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by BS

Grillz It Iz

We blogged, you decider-ed.

In the first of what will surely be way too many polls here at endless simmer, we asked you whether to call our backyard cooking category “BBQ” or Grillin.” Well, the South has really risen on this one. You may not have won The War of Northern Aggression, but you took our inaugural ES poll by a nearly three-to-one margin. Grillin’ by a landslide.

If you look to the right, you’ll notice the win is already reflected in the category formerly known as BBQ. From this point onward, you will never again see the consecutive use of the letters B, B, and Q on this blog, unless we are referring specifically to a certain suculent Southern dish.

Pic courtesy of Webmetrics guru.

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by gansie

JakeSG Love and the Special Sauce

Our friend jakeSG graciously hosted a grill session back on Independence Day. My veggie pasta salad worked as a great side to his kick-ass charred chicken doused in his special sauce. He finally got around to sending ES the recipe…

jakeSG’s 4th of July BBQ Sauce

All measurements are done with my eye. Works best if made a day or two before, as it is better after sitting in the fridge for a bit.

Cut 1 onion into very small or thin pieces
(Optional: 1/2 jalepeno cut into thin slices)
Put in large pot with a few tablespoons of veggie oil and cook on med flame until onions are clear
Add crushed garlic to taste (about 2 cloves)
Salt + Pepper
Cayenne (to taste)
Paprika
Switch to low flame, keep stirring to avoid anything sticking to the pot.
Cook uncovered.
Heintz (obviously) Ketchup. At least 3/4 of a cup
1-3 cups of beer (Yuengling works quite well)
Honey to taste
Worcester sauce or a vinegar (apple works)
(Optional: add a splash of your favorite hot sauce for a bit of a bigger kick)

If you use more beer or need it to be thicker, add some more ketchup.

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by gansie

Yes, Wine Can Save the World

In the craziest robbery attempt this blogger has ever read, an intruder stormed into a Capital Hill patio party, aimed his gun at a 14 year old girl, and demanded that everyone give him money. The hostess calmly asked, “Why don’t you have a glass of wine with us?” He did. He loved the wine. The gun dropped into his sweat-pant pocket and then he left after giving everyone hugs. I swear – wine can save the world.

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by BS

Grills Gone Wild

Just a reminder, dear readers, to vote in our poll of whether ES should call our charcoal-related category BBQ or Grillin’. For a full explanation, see the orginal post. The Grilling folks have taken a commanding lead, but BBQ is staging a spirited comeback.

We’ve finally given you an election where your vote will be counted and make a difference*, so please take the time to click one of those delightful little circles. Final results to be unveiled next week. We sincerely treasure your input.

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*Vote counting guarantee does not apply to residents of Florida and Ohio, Independents, or minorities.

Photo courtesy of Nellyweb. Where else?

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by BS

Meat + Heat = Sweet

OK readers – ready for your first Endless Simmer controversy?!? Some of you may have already explored the categories listed in the sidebar to the right. When this blog began, I created the category “BBQ” to encompass any food that is eaten at an outdoor party where something is cooked over hot coals. I meant this to include hot dogs, burgers, beer can chicken, veggie kebabs, grilled donuts, grilled-watermelon daiquiris, as well as things such as gansie’s tasty side salads.

Now a not-so-new argument has arisen. Is the correct term for such a cooking event “BBQ” or “grillin?” This issue has come up many times before while out on the back porch having a BBQ grillin out BBQing. It seems to arouse as much linguistic passion as “soda” vs. “pop” and the neverending sub/grinder/hoagie/hero debate.

Many of our Southern friends insist that BBQ refers specifically to their regional cuisine involving slow-cooked pork or beef, and that anything else cooked outside on a grill should simply be called “grilling.”

Yet others claim to have participated in a “BBQ” any time that food is cooked over charcoal.

So we’re leaving it up to you, ES readers. BBQ or grilling? Whatdya think?

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by gansie

RIP Beloved Grill Pan, Chanukah 2006-Independence Day 2007

(our building’s in there!)

80 Proof and I just moved into a new apartment that has this crazy, nuclear fire alarm. It’s not battery operated so when the place gets harmlessly smokey from cooking, we can’t just undo the alarm until the smoke clears. 80 actually has to fan the alarm with a towel (amazingly funny to watch) the entire time I’m using my grill pan so the DC firefighters stay away. (And did you ever notice that when TV chefs use their grill pan it somehow never looks smokey?) Regardless, 80 demanded that the grill pan take a long hiatus, so in its honor, after the jump, is my last (for now) usage of the *grill pan.*

Independence Day

(Gravelly Point)

However you choose to spend your day of freedom from work, you can count on ES to cook and stuff our faces famously. We’ll report back on our endless eating extravaganzas.

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