What is your all time favorite backyard BBQ meal?

[ssandy_561]

Inspired by mstruth post about Cornell Chicken. What is your all time favorite backyard BBQ meal.

Mine is:
Cornell Chicken
Hobo Potatoes
Boozie Corn on the Cob

Cornell Chicken

BBQ sauce / marinade

1 egg
1 cup veg oil
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1 cup white vinegar
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 minced cloves of garlic

I make mine a little different than the original recipe.

I’ll also marinade mine for a few hours before grilling over charcoal.

I’ll then mop the marinade over the chicken ever 10 to 15 minutes right before I flip it and right after I flip it making sure not to mop after I flip it for the last time.

Hobo Potatoes

8 medium sized White Potatoes
1 large Sweet Onion
1 large head of Garlic
1 stick of Butter

Tear off 4 large sheets of wide heavy duty aluminum foil so when you fold the sheet in half it makes a square.

Cube up the white potatoes into about 1 1/2” cubes. Place equal amounts of the Potatoes onto each piece of foil.

Course chop the onion and equally divided between the four pieces of foil

Peal the garlic cloves and split each one in half. Divide up between the four foil squares.

Put two tablespoons of Butter on each foil square and fold up and seal the foil squares.

We usually cook these foil pouches in / around the coals of a well burnt down campfire. Depending on the heat output it will take 30 to 45 minutes to
cook the Hobo Potatoes.

Boozie Corn on the Cob

12 ears of freshly picked Sweet Corn
Stale Flat Warm Cheap Beer
PBR works great

Soak the ears of corn while they
are still in the husks in the beer all morning. If you do not have enough beer to cover the ears of corn just add water until covered.

Remove the corn from the beer soak and place on the coals of a well burnt down camp fire. Turning frequently cook for about 12 to 15 minutes.

If desired peel the corn (being very careful because it’s extremely hot) and grill over charcoal for a few minutes. For that authentic backyard BBQ taste use
Squeeze Parkay on the corn.

[Huskee]

If I can only pick one: fatty, smoky salty & heavily peppered brisket point.

Edit: ssandy_561 oops, I missed the "meal" part:

-good garlic bread/toast, perfectly browned
-garlic & butter mashed redskin potatoes, salt shaker nearby
-fresh Romaine salad with freshly shredded parmesan, pepper, & Newman's Caesar dressing

If I'm hungry enough for dessert after all that, my sister in law's huckleberry-peach crisp with fresh homemade whipped cream.

[ssandy_561]

What are you eating with it?

[Santamarina]

Brisket, pulled pork, potato salad, cole slaw, baked beans...and plenty of beer!

[smokin fool]

^^^^Add a chuckie and you read my mind.
Then there's no discounting plain old hamburgers and hot dogs too if you want instant gratification.

[Texas Larry]

Has to be tender smoked beef ribs, roasted potato wedges, and one of the missus’ Wonderful salads. Plain old (good quality) vanilla ice cream for dessert.

[Mosca]

I forgot about hobo potatoes, they are fabulous.

It is my meal, so I can make it as big as I’d like. Give me:

cheeseburgers
hot dogs
ribs
chili
corn
cole slaw
potato salad
Caprese tomatoes
Caprese roasted peppers
baked beans


If you ask me to pare it down, it’s cheeseburgers, corn, cole slaw, and baked beans. There is no food as delicious as a righteous cheeseburger.

[CaptainMike]

This.

[Dadof3Illinois]

I’m not picky so any meal that includes a good protein with baked beans and smoked cheesy potatoes that I can share with family and friends. It’s the family and friends that make the meal....not the food.

[FireMan]

WIBS! As in Amazing! Yup, WIBS! As for sides, who gives a rip, they’re sides, deserving a nibble.

[Mr. Bones]

In my experience, one can not only have wibs as a featured protein, but also some other wibs, as a side... (I jus use a few diffewent wubs, an, wah-lahh! )

Granted, 90+% of th time, yall know I'll be makin some beans, too...

[FireMan]

Yup, Wibs & beans, nuff!

[CaptainMike]

In addition to Mosca's list, rising to the top of out favorites is picanha steaks skewered and grilled churrasco style over open fire served with chimmichurri, roasted root vegetables, salad and garlic bread. Oh, and a martini and cigar.

[au4stree]

Beef, cheeseburger, brisket, steak, chuckie etc................

Grilled/roasted sweet potato wedges, my mom’s creole slaw and homemade vanilla ice cream with brownies.

Or pork, I’ll eat pork too, prefer pulled pork. Ok, chicken, is probably on the menu too.

[Craigar]

Short ribs with a side of baby backs and a side of STL's. Just to appease the wife I will let her serve potato salad and her grandma's recipe vinegar based slaw.

[Skip]

My one favorite today would be Beef Chuck smoked and pulled, served with caramelized onions and peppers. From there the list goes on ...!

[Dan Deter]

Um...whatever I or someone else is making on that day...

[RonB]

Short ribs, baked potatoes, and stir fried green beans with onions.

[jfmorris]

I have to agree with FireMan, and vote for WIBS (RIBS!).. I don't care if they are baby back or St. Louis either. I'm partial lately to mgaretz 's Blasphemy style of cooking too. Sides - baked beans, potato salad and maybe some Mac-n-cheese or slaw to round it out. The ribs are where its at for me.

[Argoboy]

I agree as well Ribs are my favourite.

[Mr. Bones]

+1 Wibs!!!