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| Saint Arnold Brewery |
Amber and I are going to Europe so we dropped our dogs off with her family in Lubbock this weekend. The Hou BBQ Throwdown was being held on Sunday so we only spent 14 hours in Lubbock. I had an excellent time last year, and I was not going to miss this year’s event. All the participants elevated their BBQ fusion game this year. The competition was fierce, and with each new bite, you were in store for something wonderful and/or unique. Everyone who attended the Throwdown went home as winners.
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| The calm before the rush |
Blood Bros. BBQ – Gochujang Beef Belly Burnt Ends
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| Gochujang Beef Belly Burnt Ends w/ Korean salad and pickled onions |
Brooks’ Place BBQ – Brisket and boudin stuffed bell peppers w/ a beef oxtails twist
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| Brisket and boudin stuffed bell peppers w/ a beef oxtails twist |
The Brisket House – Beef rib ala Veracruz
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| Cubed beef rib, Veracruz sauce, served over rice and pico de gallo |
Corkscrew BBQ – Smoked chile mac-n-cheese
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| Creamy cheddar mac-n-cheese, smoked hatch green chile with pepper crusted prime beef rib |
Feges BBQ – Beef belly burnt ends, pimento cheese grits, braised greens, bourbon cane syrup, pickled red onions, and chives
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| Beef belly burnt ends, pimento cheese grits, braised greens, bourbon cane syrup, pickled red onions, and chives |
Killen’s STQ – short rib tamale, smoked beef ravioli, and smoked short rib umami
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| Short rib tamale, pork belly and brisket chile de arbol con carne, queso fresco, and micro cilantro |
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| Smoked beef short rib ravioli, port demi cream, parmesan, and fall black truffle |
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| Smoked short rib umami |
Midtown Barbeque – Smoked prime rib with chimichurri sauce
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| Smoked prime rib with chimichurri sauce |
Pappa Charlies Barbeque – Short rib vindaloo with paneer queso
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| Short rib vindaloo with paneer queso |
The Pit Room – Chopped brisket taco with cheddar cheese, sour cream, and salsa roja
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| Chopped brisket taco with cheddar cheese, sour cream, and salsa roja |
Pizzitola’s Bar-B-Cue – Pulled pork & waffles
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| Smoked jalapeño, cheddar and green onion waffle with pulled pork, pit-candied pecans and sweet pork sauce |
Ray’s BBQ Shack – Muddy Waters sausage
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| Seafood sausage with shrimp, crawfish, crab meat, and pork |
Roegel’s Barbecue Co – Smoked pork belly with surf and turf boudin
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| Smoked pork belly with surf and turf boudin |
Tejas Chocolate Craftory – Santo braised smoked pork cheeks tostada
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| Santo braised smoked pork cheeks, pinto whip, avocado verde cue sauce, pickled red onion, and cilantro on a crisp corn tortilla |
Tin Roof BBQ – Smoked tomahawk prime rib
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| Smoked tomahawk prime rib with Back Pew milk stout Au Jus and horseradish cream |
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| A judge digging in |
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| Judges table |
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| Judges: Eric Sandler, Pat Sharpe, Wayne Mueller, Lily Jang, and Robert J. Lerma |
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| Judges’ Choice : Killen’s STQ |
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| People’s Choice : Feges BBQ |
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| “The tray” |
Until next time, happy smoking…
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