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?