Thu May 17, 2012
Joshua Bousel
Sauced: Meat Mitch Naked BBQ Sauce
Sauce Stats
Name
Meat Mitch Naked BBQ Sauce
Produced by
Cost
$8.99 for 23.5 oz on The Meatwave Store
Ingredients
Brown Sugar, Apple Cider Vinegar, Sugar, Tomato Paste, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Spice Blend (Salt, Chili Peppers, Sugar, Spices, Onion, Garlic), Salt, Natural Flavors, Natural Smoke Flavor, Molasses, Onion Powder, Tamarind Concentrate, Capsicum, Garlic Powder, Spices
Color
Dark maroon
Meatwave Rating
More Sauce ReviewsDitching the HFCS, Meat Mitch Naked BBQ sauce continues the robust and balanced flavors of the original, with better grilling performance, giving the power to turn drab chicken into picture perfect, stellar barbecue.
Tue May 15, 2012
Hawaiian Macaroni Salad
A great Huli Huli chicken deserves a great side. But wait, this is macaroni salad, how can that be great?
A macaroni salad hater for most of my life, I never saw much value in a bland, fatty, and mushy salad created by the marriage mayonnaise and macaroni. I've been coming around though, finding a few noteworthy mac salads here and there, and when I tried out this recipe for a Hawaiian version, it sealed the deal.
More and recipe after the jump >>
Thu May 10, 2012
Huli Huli Chicken
I have a constant battle with authenticity in my recipe development. Trying to remain true to a particular dish can be a challenge without the means to be able to travel everywhere and see how the food I'm trying to replicate is actually made and tastes. At the same time, veering too far off the path of a perceived dish can be construed as major wrong to those who hold that food near and dear. That's how the story went with this Hawaiian Huli Huli chicken, who's recipe I pulled from Cook's Country, cooked, and posted on Serious Eats. What followed were a fair amount of comments about how it's not the real deal, and therefore not worthy of its name. So authentic it may not be, but I think you shouldn't let that get in the way here, because this chicken was insanely delicious.
More and recipe after the jump >>
Tue May 8, 2012
Meato de Mayo
Now I don't necessarily condone polygamy, but if I had to marry a cuisine, I'd be double hitched in no time to Barbecue and Tex-Mex. Next to slow smoked meats, the fresh and vibrant flavors of Mexican and Tex-Mex have a stranglehold on my heart. That makes Cinco de Mayo my all time favorite eating holiday. It would make sense that the Meatwave should always be in celebration then, but due to weather and timing of the holiday, it never really worked out until this year—falling on a Saturday in conjunction with a 70 degree forecast. Although a somewhat impromptu start to the Meatwave season, Meato de Mayo pulled out all the stops for a fiesta of mega-proportions.
Thu May 3, 2012
Joshua Bousel
Sauced: Insane Chicken Honey Mustard BBQ Sauce
Sauce Stats
Name
Insane Chicken Honey Mustard BBQ Sauce
Produced by
Cost
$6.95 for 12oz at Insane Chicken
Ingredients
Prepared Mustard, Red Wine Vinegar, Molasses, Water, Brown Sugar, Tomato Sauce, Honey, Apple Juice, Worchestire Sauce, Garlic, Onion, Spices, & Xanthan Gum
Color
Oragnish-Brown
Meatwave Rating
More Sauce ReviewsDelivering a wave of flavors from sweet, to tart, to spicy, with a strong mustard bite throughout, Insane Chicken's Honey Mustard BBQ Sauce was a pleasure to eat—each bite restarting that progression of flavor. Try it out yourself by entering to win a bottle, plus 3 additional hot sauces, from Insane Chicken.
