When Ernie and I reopened the Redneck Bar and Grill, we decided we would hold an Annual Redneck BBQ Competition. This one was really Ernie’s baby, but since he wandered off into the Forest of Ubangme on his ‘reality break’ I guess I will have to organize the dang thing. I’m not as much of a cook as he was(see Broccoli Bacon Salad), but I do like to barbeque the odd thing. My favourite is steak, although all kinds of things can be cooked on the grill. I really enjoy seeing and sampling whatever the contestants can come up with. Entries can be prepared on any portable grill or barbeque, using either solid charcoal fuel or propane.
We want to hold it as soon as the snow melts, which is usually April in these parts. We get a lot of help from the Horseguard Valley Community, and residents of the area really like to finally dig their barbeques out of the snow bank and get back into backyard cookery. Our event is open to everyone, so if you feel like showing up just let us know and we’ll find a spot for you. This event will be BYOB (Bring Your Own Barbeque) so make sure you are well equiped beforehand! Contestants are responsible for their own cooking utensils and aprons as well. Full rules will be posted at the Horseguard Valley Information Center.
This year we will have a special category in the bbq contests for cooking with beer. A lot of you may have used or hard of the common ‘chicken sitting on a beer can’ technique. We want to see what else we can come up with. Bonus points for using Blue Beaver Beer, of course.
Want to get in on the action but don’t know where to start? You can drop by the Redneck for a chat with the locals over a beer, or you can check out Competition BBQ Tips.
Need some advice on cooking steaks? Our biker cook, ‘Grease’, will be happy to fill you in on everything you might want to know. You can also venture out into the Forest of Ubangme and try to find Ernie. He might be the resident ’steak guru’ of that patricular forest. Just remember to take him beer in return for his sage advice, and maybe a Tom Norton’s coffee. I doubt Ernie has had one of those in months now.
A lot of people enjoy cooking beef roast on the BBQ, and I hope to make this part of our competition this year. I am going to see if there is any interest in cooking with venison, moose or other wild game this year as well. Admittedly this isn’t for everyone, but we have a lot of hunters and outdoorsmen (and outdoorswomen) who would probably be very interested in this event. I myself prefer meat from domestic ’slave’ animals.
Does anyone out there have a bbq recipe to share? My wife has a great one for vegetable and meat skewers. I know some people love to slow roast pork on the barbeque. Do you do any outdoor cooking?
hey Tim (aka King of the Rednecks),
I love a good BBQ, especially if someone else is cooking (and watching the kids) and there’s plenty of beer around.
Maybe it’s because I’m not Canadian, but I’ve never heard of this “common chicken sitting on a beer can technique”… could you provide an explanation or link for that? Is there any duct tape involved with that technique?
And is Ernie the steak guru coming back anytime soon, or is he pretty much lost in the woods?
Stay warm,
Steve, the bbq-and-beer-loving trade show booths guru
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I’m not much of a BBQer but if the prize is good enough I could see myself throwing my hat in the ring, so to say. I can’t wait to see what the specifics of this will be!
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Sounds like a great competition
Holding a BBQ competition is a cool idea. Who doesn’t love barbeque anyway? Hope you will have great success. Do remember to post about it.
I used some of the BBQ recipes from the BBQ Secrets book and they all came out great. Hope your BBQ competition is a great success and can’t wait to read more about it (hopefully with a couple of recipes as well).
weeW!! redneck! beers! people! so much event! and the newly added BBQ contest… im sure this 2009 redneck will swarm people hungry for the enjoyment it gets…
sincerely,
geek05
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Wish I was nearby, I could contribute my bbq asparagus. Hmmmm yummy. My mouth is watering already for outdoors and BBQ’s!
I guess I’m a bit late for the competition but BBQ’s are great.
I love the warmer months cause we barbaque almost every weekend and can never get enough of it.
Chicken impaled on a beer can… now that’s my kind of BBQ!! I love the whole cooking-with-beer theme. Steve Raichlen’s Beer Can Chicken has been a favorite of mine ever since I first heard about it.
Mmmmm, I’m a fan of grilling also – but I don’t have too many occasions to do it, since I work the entire summer and on weekends usually go on a trip, which doesn’t include any grilling.
What kinds of meat, apart from the obvious (chicken brests, steaks etc) can you do on a grill? I’d like to go creative next time I have a chance to grill
Cheers!
Michal,
You can grill almost ANYTHING on our grills. I’ve seen people actually use twizzlers to flavor some brisket..crazy, but it’s true lol
The contest looks like it mapped out to be a hum-dinger! LOVE the Cooking with Beer take on your special entry category. Friends of mine do an interesting marinade using one of their favorite beers.
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I also love to cook on the grill. It seems though every time we plan to barbecue the weather changes and were soaked. So I hope you have good weather for your contest and you can share some recipes along the way.
I swear there is no better food on the planet than good old fashioned BBQ. I dont care how much it costs, how much seasoning you put on it, if it isnt BBQ it’s second best.
You know this isn’t something you could cook on the BBQ but it makes for a great side dish for a lot of BBQ items. I am talking about chili and the best part is that it fits with teh theme of something you can cook with beer. Chili with beer as the main liquid ingredient is one of my favorites, give it a try next time you cook up a batch.
Football season is upon us and you know what that means – tailgate parties and what do most tailgate parties have in common? Thats right Bah Bah Que’n! I really like the idea of cookin with beer – it is a perfect fit!
There is nothing better than a BBQ here in South Africa a braai, and I think many of us South Africans are really wanting our summer to start so that we can get out there and start braaing again
It’s that time of the year now for some serious chili cookoffs. I love it.
Kudos to Ernie for this maverick idea. Like you I am also not into too much of cooking, but when we were cruising few of my friends requested to me to grill them chicken and I burnt them so badly they never allow me to go near any of the cooking stuff. Right now I feel that I have improved my skills. So to make them believe me I have decided to participate in competitions like this.
This post made me hungry for BBQ. Unfortunately in Minnesota our grilling season is shorter than most. Recommendations?
This competition sounds like a great idea! I’m in.
The beef roast option sounds awesome … I’d like some more info on that, recipes, etc.
In the small Canadian town I grew up in we used to have an annual pork roast.
Then one year it got so out of hand that there was pretty much a town wide riot. After that they never held the event again.
The good memories will always be there though…that is what I do remember anyway.