For all you BBQ and Blues folks out there.
There was a BBQ Grilling Contest this weekend at Nashoba Ski Area in Westford, MA. The Pig n' Pepper. In case you didn't know, there is a BBQ Society in New England - The New England BBQ Society (NEBS).
After mentoring with Andy King and The Bastey Boys for a year, Que Tease started in 2011 to compete in Tailgate Competions run by NEBS. The Pit Boss is BBQ_Mike who is assisted by the Que Tease Cutie, Christine Wright.
Over the weekend Que Tease BBQ competed in our third competition this year at the Pig n' Pepper. This was a two day event. Saturday was chicken wings and ribs. Sunday was Chicken, Beef, Pork, and Peppers.
Fourteen teams began arriving at 6:00 AM to set up their cooking sites, get their fires going, prep meats and have them cooked by 1:30 for the chicken wings and 2:00 for the ribs. Both categories were won by Grannie's BBQ Team. Que Tease came in 7th in both categories and 6th overall. It was a fun day even though it rained for a short time. We met plenty of folks we knew and met a few more. People came from as far away as New Hampshire at the Canadian border, Connecticut and western MA.
Sunday we were back at it again. The entries Que Tease put in were Chicken stuffed with Asparagas, andouille sausage and goat cheese, Rib Eye steak, Pork Tenderloin with an Asian Glaze, and Stuffed Poblanos. We had better results on Sunday. Chicken was 2nd place, Beef took 1st place, pork was 2nd and peppers were 3rd. We place 2nd place overall as Reserve Grand Champion.
BBQ is a great competiton hobby even if you don't do well. There is a festival atmosphere and great comraderie. Most of the categories take some time to cook so there is a lot of waiting time. This is where you get to wonder around and make some friends.
If anyone is interested in learning more about competitive bbq you can contact me at BBQ_Mike@hotmail.com. There are plenty of small events to try your skills and see if you like the competition.
I will post recipes on this site for the items we cooked. There should be pictures of everything posted with the recipes.
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