http://www.meatwave.com Adventures in BBQ and Grilling in NYC (c) 2012 Joshua Bousel, All Rights Reserved en-us http://www.meatwave.com/blog/meat-mitch-naked-bbq-sauce-review Joshua Bousel

Meatwave Rating: 9 out of 10

Ditching 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.

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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 >>]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 10:45:00 EST barbecue bbq grilling foodblogs foodblog nyc new york city meatwave Recipes Sides http://www.meatwave.com/blog/hawaiian-macaroni-salad-side-dish-recipe http://www.meatwave.com/blog/hawaiian-grilled-huli-huli-chicken-recipe Joshua Bousel

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.

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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.

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Meatwave Rating: 7 out of 10

Delivering 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.

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I'm gearing up for my all-time favorite eating holiday every—Cinco de Mayo! Mexican and Tex-Mex rank up with barbecue as cuisines I could not live without, and like-wise, I cook a whole lot of Mexican at home. You can already put together an excellent party menu from past greats like skirt steak fajitas, chicken tacos, tomatillo salsa, and Mexican-style elote. A current kick I've been on is stuffing poblano peppers, a la chile rellenos, but taking them to the grill instead of the fryer. This particular incarnation of stuffed poblanos with black beans and cheese is just one example of how insanely delicious these can be.

More and recipe after the jump >>]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 12:35:00 EST barbecue bbq grilling foodblogs foodblog nyc new york city meatwave Recipes Mexican Vegetables Grilling http://www.meatwave.com/blog/grilled-stuffed-poblanos-with-black-beans-and-cheese-recipe http://www.meatwave.com/blog/nyc-bbq-cookoff-2012 Joshua Bousel

I wonder if other competition teams out there are thinking, "Why the hell did I get myself into this, and why can't I stop?"

This was the arc of my weekend at The Meatwave's first Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS) competition, where a combination disorganization, rain, cold, and a poor cook should have been a complete spirit killer, but in the end, all I could think about was the next competition couldn't come soon enough.

Read more after the jump >>]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:50:00 EST barbecue bbq grilling foodblogs foodblog nyc new york city meatwave Team Barbecue Grilling Events Competition http://www.meatwave.com/blog/nyc-bbq-cookoff-2012 http://www.meatwave.com/blog/pork-barrel-bbq-original-sauce-review Joshua Bousel

Meatwave Rating: 6 out of 10

With a strong tartness and solid Worcestershire base, this sauce delivers immense flavor, although that heavy-handedness may not be best suited for everyones palate, or all types of meat.

Read the full review after the jump >>]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:20:00 EST barbecue bbq grilling foodblogs foodblog nyc new york city meatwave Sauced Reviews Sauce http://www.meatwave.com/blog/pork-barrel-bbq-original-sauce-review http://www.meatwave.com/blog/trimming-and-grill-roasting-a-whole-beef-tenderloin-recipe Joshua Bousel

So now that we have a roast beef for the 99%, you're probably left asking yourself, what about me? Don't the Scrooge McDuck's and Richie Rich's get any props? Well, this one is for you, an entire grilled beef tenderloin, in all of its glorious excess!

More and recipe after the jump >>]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:05:00 EST barbecue bbq grilling foodblogs foodblog nyc new york city meatwave Beef Grilling Recipes http://www.meatwave.com/blog/trimming-and-grill-roasting-a-whole-beef-tenderloin-recipe http://www.meatwave.com/blog/grilled-herbed-roast-beef-with-horseradish-cream-sauce-recipe Joshua Bousel

Looking back at my first competition and considering the financial aspect of how much I put in versus how much I got back, I'm going to have to find some ways to cut costs here and there, along with winning more, to make this a hobby I can sustain over time. My number one biggest expense that day were two beef tenderloins, whose cost were probably justified as they brought home a first place, but they also serve as starting point in exploring what could have been done instead that would require less of an investment. This led me to thinking about more budget friendly pieces of beef that can deliver on flavor and texture using a similar grill-roasting technique that was employed with the tenderloin, something like this herbed roast beef.

More and recipe after the jump >>]]> Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:45:00 EST barbecue bbq grilling foodblogs foodblog nyc new york city meatwave Beef Grilling Recipes http://www.meatwave.com/blog/grilled-herbed-roast-beef-with-horseradish-cream-sauce-recipe