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Beer Can Chicken Using The Brew Butt Chicken Kit

Brew Butt ChickenNow there is a simple and easy way to make Beer Can Chicken.

The Brew Butt Chicken Kit is a complete kit including the can, chicken seasoning and instructions. The kit includes enough seasoning to grill two 3 to 5 pound chickens. No need to create your own dry rub and you don't have to be an expert backyard chef. It is all right here!

Earlier this year on July 4th, we had the opportunity to do a little backyard grilling here in Jacksonville. Donna from Armadillo Pepper shows you how to use the Brew Butt Chicken Kit.

The result is a really flavorful and moist chicken without much effort at all.

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The Backyard Southern Gourmet Selected in 50 Best Southern Food Blogs



ArmadilloPepper.com and The Backyard Southern Gourmet are excited to announce we've been selected #8 on the list of Top 50 Southern Food Blogs as reviewed by formally trained Chef Cindy Cullen.

According to the Top 50 List, "Listen to the latest audio entry or even get entries on how to make foodoverseas with a Southern flare. Simple and easy recipes are often thetopic of each post." To view all of the Top 50 Southern Food Blogs visit Culinary Arts College.

Special thanks toFaith Avatar for all of her hard work here at TheBackyard Southern Gourmet.

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Chicken in Red Curry Sauce


This is one of my favorite quick dinners to make. It’s great for guests because it’s so tasty and easy, but it also has an exotic flavor that makes people think you slaved all day in the kitchen. The hardest part of this recipe is cooking the chicken….not because it’s difficult…it’s just the most time consuming step. Using boneless skinless chicken breasts speeds up the process a little.

Ingredients:
Procedure:
  1. Rub your favorite Chicken Dry Rub on the chicken and let set about 15 minutes.
  2. Brown chicken breasts in a large skillet with olive oil for approx. 15 minutes. Remove chicken from pan to cool and remove pan from heat.
  3. Once cooled, chop chicken into bite size pieces and return to pan with remaining olive oil and pan drippings.
  4. Add coconut milk, one tablespoon red curry paste, and fish or oyster sauce over high heat.
  5. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat and cook 3-4 minutes until thickened.
  6. Serve over cooked jasmine rice.
Donna Faith AvatarI like to serve this with steamed broccoli or fried zucchini squash .

Post courtesy of Donna Warren-Casey......a.k.a. your talking "Faith" Avatar.

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Honey Mustard Chicken Wings



Every cooking TV show today emphasizes "cooking from scratch". I don't know about you, but with a job and kids, I don't always have enough time to cook from scratch. If you are looking for a chicken wing recipe that takes a little more time, then try our Huli-Huli Chicken Wings . Today's recipe can be put together with ease in less than an hour.

We are making Chicken Wings with pre-cooked wings and Award Winning Rumboggies Golden Honey Mustard Bar B Que Sauce. Just one comment...these wings are for the honey mustard lover.

Ingredients
  • Pre-cooked chicken wings; available at about any grocery or Sam's Club
  • Rumboggies Golden Honey Mustard Bar B Que Sauce
  • Optional - Your favorite Chicken Dry Rub or Seasoning. For me, the pre-seasoned wings just don't have enough flavor. I used Knox Spice Yummy Chicken on these wings.


Procedure

  1. Place thawed wings in baking dish.
  2. Generously apply Rumboggies Honey Mustard Sauce.
  3. In the oven, heat wings per package instructions.
  4. When wings are ready, change oven to broil for about 5 to 10 minutes until wings are just a little "crispy"
  5. Serve with a side of the Rumboggies sauce.


Quick, easy and great!

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Dub's Rubs You Say Potato Seasoning



One of the trends that we continue to see is the expansion beyond traditional BBQ Dry Rub and Hot Pepper seasonings. Whether it is infused sea salt, cracked pepper or today's featured product, "You Say Potato ", small gourmet producers continue to develop new and specialized gourmet products that bring great flavor and additional ease to the backyard barbecue and grill chef.

"You Say Potato" from Dub's Rubs and Dawn Erickson from the Big Jake's BBQ Sauces team in Minnesota is a specially formulated seasoning to enhance your potato experience. Hash browns, baked, mashed or fried, it doesn’t matter; “You Say Potato,” is the spud seasoning for you! Just sprinkle You Say Potato seasoning on your potatoes or or add it to sour cream/butter for an awesome potato topping.

