I have spoke many times about the beauty that is Texas BBQ and it will always be my favorite. I do however appreciate almost all BBQ. Each region has their own style and flair. Well, I have always heard about how great Carolina BBQ is and I finally found out this week.
I went to a place a local Raleigh resident told me I should go. Stand back, he's going to The Pit. The Pit is a great place in downtown Raleigh. As soon as I walked in I could smell the smoke. Oh what a smell!! When in Rome right? So I ordered the pulled pork and ribs. The pork was great without any sauce and when I added that classic Carolina mustard vinegar sauce, it was off the charts. The pulled pork is done old school. It is truly a pig pikkin! I moved on to the ribs and they were amazing (The Pit beat Bobby Flay in a throw down). Carolina style ribs are a little bigger and meatier. Trust me, you will love them. I got sides of mac-n-cheese and fried okra. Don't know why because I only ate the meat!! Yes, the meat was that good.
BBQ is a cultural thing and each culture has their own tastes and likes. I love Texas BBQ but that doesn't mean I don't love Carolina BBQ too. If you want to taste some great authentic Carolina BBQ to see what I mean, stop by The Pit in Raleigh, North Carolina. You can't go wrong there. Even the fried pimento cheese was great!! (you are in the South remember!)
Enjoy some pulled pig and keep on smokin!!!
Happy Birthday!!
I tell ya, there is nothing like a birthday party that incorporates BBQ into it. We did a job this weekend for a birthday party and man was it great! The BBQ was the first one that had all of my smoked meats in it. I smoked up about 110 lbs of meat. Many animals gave their life for everyone's happiness. Let's all have a moment of silence to thank them.....
Ok. Enough of that! We also have a new side item. Shannon helped me develop an awesome green bean recipe. Let me just say this, bacon is an amazing ingredient! I also debuted two new sauces that were well received. Nothing like waking someone up with a little sauce. So another gig is in the books. It went great and thanks to the Beauchamp family for your business. It was a great time and we look forward to many more!
Here are some pics for your enjoyment and keep on smokin!!!!
Well this has been an interesting week. I have been in Little Rock, AR. I will tell you that downtown Little Rock is pretty nice. They have some nice bars and restaurants there with some interesting people. I did go to one BBQ place called The Whole Hog Cafe. http://www.wholehogcafe.com/ The ribs were very good. Moist and tender and cooked just about perfect. I was with a co-worker and she got herself a brownie for dessert but this boy went the the ribs for dessert! Nothing like some smoked pork for dessert. Well Whole Hog has several sauces and if you know me, I am not a fan of the sauce so much. Some good Carolina Vinegar sauce on a pulled pork sandwich is great but that's about it. Whole Hog had six sauces. Now call me crazy but isn't that a little excessive? They were all ok but none of them made me say, "Wow! That was awesome. Can I have that as a drink?"
I make three sauces. I have what I call Shannon Sauce which is sweet and spicy (hence the name), a savory sauce that I haven't been able to name yet and Kakk's sauce. Kakk's is very spicy and was handed down to me from my mom who had it handed to her from my grandfather and he had it handed to him from an old BBQ man in North Fort Worth. I think I have spoken about sauce before but it can be such a huge topic, it never hurts to marinate a bit (I know...poor joke but couldn't resist) I didn't touch on the potato salad but I think that is a topic for another day.....
Thanks for listening and keep on smokin!!
