He Cooks: BBQ from the Russavages

The Russavages are my Mom and Step Dad. I've had quite a while to grow up in my teenage years with 'Russavage' bbq, though my Mom claims she had a lot to do with starting it. Whatever case, it's hard to beat Russavage Tri-tip and Pork Ribs. So I'll write them here for safe keeping.

- Butter on a bit over cooked

Pork Spare Rips:

Pork Rib needs to be cooked VERY different than Beef Rib. Beef is all about the slow, and locking in the flavor. Pork meat is already salty, and the ribs are very thin So Pork ribs are about speed.

Preheat to 350. Sear underside like Beef Ribs but for maybe 5 minutes. Then 10 minutes each side.

      Dry Rub:

Garlic Salt, Pepper, Onion Powder in abundance!

      Wet Rub:

Use a more flavorful sauce. My first attempt I used Dickey's Vinegar based sauce and it wasn't as flavorful. Still salt, pepper and onion powder, but doesn't have to be as much.

TriTip

Tritip, sliced raw garlic

Black Pepper, Garlic Salt, Onion Power

Pork Loin (dark red, not pink) or chicken thighs

- Apple cider vingear, 20 min marniade.
Balsamic Vinegar, Olive Oil, Chopped Fresh Rosemary, Chopper Fresh Basil, Salt and Pepper, Garlic (?) - Basting Sauce

He cooks: BASICS: Breading

I plan on adding a couple of breading ideas here as I experiment with them. There are quite a few ways.


From Rachel, in reference to her Southern deep fried chicken

2 Mixes

Mix

3 Eggs
1/2 cup milk
table spoon of melted butter


3 cups flour (Try Bread crumbs?)
seasons
    (Garlic Salt, Onion Powder, Pepper, Parmesan Cheese)
    ( Frank's Hot Sauce)

Directions:

Dip chicken into the first mix, then into the second, then place directly into hot pan.

He Cooks: BASICS: A collection of Marinades

We've had quite a bit of success with various marinades over the years, since they are pretty easy to do. We buy our chicken in bulk and it sometimes has to sit in the freezer for a while. So a handy thing to do is to separate the chicken into ziplock bags and premarinate in the freezer and then pull them out and throw them on the skillet or BBQ for a quick and tasty dinner. This is a place to quickly store Marinade recipes we like for reference later.

Chicken:

Balsalmic Chicken Marinade:

Ingredients:

Balsalmic Vingarette
Line Juice
Salt
Minced Garlic

Italian Chicken Marinade:

Ingredients: 

Olive Oil

Italian Parsley

Basil

Salt

Red Pepper

Teriayki Chicken Marinade:

Ingredients: 

Teriayki Marinade (NOT GLAZE)