Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - (Page 26A)
BY JANE F. GARVEY
W
hen it comes to barbecue, we
had more on our plate than
would fi t in the printed edi-
tion of GEORGIA Magazine!
The following bonus pages contain
this month’s “second helping”
of delicious recipes, more barbecue
hot spots, the scoop on sauces and
side dishes, a listing of upcoming
festivals and contact information to
guide you to some of the best barbecue
in Georgia.
Sauce
Sauces are regional. Georgia
is supposed to be the land of the
sweet tomato-based sauce, but other
styles are a-plenty as well.
At The Butcher’s Market, Tom
McDaniel’s savory, medium-bodied
tomato-based sauce, seasoned with
black pepper, seems well balanced
and on target. Bub-Ba-Q does a
good, sweet tomato-based sauce
that has a nice backbone of vinegar
for balance.
South Carolina’s mustard-based
sauce appears across the state. Bigun’s
in Talking Rock offers a good
one, and so does Big D’s, producing
a slightly spicy mustard in tomato
blend. Other good ones include
Wallace Barbecue’s hot mustardbased
sauce; Brinson’s (Millen)
tangy mustard-based sauce; Pig-NChik
(Atlanta and Chamblee) and
Stinson’s in Lumber City.
Many Georgians prefer thin-
bodied Eastern Carolina vinegarbased
sauce on pulled or chopped
pork. Burnt Fork offers a very good
example on its pulled pork. At
Dean’s in Jonesboro, it’s the only
sauce served, and at Holcomb’s in
August 2011
Babyback ribs at Gaby’s by the
Lake sport a Kansas City-style
sauce made with Coca-Cola.
Greensboro and White Plains, it’s the
preferred embellishment. LowCountry
Barbecue’s good vinegar-based
sauce is available commercially at
grocery stores.
The polar opposite of Carolinastyle
sauce is Kansas City sauce,
a thick, tomato-based sauce that’s
sweet (thanks to molasses) and
sometimes spicy and tangy. Check
out the one at Burnt Fork. Gaby’s by
the Lake offers its baby backs with a
thick coating of KC-inspired barbecue
sauce, including one made with
Coca-Cola (see recipe, page 26C).
Memphis-style ’cue focuses on
dry rubs for either spare ribs or St.
Louis-cut ribs, but also offers “wet.”
“Dry” only means a dry rub is applied
before the meat is smoked.
Any sauce will be offered on the
side. Rubs should not overwhelm
the fl avor of the meat, and no single
seasoning should stand out. Memphis-style
ribs rock at Burnt Fork,
Sam’s House Memphis Style BBQ &
Blues in Carrollton; Smokejack in Alpharetta
and Cumming; and O.B.’s in
McDonough, although you’ll fi nd dry
rubs on babybacks at Sam’s BBQ1
and Bub-Ba-Q. Heirloom Market
BBQ does a Tennessee-style sauce,
in deference to owner Cody Taylor’s
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Tennessee roots.
Alabama claims as homegrown
the white sauce originating at Big
Bob Gibson’s in Decatur, Ala. Good
Georgia sources for white sauce are
at Fox Bros. and Moe’s Original Bar B
Que, both in Atlanta, and Smokejack.
The sauce base is mayonnaise with
some vinegar and black pepper.
Sides
The standard sides for barbecue
are Brunswick stew, baked beans and
slaw. No version will strike you as
having any look-alike out there. Both
the beans and slaw at Jim ‘N Nick’s,
a Birmingham-founded chain with
multiple Atlanta locations, are hard to
beat.
Brunswick stew, originally a
hunter’s stew, is all over the block
these days. Fundamentally, it should
have tomatoes, some meat and corn
with a bit of seasoning. Dave Poe’s
in Marietta has the right idea. Bill
Marrack, one of the owners of PigN-Chik,
says he catches it both ways
about the lima beans and potatoes in
their very tasty stew. “Some people
say you can’t put those vegetables
in stew,” he says, laughing, “and others
say you can’t make stew without
them.” What’s a fella to do?
26A
A second helping
More tasty tidbits about barbecue in Georgia
PHILLIP VULLO
Bonus
Content
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Georgia Magazine - August 2011
Georgia Magazine - August 2011
Table of Contents
Viewpoint
Mailbox
Picture This?
Georgia News
Calendar
Currents
Georgia's Energy Outlook
Southern speedsters
From humble to highfalutin
Second helping: Barbecue
Around Georgia
My Georgia
Snapshot
Snapshot Submissions
Meet legendary NASCAR driver Rex White
The history of Lake Lanier
Gardens plant of the month; Liberty notes
Energy-efficiency tips
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Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Table of Contents (Page 4)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Viewpoint (Page 5)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Mailbox (Page 6)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Picture This? (Page 7)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Georgia News (Page 8)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Georgia News (Page 9)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Georgia News (Page 10)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Georgia News (Page 11)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Calendar (Page 12)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Calendar (Page 13)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Calendar (Page 14)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Calendar (Page 15)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Currents (Page 16)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Currents (Page 17)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Georgia's Energy Outlook (Page 18)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Southern speedsters (Page 19)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Southern speedsters (Page 20)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Southern speedsters (Page 21)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - From humble to highfalutin (Page 22)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - From humble to highfalutin (Page 23)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - From humble to highfalutin (Page 24)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - From humble to highfalutin (Page 25)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - From humble to highfalutin (Page 26)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Second helping: Barbecue (Page 26A)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Second helping: Barbecue (Page 26B)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Second helping: Barbecue (Page 26C)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Second helping: Barbecue (Page 26D)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Second helping: Barbecue (Page 26E)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Second helping: Barbecue (Page 26F)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Second helping: Barbecue (Page 26G)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Second helping: Barbecue (Page 26H)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Around Georgia (Page 27)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Around Georgia (Page 28)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Around Georgia (Page 29)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Around Georgia (Page 30)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - My Georgia (Page 31)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - My Georgia (Page 32)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - My Georgia (Page 33)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Snapshot Submissions (Page 34)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Snapshot Submissions (Page 34A)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - The history of Lake Lanier (Page 34B)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Gardens plant of the month; Liberty notes (Page 34C)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Energy-efficiency tips (Page 34D)
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