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Sous Vide Pork Belly Banh Mi – A Vietnamese Street Food Sandwich

Sous Vide Pork Belly Banh Mi – A Vietnamese Street Food Sandwich

If you aren’t familiar with a Vietnamese Banh Mi sandwich, you should get to know them real quick. They may challenge the Reuben as being the best sandwich on earth. The crispy, yet tender pork belly with it’s sweet and savory glaze combined with the 

Clear Ice – Your Cocktails Deserve Quality Ice

Clear Ice – Your Cocktails Deserve Quality Ice

Imagine, it’s Saturday night, your partner and yourself are mixing up some cocktails for the evening and you break out big chunks of clear ice instead of the small cloudy stuff from the ice maker. Your partner is impressed and let say the rest of 

BBQ Brisket – Covering The Basics

BBQ Brisket – Covering The Basics

“Covering The Basics” is a series in which I discuss the essentials to making tasty food. Not really a recipe but more of the building blocks to creating great food at home. BBQ Brisket. The holy grail of Texas BBQ. The meat that all BBQ 

Sous Vide Meatloaf w/ Maple Bourbon Glaze – Ultimate Comfort Food

Sous Vide Meatloaf w/ Maple Bourbon Glaze – Ultimate Comfort Food

Sous vide meatloaf is a modern spin on the classic comfort dish. Many of us, including myself, grew up eating meatloaf many times. My kids will have the same memories because this dish is often requested. The reason it’s requested so frequently is because, with 

Ginger Beer Mustard BBQ Sauce

Ginger Beer Mustard BBQ Sauce

Mustard based BBQ sauce is a classic condiment in the Carolina’s. It’s typically served with pork (especially pulled pork) and really amplifies the smokey meat. This isn’t something that you typically find in your local grocery store but making it is super simple. And it 

Steak Dry Rub – The best 7 ingredient steak seasoning

Steak Dry Rub – The best 7 ingredient steak seasoning

My steak dry rub is one of my oldest and most favorite recipes. It gives a classic steak house flavor that everyone will enjoy. Once upon a time I competed steak cookoffs so I was cooking a ton of steaks. I wanted to develop my