Brisket – Swamp Boys BBQ

Comfort Food – Brisket Stew

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Nov 112019

Cold weather (59°!!) hits central Florida tomorrow, so tonight was the perfect time to make one of our favorite dishes, brisket stew. This was some fantastic Australian Wagyu A+9 brisket from The Butcher Shoppe in Pensacola FL. I usually have a couple pounds left over after each contest and that’s what I used here. Nothing fancy, super easy, quick, and tasty.

Ingredients:

2lbs cubed brisket and au jus
Beef stock + 16oz water
1 bag coin/crinkle cut carrots – missed the picture
4 red skin potatoes, chunked
2 cans corn, drained
large can of Glory green beans + half the liquid
1 can fire roasted diced tomatoes
1/4 c Swamp Boys Original BBQ Sauce
1/4 c Swamp Boys Bootleg Red BBQ Sauce
Kosher salt and fresh pepper to taste

Start the potatoes and carrots simmering in the broth and water for about 10 minutes. Add everything else, return to simmer for 10 minutes. Serve it up and get comfortable.

Notes:

make it tastier by grilling or roasting your own whole carrots, potatoes, corn on the cob, and fresh green beans. Then chunk, dice and slice.
The Swamp Boys Original and Bootleg sauces bring a fantastic flavor and complexity to the stew

Swamp Boys Win 3 of 4 Categories, Grand Champion

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Jan 162014

There was a nice first year contest in Edgewater Jan. 3-4 and Swamp Boys was blessed to take 1st place in chicken, ribs, and brisket. That along with an 8th in pork was good enough for Grand Championship!

1st Place Chicken

1st Place Ribs

1st Place Brisket

Grand Champion

FBA Fun Cook GC!

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Sep 052012

I competed at the FBA “Fun Cook” in Clermont 8/31 – 9/2. I had been wanting to try some changes on each category and I decided this would be a good enough time. I apprehensively put into play these untested ideas and turned in my entries. I didn’t care for the chicken outcome at all, but thought the others were OK. Turn ins were Saturday but awards weren’t until Sunday. I had things to do at home, so I left Sunday before awards. A friend of mine was texting me during awards of how they were going.

Him:
No Chicken! Sorry…
…1st Ribs…
…1st Pork…
…Brisket 1st!!!! U 8!+)#!!…
…Swamp Boys GC with three first place calls!”

Pretty cool! Thanks to my sponsors: Butcher BBQ, 3 Eyz BBQ, and BBQR’s Delight. You guys help make it all happen!

PS: Still time to sign up for my Q School!

Three 1st places and Grand Champion!

Dillard GA, KCBS

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Aug 062012

Another year of Dillard is in the books. Amy kept up her tradition of getting a top 3 call in every dessert she’s entered which was awesome! I was excited about how my cook went but the judges didn’t feel the same way. I did manage a tenth place call in brisket to keep from getting shut out though. A big congratulations to JOS on GC and Bubba Latimer on RGC in a super-tough field. Friend Jeff Campbell added another perfect score in brisket to his collection! Florida was well represented and got a lot of calls. Now it’s time to strap on the feed bag and head over to the Dillard House in an hour or so for a big ole lunch 🙂

10th place Brisket

FBA Fun Cook, Sept. 2-4, 2011

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Sep 062011

We had the annual FBA Fun Cook this past weekend in Clermont. If you’re not familiar with it, the Fun Cook is a time when the judges, cooks, and general membership come together for a weekend of fun. The entry fee and payouts are very low and there are no TOTY points awarded. That’s why it’s call the FUN cook. There was a BBQ class offered, as well as a judging class. We had a great pot luck supper on Saturday night and turn-ins and judging on Sunday.

I took the opportunity to try a new chicken recipe/method to see if I could make some improvements. Well it worked a little as my chicken was no longer at the bottom of the pack, but not nearly where I need it to be. I received a 12th in chicken, 5th in ribs, 1st in pork, and 3rd in brisket for a 3rd place overall. I’m going to continue to practice on the chicken until it becomes an asset, not a liability.

The next contest will be the start of the new BBQ season for qualifying purposes and I intend to make each one count. Here’s hoping for a strong, consistent year.

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