Barbecue Recipes

The aroma of thickly basted barbecue steaks, chicken, pork, or fish fillets drifting across your backyard is reason enough for millions of Americans to own their barbecue. There's nothing like fire-cooked food to get the mouth watering and to create a warm gathering of family and friends.

Cal's Cajun Style BBQ Sauce

1 tbs ancho chile powder
1 tbs cumin seeds
1 tbs mustard seeds
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp celery salt
¼ tsp ground cayenne
One squeeze of an orange
One squeeze of a lemon
One squeeze of a lime

Rub this spice mixture on chicken or fish. A little olive oil and the juice from the citrus can be added to form a marinade.

Put the first three ingredients into a saute pan. Heat the spices until they become fragrant. Put them into a coffee grinder and grind them into a fine powder. Mix these spices with the rest of the ingredients. Rub this on chicken or fish.

Cal's Flame's Chili

2 tbl Paprika
1 tbl Oregano
2 tbl MSG
9 tbl Chili powder
4 tbl Cumin
4 tbl Beef bouillon
24 oz Beer
2 c Water
1 lb Beef chuck; cut in ¼" cube
4 lb Ground chuck
2 lb Ground pork
2 lg Onions; finely chopped
10 Garlic cloves; fine chop
1 tb Oil
1 tb Sugar
1 tsp Coriander seed
8 oz Tomato sauce
1 tsp Louisiana red hot sauce
1 tbl Masa harina flour
Salt to taste

Use the side burner on your Cal Flame BBQ grill and in a large pot, add paprika, oregano, MSG, chili powder, cumin, beef bouillon, beer and 2 cups Water. Let simmer. In a separate skillet, brown ground meat in 1 lb or 1 1/2 lb batches. Brown beef cubes in grease from browned ground meat. Drain all meat and add to simmering spices. Continue until all meat is done. Saute chopped onion and garlic in 1 Tb Oil. Add to onions and garlic to meat-spice mixture. Add Water as needed. Simmer 2 hours. Add sugar, coriander seed, hot sauce and tomato sauce. Simmer 45 minutes. Dissolve masa harina flour in warm water to form a paste. Add to chili. Add Salt to taste. Simmer for 30 minutes. Add additional Louisiana Hot Sauce for hotter taste.

Cal's 7 Layered Dip

2 lg Refried beans
2 cn Jalapenos
2 Tomatoes or more
1 Onion
16 oz Sour cream
2 Avocados
2 pk Taco seasoning
Shredded cheese
1 tsp season salt
1 Olives

Mix the jalapenos, refried beans and taco seasoning together. Mix well. This is the first layer. Put a layer of sour cream on top of the refried beans, taco and seasoning. Next put a layer of well mixed/mushed avocados on top of everything else. Next sprinkle cheeses on top. Next add cut up tomatoes and add season salt. Last put chopped up olives. Put in the oven on low until the cheese is melted.