I hope I'm not posting a topic I could've found in another thread, but I've searched and turned up no luck.
Our local United Way Chapter hosts a cook off, and this year is their 15th. It started off as a wild game cook off but has since evolved into 4 categories: Ribs, BBQ, Cajun, & Wild Game (and also a People's Choice). My company sponsors a team each year, and we've brought home 1st & 2nd place trophies for 3 years now in both Cajun & Wild Game. We've historically entered only those two categories, but this year, we're entering the Ribs & BBQ divisions also. Judging is nearly simultaneous, and there's a separate judging team for each division.
So, for BBQ, I'm cooking the cranberry bread & butter-stuffed pork tenderloin found at this site, and I'm also going to enter the ribs division with the Simon & Garfunkel rub. My buds on our team are head-cheffing the other divisions. I'm going to have to cook both the ribs & tenderloin on my WSM simultaneously, so that might turn into a challenge itself.
My question is: what competition-worthy sides should we serve with the ribs & BBQ? I'm a typical redneck dude, so I don't have many side options in my bag. I have a really great dirty rice recipe (that was used as a side in our Cajun winning last year), but I don't think it'll go with either of these categories. My wife's broiled vegetables are very tasty, so I plan to use them in either or both. Any ideas?
Our local United Way Chapter hosts a cook off, and this year is their 15th. It started off as a wild game cook off but has since evolved into 4 categories: Ribs, BBQ, Cajun, & Wild Game (and also a People's Choice). My company sponsors a team each year, and we've brought home 1st & 2nd place trophies for 3 years now in both Cajun & Wild Game. We've historically entered only those two categories, but this year, we're entering the Ribs & BBQ divisions also. Judging is nearly simultaneous, and there's a separate judging team for each division.
So, for BBQ, I'm cooking the cranberry bread & butter-stuffed pork tenderloin found at this site, and I'm also going to enter the ribs division with the Simon & Garfunkel rub. My buds on our team are head-cheffing the other divisions. I'm going to have to cook both the ribs & tenderloin on my WSM simultaneously, so that might turn into a challenge itself.
My question is: what competition-worthy sides should we serve with the ribs & BBQ? I'm a typical redneck dude, so I don't have many side options in my bag. I have a really great dirty rice recipe (that was used as a side in our Cajun winning last year), but I don't think it'll go with either of these categories. My wife's broiled vegetables are very tasty, so I plan to use them in either or both. Any ideas?
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