Thu Dec 8, 2011
Negimaki
I'm totally "that guy" in Japanese restaurants. You know, the one person at the table who doesn't eat sushi and skips 3/4 of menu and goes straight for the tumpura, katsu, or teriyaki put on the menu just to placate people like me. While I'm slowly getting over a lifelong seafood aversion, raw fish has yet to successfully make its way into my diet, and I'm left ordering off of the "kitchen entrees" of shame. In my own messed up mind, sometimes I turn to negimaki—thinly sliced wrapped around scallions—and trick myself into thinking it's some sort of "meat sushi" because it's in a roll form. I know that's incredibly ridiculously, but you can't deny that this is some pretty good eats.
More and recipe after the jump >>
Tue Dec 6, 2011
The Next Wave of Meat
It's a new day at the Meatwave!
As you can see, I've been hard at work at a snazzy new design. Pretty sweet, right? Although I've poured hours upon hours into a redesign, that's not the biggest news...you ready for it....the Meatwave will be starting a competition barbecue team.
That's right, the fury of the Meatwave is ready to be unleashed outside of my backyard and the tubes of the internet into the competition barbecue circuit, but I can't start this team without all of my loyal, meaty minions. I'm enlisting all of you to help me build a team and take the Meatwave to bold new and exciting places.
Your support will not go unrewarded. First, as I consider all you part of the Meatwave, you will now also be an intergal part of this new extension. You'll be able to follow the formation and going-ons of the team right here on the blog, and if you happen to be in the competition area, you're welcome to come support me in person and enjoy a rib or two. Second, I have a line up of awesome Meatwave perks to shower on you including buttons, totes, barbecue sauces, and even a barbecue feast that can feed up to 20 people!
So I invite to steak your claim on the Meatwave team as we further spread the Meatwave gospel!
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Thu Dec 1, 2011
Joshua Bousel
Sauced: Kilauea Fire Hawaiian Style BBQ Sauce
Sauce Stats
Name
Kilauea Fire Hawaiian Style BBQ Sauce
Produced by
Cost
$35 for 4 12oz bottles at Hawaiian Chip Company
Ingredients
Tomato Concentrate, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Corn Syrup, Salt, Brown Sugar, Sugar, Water, Soybeans, Sweet Potato, Modified Cornstarch, Sesame Seeds, Garlic, Wheat Flour, Caramel Color, FD&C Red No 40, Onion, Paprika, Habanero, Cayenne, and Other Spices
Color
Maroon
Meatwave Rating
More Sauce ReviewsAn array of hefty flavors ranging from super sweet, to tart, to incredibly spicy, makes this an interesting sauce...if you can get beyond it's overly manufactured feel.
Tue Nov 29, 2011
Jerk Chicken Wings
With Thanksgiving now behind and little respite before Christmas madness starts sweeping in, this is the time of year I start kicking back and spending the early nights in front of the glowing television transmitting the only winter sport I really care about, basketball. It's a down right dirty shame that this isn't happening right now, and instead have found myself stuck in a waiting pattern with cautious optimism that resolution will be one of the many gifts on Christmas day. While I may have temporarily lost part of my ritual, there other half of this equation is always some sort of bar food—be that wings, skins, nachos, etc—and I see no reason to turn my back on those. With so many games a (normal) year, I've amassed an arsenal of wing recipes to pull from, one of the tops being these Jerk chicken wings.
More and recipe after the jump >>
Tue Nov 22, 2011
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Mashed potatoes are always on our Thanksgiving table—my sister could have it no other way. Through her life, she's be a die-hard lover of smashed spuds, which brought an extra sense of accomplishment when she deemed my mashers the best ever at our last Thanksgiving dinner. That beacon of pride has stuck with me, but at the same time left me questioning, if I've created the best in the my sister's eyes, where do I go from here? Easy answer, mashed sweet potatoes!
