Posted on 05/20/2015 6:04:50 AM PDT by Marcus
Texans argue about a lot of things, including political issues such as education, healthcare and, of course, illegal immigration. But nothing gets the denizens of the Lone Star State exercised more, with the possible exception of football, than barbecue, more specifically the wet rub vs. dry rub question. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently came down on the wet rub side of the controversy. The San Antonio Current pretty much proposed revoking the governor’s Texas citizenship for this heresy. “Everyone knows” that real barbecue does not need sauce. It is all in the smoking technique.
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An Asian method is to boil ribs, then add the sauce on the grill.
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I’ve boiled ribs. Exactly once. Never again.
I hated pouring all that flavor down the drain.
If you cook low and slow, there is no need for parboiling.
-PJ
Should read:
The Pleasure You Get From Life,
Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It
So yeah, attitude in life.
As far as Q goes, I like mine with sauce on. I prefer mine sweet, with just a bit of heat. Not so much that burns your mouth, but makes your forehead (or in my case, fivehead) sweat.
As far as cooking, whether wet or dry doesn't matter to me, as long as the meat itself is good, with or without the sauce added later.
Haven't found many sauces that don't have some vinegar in them. But for a base, it kinda ruins it for me.
Have a great day!
1. Wet rub vs. dry rub question.
2. Beans or no beans question.
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Corn or flour?
Here's a FACTOID many might not know:
If you use wet rub on BBQ or put beans in your chili or put meat in your beans, you are AUTOMATICALLY disqualified at any major cook-off in Texas!
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