It's BBQ Weekend!
BBQ
- Any protein smoked.
- Indirect outdoor cooking (gas, electric, or charcoal/wood).
- Presented competition style or as an entree.
- Sides you made allowed if on the same plate only.
- 3 proteins max.
- Must be made from the BBQ protein.
- Presented as tapas (small plate).
- 3 tapas max (from same protein, respectively).
BBQ is sometimes hard to judge on the Internet... it's just meat. And there is often no need to be creative. That's where the tapas comes in. Tapas means small plates in Spanish. It's a cuisine where you order small plates of things that would normally be entrees, or they are small versions of appetizers, or snacks. Often at a bar or standing. Always informal. Often you combine multiple plates to form a meal. It was designed to inspire conversation and relaxation during eating. Sounds kinda like backyard BBQ, doesn't it? So the challenge here is to make a protein and make tapas from that protein. You smoking a pork butt? Great. We must see that pork butt presented how you would prepare it and your tapas creation made from that pork butt. So the tapas here could be two pulled pork sliders, or one pulled pork taco, or a mini-BBQ pork spring roll. Get it? I know you guys are super creative so let's see some awesome stuff! It can be simple or fancy... yes, you can foo foo it up. What you are creating is tapas from BBQ. Could we see this in a tapas restaurant?
Everyone likes to BBQ multiple proteins. So if you do, you can enter more than one protein as long as you make one (max) tapas from that protein!
Pork butt - tapas from pork butt
Sausage - tapas from sausage
Brisket - tapas from brisket
Remember, we must see the BBQ presented as well. The BBQ is not just an ingredient for the tapas. I am assuming if you make pork butt you are making pulled pork... and with brisket... slices... etc. So present the best of your BBQ (competition style or as an entree), and get creative with the tapas.
You may show sides you made with the BBQ if on the same plate. Tapas is... tapas. Alone. If making a pulled pork sandwich as the entree... don't make a slider as the tapas... just sayin'! Competition style could be the way to go here. Up to you!
Additional cooking methods allowed for the tapas and sides (and you can use your kitchen).
Veggie is welcome!
READ: The 5 Rules for an eligible entry
- The two pic rule applies, but for each additional protein, you get two extra pics; one for BBQ, one for tapas. So basically one pic per entered item.
- 3 protein (6 item) max!
- PoL: .76
- ENDS: SUNDAY 11:59 PM EDT
LOAD THE SMOKER!
This should make for an interesting TD, anyway.