Today, we will show you how a really simple process that uses You Say Potato to take your baked potato to a whole new flavor level.

Don't limit the use of You Say Potato seasoning to only the outside of your potato. We also sprinkle it with butter and sour cream on the inside of the potato instead of salt. Please let us know if you've found other ways to use You Say Potato!

You can find You Say Potato along with other Dub's Rubs at ArmadilloPepper.com

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Rumboggies Sweet Hickory Southern Style Bar-B-Que Sauce

Rumboggies Sweet Hickory Bar-B-Que Sauce

Today's post is from guest author, Mark Pisano.

I moved to Jacksonville in 1994 from New Jersey. Being the Jersey Boy that I am, little did I know how popular BBQ was. Coming from NJ, BBQ was something you did on weekends, not EAT.

I worked on the north side of Jacksonville, and my crew took me to a little BBQ restaurant for lunch, called Rumboggies. I thought the name was very odd to begin with, but I was curious. The food was great, but what made the food taste even better was the Bar-B-Que sauce. They had mustard based, sweet sauces and hot sauces. All were great. Sad to say the restaurant is not around anymore.

I was very happy to hear that Armadillo Pepper is now carrying Rumboggies bar-B-Que sauces. I got a chance to try the sauces all over again. I tried the Sweet Hickory Southern Style Sauce. We used the sauce this past weekend on ribs, chicken and  burgers. The taste was smooth, smoky, and still had a sweet bite.

I have become a real fan of BBQ since living in the south. Rumboggies adds a nice flavor to any food that we have tried. It is a thin sauce, almost like a salad dressing. My kids love it mixed with Ranch Dressing on their salad and we also use it as a marinade. I would have to say that Rumboggies is about the only BBQ sauce that you will always find at my house. They have something for everyone. Also, it’s great to find a product made right here in our home of Jacksonville, Florida.

Mark Pisano
     Mark (Jersey) Pisano

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Rumboggies Bar B Que Sauces Now Available at ArmadilloPepper.com!




ArmadilloPepper.com is proud to announce RUMBOGGIES IS IN THE HOUSE!  We now carry all six Rumboggies sauces that were created in their original restaurant right here in Jacksonville, FL.

The original Sweet Hickory Sauce was created by the late J.C Bearden, a.k.a. "Rumboogies" (as his friends kindly referred to him). J.C. spelled his nickname "Rumboggies" and when his son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Cecilia, perfected his sauce, they chose "Rumboggies" as the name.

Rumboggies has a southern style Bar B Que sauce for every barbecue enthusiast including three Mustard based sauces, (Golden Honey Mustard , Hot Bar B Que and Mild Bar B Que ), two red sauces (Sweet Hickory and Hot Sweet Hickory ) and Chef's Helper Roasted Garlic Marinade .

Cecilia and Roger Bearden make their sauces right here in sunny North Florida, near the Pumpkin Hill Preserve, using a variety of flavors including mustard, tomatoes, sugar, onions, garlic pepper and a wonderful proprietary spice blend that gives them their uniquely delicious flavor.

Rumboggies Bar B Que sauces can be used as, of course, Bar-B-Que sauces, dipping sauces, glazes and marinades. There is a Rumboggies for every palate and for every type of meat. Use them on pork chops, pork loins and roasts, chicken breasts, wings, beef roasts, burgers, hot dogs, sausages, brats, shrimp and more!

RUMBOGGIES makes some excellent Bar B Que sauces, but don't just take our word for it. They've impressed the international world by winning the prestigious American Royal International Barbeque Sauce Contest which is held every year in Kansas City, Missouri. This is the largest barbeque competition in the world and is part of a two day festival that is considered to be the World Series of Barbeque, so winning this award is no small feat.

We here at Armadillopper.com are happy to welcome Cecilia and Roger Bearden and their Rumboggies sauces into our line up! We know you will love them as much as we do!

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Review - Legends RG's Steak Seasoning

Legends RG's Steak Seasoning

We mentioned in a review (a couple of days ago) of Legends Sweet and Smokey Rib Rub that we had added a trio of seasonings from Tony Kreger's Legends BBQ company to the ArmadilloPepper.com store.

Today, we are reviewing Legends RG's Steak Seasoning that we used on a chuck eye cut of beef.

