Proven Recipes

Tuscan Herb Chimichurri ingredients on a rustic cutting board with bowl of finished sauce

Tuscan Herb Chimichurri

Tuscan chimichurri is a final brushstroke—parsley, rosemary, thyme, and sage in bright olive oil with lemon and red wine vinegar. Keep it leafy and loose, not puréed. It’s made to...

Tuscan Herb Chimichurri

Tuscan chimichurri is a final brushstroke—parsley, rosemary, thyme, and sage in bright olive oil with lemon and red wine vinegar. Keep it leafy and loose, not puréed. It’s made to...

Vinegar Mop Sauce ingredients on a rustic cutting board with a basting brush and bowl of finished sauce

Carolina Vinegar Mop Sauce

A vinegar mop is a smokehouse signature—thin, peppery, and built to lift fat, cool the surface, and stack flavor without turning meat sweet. It shines on pork shoulder, whole hog,...

Carolina Vinegar Mop Sauce

A vinegar mop is a smokehouse signature—thin, peppery, and built to lift fat, cool the surface, and stack flavor without turning meat sweet. It shines on pork shoulder, whole hog,...

Buttermilk Tenderizing Marinade

Buttermilk Tenderizing Marinade

Buttermilk is a chef’s finish in the prep stage—quiet, reliable, and forgiving. Lactic acid + calcium loosen proteins just enough to keep chicken juicy and pork friendly, and it can...

Buttermilk Tenderizing Marinade

Buttermilk is a chef’s finish in the prep stage—quiet, reliable, and forgiving. Lactic acid + calcium loosen proteins just enough to keep chicken juicy and pork friendly, and it can...

Ingredients for Soy Ginger Steak Bath on rustic cutting board

Soy Ginger Steak Bath

This one is a chef’s finish in a bag—salty-sweet-umami with ginger heat and clean acid so you can get flavor fast without wrecking texture. Think short windows, dry surfaces, hot...

Soy Ginger Steak Bath

This one is a chef’s finish in a bag—salty-sweet-umami with ginger heat and clean acid so you can get flavor fast without wrecking texture. Think short windows, dry surfaces, hot...

Ingredients of Tomatillo Salsa on a rustic cutting board with salsa in rock bowl

Salsa Verde Asada

Salsa verde asada is a live-fire flourish—charred tomatillos, hot chiles, and lime cut through rich beef like a dream. Keep it coarse and bright so it hugs carne asada, chicken,...

Salsa Verde Asada

Salsa verde asada is a live-fire flourish—charred tomatillos, hot chiles, and lime cut through rich beef like a dream. Keep it coarse and bright so it hugs carne asada, chicken,...

Rib Wrap Bath ingredients on a rustic cutting board

Rib Wrap/Bath

Wrap when bark is right, braise to 200–205°F, unwrap, and set. Save juices for a glossy finish.

Rib Wrap/Bath

Wrap when bark is right, braise to 200–205°F, unwrap, and set. Save juices for a glossy finish.