweet and spicy glaze for grilled chicken wings. Glaze them just before serving so the sugars don't burn.
GO TO RECIPETwice-Glazed Asian Barbecued Chicken
This fabulous barbecued chicken recipe has an Asian-style barbecue sauce that's made with oyster sauce, soy sauce, roasted garlic and toasted black peppercorns.
GO TO RECIPESticky Barbecued Beef Ribs
These beef ribs—leftovers from the giant rib roast—are incredibly luscious. Chef Tim Love douses them in his sweet and tangy homemade barbecue sauce, then cooks them on the grill until they're crusty, sizzling and outrageously good.
GO TO RECIPECarolina Pulled Pork
Traditional Carolina barbecue begins with a whole hog smoked over coals; here, Sean Brock cooks pork shoulder for 12 hours in a 275° oven before smoking it for about 1 hour in a backyard grill.
GO TO RECIPEBig Bob Gibson's Chicken with White Barbecue Sauce
At Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, chef Chris Lilly butterflies a whole chicken, smokes it, then dunks the bird into a vat of tangy white barbecue sauce.Home cooks can grill pieces of chicken until crispy and nicely charred, then serve them alongside Lilly's terrific white sauce.
GO TO RECIPEBarbecued Spiced Shrimp with Tomato Salad
The big, bold Southwestern flavors in this shrimp seasoning—which include pure ancho chile powder, smoked paprika, cumin and brown sugar—epitomize Bobby Flay's style. The seasoning mix would also be terrific on pork chops or beef tenderloin.
GO TO RECIPEBarbecue Sloppy Joes
Before serving this hearty sandwich, which is spiked with ketchup, chef Christopher Tunnell ran it by his mom. "When she tasted it, she was proud," he says.
GO TO RECIPEMo's Sticky Ribs
Fred Donnelly makes these spectacularly sticky ribs at home. "Anyone you make them for falls in love with you," he says.
GO TO RECIPEBarbecued Salmon Sandwiches
This barbecue sauce, made with ketchup, cider vinegar, Worcestershire and canned chipotles in adobo, comes together quickly in a blender. The chipotles give the sauce an appealing smokiness.
GO TO RECIPESmoked Gouda and Bacon Burgers with Barbecue Sauce
Brian Perrone came up with this patty melt-style burger topped with smoked Gouda, sweet house-made barbecue sauce and hot sauce-spiked onions. He's glad he did: It was an instant hit.
GO TO RECIPESlow Cooker Barbecued Pulled Pork
Serve the pulled pork with coleslaw and pickles, or mound it on hamburger buns and top with coleslaw and thinly sliced onion and dill pickles.
GO TO RECIPEBeef Burgers with Peanut-Chipotle Barbecue Sauce
Bobby Flay makes this extremely good barbecue sauce by spiking tomato puree with two forms of smoky chile—ancho chile powder and chipotle in adobo sauce—then adding peanut butter for sweetness. The sauce takes some time to prepare, but by doubling the recipe, it can be made in one large batch and kept in the refrigerator for up to two months.
GO TO RECIPEApple-Glazed Barbecued Baby Back Ribs
These sticky, apple-scented ribs are cooked in the oven, then finished on the grill. They're a simpler version of a recipe by champion pit master Chris Lilly, who cooks his ribs entirely on the grill. To follow Lilly's example, use a thermometer to keep the temperature at a steady 250° and wrap the ribs in foil after adding the apple cider mixture.
GO TO RECIPEGreen Salad with Smoky Barbecue Vinaigrette
Adding smoky honey barbecue sauce dressing and crispy corn bread croutons to this hearty salad make it sensational.
GO TO RECIPEBarbecued Shrimp with Cheese Grits
By happy accident, Amber Huffman combined leftovers of two low-country staples—barbecue and cheddar cheese grits—for a quick Southern fusion meal. Here, Huffman tops her grits with grilled shrimp slicked with a tangy, bourbon-based barbecue sauce.
GO TO RECIPEBarbecued Salmon with Green Mango Salad
Chef Pete Evans uses green mango—which is firm and a little crunchy—for the fresh, bright salad that accompanies the salmon fillets here.
GO TO RECIPESweet-and-Salty Korean Barbecued Short Ribs
"Some people follow Texas or American barbecue. Me, I'm a connoisseur of Korean barbecue," says chef Roy Choi. Choi especially loves these thinly sliced short ribs, known as kalbi in Korea; they're marinated overnight in a garlic, soy and sugar mixture, then quickly grilled, so they're charred all over.
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