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[doberman 152]

this is another great BBQ marinade. Back home there was a company out of Hornersville, Mo. called Wicker's (www.wickersbbq.com). I grew up eating pork butts with this stuff. We used it as a sauce after the butts were finished. You chop the butt up with a cleaver, put it on a burger bun, put grated raw cabbage on top of it, and hit it heavy with wickers. Man......there's nothing like it. I found a recipe for wickers that actually gets pretty darn close if you just wanted to try it but you HAVE to use the cabbage which people always lazy out on. It makes the sandwich.

wickers sauce
1 1/4 cups cider vinegar
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
4 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients and cook for 5-10 minutes to dissolve spices. Use as a marinade and basting with your favorite BBQ recipe.

Cabbage..FTW

[grouch0jr]

Cabbage..FTW

the cabbage reminds me of pulled pork with cole slaw on top.

[KahanaReef]

this is another great BBQ marinade. Back home there was a company out of Hornersville, Mo. called Wicker's (www.wickersbbq.com). I grew up eating pork butts with this stuff. We used it as a sauce after the butts were finished. You chop the butt up with a cleaver, put it on a burger bun, put grated raw cabbage on top of it, and hit it heavy with wickers. Man......there's nothing like it. I found a recipe for wickers that actually gets pretty darn close if you just wanted to try it but you HAVE to use the cabbage which people always lazy out on. It makes the sandwich.

wickers sauce
1 1/4 cups cider vinegar
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
4 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients and cook for 5-10 minutes to dissolve spices. Use as a marinade and basting with your favorite BBQ recipe.

Copied and saved Kind of like a pulled pork sauce without the brown sugar...

I'll look at getting the strawberry's. Shipping is getting out of control. Deals just aren't deals anymore...

I always marinade in a bag with a twist tie. Not a zip lock bag. You can use far less marinade that way. Squeeze all the air out, twist and double up the end and close with a twist tie. Every part of the meat is covered that way.

[KahanaReef]

the cabbage reminds me of pulled pork with cole slaw on top.

That's what I was just thinking too

[KahanaReef]

I'm sure at a butchers shop they're going to be sold by the lb. You'll want to cut those up and that first picture doesn't look like those were deep fried but pan fried or grilled or something. For rind's you'll want to deep fry them. Hmmm Hmmmm healthy.

Yup

[0rion]

I don't really do much marinade's really. Every now and then. I just use that wickers on the actual sandwich after it's made. I hose it down until the bun is soggy. I've had them with cole slaw on top too but just raw cabbage is pretty good too without having to make up the cole slaw. Actually, mom would make cole slaw and then just grate extra cabbage to have on the sandwiches. My wife started making this funky type of cole slaw last year that has vinegar,oil,a few other things that I don't know, and a pack of raw chicken ramen noodles added to it. She used the seasoning packet in the vinegar/oil combo. Pretty damn good and pretty unique. I was putting that on top of my sammiches last year and it was pretty good that way.

[hamburger68]

Yup

yum, pork fat deep fried in oil! with a ton of extra salt on top!

...very clean food in it's own way.

[0rion]

yum, pork fat deep fried in oil! with a ton of extra salt on top!

...very clean food in it's own way.

it does serve a healthy purpose though. Eat a plate full of those and they'll clean out your colon in no time flat.

[KahanaReef]

yum, pork fat deep fried in oil! with a ton of extra salt on top!

...very clean food in it's own way.

it does serve a healthy purpose though. Eat a plate full of those and they'll clean out your colon in no time flat.

Or something


I like shredded cabbage used on a sandwich. It's a nice change from lettuce and adds a nice crunch. When I was a teen, I worked at a specialty sub shop one summer. We had a ton of crazy subs on the menu. Lots of good ideas.

[0rion]

Or something


I like shredded cabbage used on a sandwich. It's a nice change from lettuce and adds a nice crunch. When I was a teen, I worked at a specialty sub shop one summer. We had a ton of crazy subs on the menu. Lots of good ideas.

there used to be a little burger shop in my town that put cole slaw on their burgers. Pretty good. Coleslaw, mustard, and pickles. Steak and shake out here has a burger pretty similar to it.

[KahanaReef]

Do you ever watch Diners, Drive Ins and Dives?

I love that show. There's some good ideas there too.

[0rion]

Do you ever watch Diners, Drive Ins and Dives?

I love that show. There's some good ideas there too.

yeah, I watch it fairly often.

Hold off on trying that marinade just yet. Seems like I remember having to change it up from that recipe to get it like actual wickers. That recipe calls for cider vinegar and I could've swore I used to use regular white vinegar. We don't have white here so I'll have to go buy some more and try it before I eat all this pork. I'll let you know which vinegar it is.

[KahanaReef]

yeah, I watch it fairly often.

Hold off on trying that marinade just yet. Seems like I remember having to change it up from that recipe to get it like actual wickers. That recipe calls for cider vinegar and I could've swore I used to use regular white vinegar. We don't have white here so I'll have to go buy some more and try it before I eat all this pork. I'll let you know which vinegar it is.

OK. I don't think there is a huge difference though. I've subbed either if I'm out of one. But, I'll hold off on it just in case.

I've a couple roasts in the freezer. I was going to make up a batch of pulled pork, but, I'll try this instead.

[c5z28]

OK. I don't think there is a huge difference though. I've subbed either if I'm out of one. But, I'll hold off on it just in case.

I've a couple roasts in the freezer. I was going to make up a batch of pulled pork, but, I'll try this instead.

I made a batch of pulled pork with mole and peppers, just 5min ago used the pork to make bbq sandwhiches-no picks it's all gone.

[KahanaReef]

I made a batch of pulled pork with mole and peppers, just 5min ago used the pork to make bbq sandwhiches-no picks it's all gone.

I always serve it as sandwiches. Toasted French rolls, sometimes with garlic butter like garlic bread... That's good stuff

[doberman 152]

yum, pork fat deep fried in oil! with a ton of extra salt on top!

...very clean food in it's own way.

You have never cook fish in a pan with oil?

[hamburger68]

You have never cook fish in a pan with oil?

yes of course i have, i was just making fun of the health aspect. and you gotta admit, there's a difference between fish and pork rinds.

...i think we need an irony smiley.

[grouch0jr]

when i was in texas, i ate a lot of authentic mexican food, haha, and one of the items was chicharones. basically a pork fat taco (i didnt realize thats what it was until after i bit into it). it was pork rinds that werent crunchy, just chewey, hard not to gag.

[hamburger68]

when i was in texas, i ate a lot of authentic mexican food, haha, and one of the items was chicharones. basically a pork fat taco (i didnt realize thats what it was until after i bit into it). it was pork rinds that werent crunchy, just chewey, hard not to gag.

one of my most "interesting" experiences along that line where chinese chicken feet. not recommendable imo...

[KahanaReef]

Um, yeah... chicken feet are not at the top of my 'things I've gotta try' list