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Jerked Pork Tenderloin with Orange-
Red Onion Salsa
2 pork tenderloins, 10 to 12 ounces each
MARINADE
4 green onions, chopped fine
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 serrano chiles, chopped fine
1 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons jerk seasoning
2 teaspoon cider vinegar
1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
To make marinade:
Combine all ingredients and mix well.
SALSA
1 orange, peeled, seeds removed, divided into sections and cut into smaller pieces
1 red onion, diced small
1 teaspoon minced garlic
5 Tablespoons lime juice (about 3 limes)
1 teaspoon minced free red or green chile pepper of your choice
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 Tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon chili powder
Salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
To make salsa:
Combine all the salsa ingredients, mix well and set aside. (This mixture will keep, covered and refrigerated, for 3 or 4 days.)
Place whole pork tenderloins in
With the heat deflector in place over the coals, bring the temperature of your
1⁄4” medallions and top with salsa.
Lone Star Spareribs
(Smoke & Spice)
3 full slabs of pork spareribs, St. Louis cut (trimmed of the chine bone and brisket flap), preferably 3 pounds each or less
BARBECUED RIB RUB
1⁄3 cup ground black pepper
1⁄4 cup paprika
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 Tablespoon salt
1 Tablespoon chili powder
11⁄2 teaspoons garlic powder
11⁄2 teaspoons onion powder
BASIC BEER MOP (OPTIONAL) 12 ounces beer
1⁄2 cup cider vinegar
1⁄2 cup water
1⁄4 cup oil, preferably canola or corn
1⁄2 medium onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 Tablespoon Barbecued Rib Rub
The night before you plan to barbecue, combine the rub ingredients in a small bowl. Apply the rub evenly to the ribs, reserving about half the spice mixture. Place the slabs in a plastic bag and refrigerate overnight.
Remove ribs from the refrigerator. Pat them down with remaining rub, reserving 1 Tablespoon if you plan to use the mop. Let the ribs sit at room temperature for 30 to 40 minutes. Prepare your
If you are going to baste the ribs, mix together the ingredients in a saucepan and warm over low heat.
Cook the ribs on your
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