Top 5 Tips for Great Southern-Style Barbecue

George Siu and Park Heffelfinger restaurateurs of the Memphis Blues Barbeque House in Vancouver and authors of the Memphis Blues Barbeque House: Bringin' Southern BBQ Home Cookbook. They're specialty is smoky, slow-cooked southern-style barbecue. Their love for down-home dishes such as pulled pork sandwiches, melt-in-your-mouth ribs, and beef brisket with slabs of cornbread are attention grabbers.

Their Top 5 Tips for Great Southern-Style Barbecue:

Tip 1: Be prepared to commit hours and hours to the southern-style slow cook method to perfectly tenderize your meat.

Tip 2: Sauce always on the side. If your served meat with sauce slathered on it then someone’s hiding the fact the meat might not be that good.

Tip 3: Achieve rig style smoking on a basic cooker. By firing up only one side of your grill and putting the meat on the other side then throwing some wood chips on the flames you’ll have yourself a good old fashioned southern-style barbecue without the expense.

Tip 4: Don’t over smoke. Two or three hours is all you need for some great tasting barbecue anything longer will create a bitter taste in the meat.

Tip 5: Complement your meat with wine. A little libation can go a long way. Wine doesn't fill you up, improves the taste of food, stimulates the appetite and aids with digestion.