We started out by sprinkling the entire chuck eye, rubbing the seasoning in with our fingers and then let it rest in the refrigerator for 2 hours. The product is a coarsely ground mix of herbs and spices that come in a shaker which allows a great bite to the meat. After two hours, we placed the beef on the grill and let the fun begin.

In our experience there are a lot of Steak Rubs that lean HEAVILY on the salt side of things. This was not true at all with RG's Steak Seasoning. There is a salt component, but we were greeted with a delicious mixture of flavors including a nice garlicky taste with a faint touch of sweetness. I can easily see using this seasoning on steaks, chops and burgers, but this seasoning has many more applications. We enjoyed the mix of flavors so well from RG's Steak Seasoning that we even used it on our baked potatoes.

There's just a little more to this seasoning than just the great flavor. Why the name RG's Steak Seasoning? RG are the initials of Tony's wife's grandfather, who originally made this seasoning for his beef cuts and steaks. The recipe is a old backwoods Mississippi recipe. Her grandfather passed away a couple of years ago and now Tony and his wife package this awesome seasoning as a tribute to his memory.

Special thanks to my friend Mark "Pepper" Pisano for leading this taste tasting and preparing this review.

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Review - Legends Sweet and Smokey Rib Rub

Sweet and Smokey Rib Rub

Down in St. Petersburg, the Master Chef and creator of the Legends BBQ Sauces, Tony Kreger has been at it again. He has developed a set of rubs and seasonings including Sweet and Smokey Rib Rub. You can find all three of the seasonings: Sweet and Smokey Rib Rub, RG's Steak Seasoning and Roasted Garlic Pepper Seasoning in our store.

As with all new sauces and seasonings at ArmadilloPepper.com, we ran this one through the taste team. The first major decision to make was which cut of meat and as you might have guessed, ribs were the choice of the day.

We started by seasoning the naked ribs with Legends Sweet and Smoky Rib Rub. Upon opening the lid, the aroma was nice and sweet. I expected it to be sugary, but was delighted to taste the blend of spices and smoky flavors. We then placed the ribs on the grill and let the fun begin. While the ribs were cooking we added some more rub after turning. The smokiness really came through in a tasty way. The flavor had just the right touch of sweetness. The rub also had a nice kick of heat to it. I could easily see this rib rub pairing well with other cuts of pork as well. In summary, Legends Sweet and smokey Rib Rub made our plain ribs stand up and sing!!

Mark Pepper PisanoOne additional comment on this rib rub. The seasoning blend has a wonderful flavor, but the grind is a bit coarse compared to many other rubs. This rub actually adds a little texture to your pork.

Special thanks to my friend Mark "Pepper" Pisano for leading this taste tasting and preparing this review.


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What is Barbecue?

BBQ Sauces
With summer in full swing, everybody is all about barbecue. What is Barbecue or BBQ or Barbeque or Bar-B-Que? Depends on who you ask and in what part of the county you asked the question. But, one thing is for sure if you are from the south: Barbecue is not a verb.

Alabama White BBQ Sauce There are four basic types of BBQ sauces:
  1. Vinegar
  2. Mustard
  3. Light Tomato
  4. Heavy Tomato
Vinegar is the simplest and oldest form of BBQ Sauce, perhaps hundreds of years old. Anyone from South Carolina will tell you that they "own" Mustard BBQ sauce and those same folks take credit for the Light Tomato based BBQ Sauces. Although South Carolina takes credit for "inventing" Light Tomato BBQ Sauces, it is North Carolina where this type of sauce seems to be more popular. Last, but not least, are the heavy tomato sauce which are the most prevalent throughout the U.S. Of the four basic sauce types, Heavy Tomato is the sweetest.

Of course there are multiple variations of these four basic groups depending on what region of the country that you might be visiting. An up-and-coming BBQ sauce type is "Alabama". Unless you are from Alabama you might find it difficult to believe, but they have a "white" BBQ Sauce (with a vinegar base). Recently, featured on such media outlets as the Food Network, White BBQ Sauce is gaining more interest.

So, what actually is BBQ? Perhaps, it's best interpreted by Rhett and Link and The Homestead Pickers. They explain it more eloquently that I could ever hope to do.



For more on regional variations, refer to Regional BBQ Sauces .

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