La Barbecue, Austin 8/8/18

https://www.labarbecue.com/

Visited 8/8/18

A trip to Austin to pick up my new computer system turned int a mini BBQ tour with my buddy Dave.  Our first stop was at La Barbecue.  I had sampled their fare several times at BBQ festivals but this was my first opportunity to visit their restaurant.  

We lined up a little before 11 am and waited for opening.

Despite the relatively short line in front of us, a few large orders at the front had us waiting about 30 minutes to order food.  After reaching the front, we got a nice little sample of brisket (a Mueller tradition) and ordered our standard order of 1/2 pound brisket from the fatty end, 2 spare ribs, and 2 chipotle sausage links.

Sadly, the  brisket was overcooked and mushy.  There was no hope of picking up a slice for the pull apart test as it just crumbled apart.  It was full of great moisture but there was no discernible smoke flavor.

The ribs were better, with good pork flavor and none of the mushyness.  I enjoyed the sausage which had a good moisture content.  Not too wet, not too dry, with a medium grind.  I didn't get much chipotle flavor or spiciness, but it was good average sausage.

 

Pecan Lodge to go

Visited 8/7/18

 

 

Low and Slow BBQ and Music Fest update

https://prekindle.com/promo/id/25679195256921673

11 days out and finally got the first list of Q joints. 

Low and Slow BBQ & Music Fest

https://prekindle.com/event/95389-low-and-slow-north-texas-barbecue-and-music-festival-dallas

Here's another new BBQ event in Dallas.  Not much real information yet.  20 joints sounds good, but which 20??

Smoked Fort Worth Tickets on sale

Thanks to Scott for the tip.

https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/24898849342608163

Rib Time

We finally finished off the brisket and chicken from our last smoke, just in time to find spare ribs on sale.  Perfect timing!

After trimming them down they got a good coating of North Main All N 1 seasoning.  As usual we had to trim a bit off the ends so the racks would fit in our little bullet smoker.

Then into our little bullet smoker for 4 hours over charcoal stoked with oak and pecan from our yard.

After 4 hours they looked marvelous, but still needed a little more love.

The ribs got a good slathering of Dr Pepper BBQ sauce, then were wrapped up tight in foil.

 

The ribs spent 1 hour in a 250 degree oven then 30 minutes on the stove, still wrapped, to rest.  The results were very much to our liking and we will be enjoying the leftovers for the next few days.

Bargain Charcoal

Lowe's is having their annual 4th of July sale on Kingsford.  We always stock up. Good through July 4th.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kingsford-2-Pack-18-6-lb-Charcoal-Briquettes/50330065