Chapter 1588 Delicious Texas Grilled Ribs
Texas is a highly religious state, with most people being Baptists. It's customary for people here to pray before meals. Many are also considered "fanatics," viewing anyone who doesn't share their denomination or is atheist as a heretic. Fortunately, the Weismans weren't like that. Xiao Peng honestly told them he was an atheist, but they didn't mind, and everyone happily enjoyed lunch together.
Xiao Peng was shocked the moment Charlie opened his oven which was converted from several large gasoline barrels!
He had eaten Texas barbecued ribs many times during his time in Texas, but this was the first time he had seen freshly baked ribs! It was really a whole piece of beef ribs! Billy and George took two people to take the beef ribs out of the oven.
The whole ribs are placed on a special large iron plate, covered with a layer of dried spices.
Jenny simply used a knife to cut the ribs into pieces and placed them on the plate - Xiao Peng would get angry if anyone said this wasn't Texas barbecue.
This is absolutely standard Texas barbecue, each piece of meat is as big as a human head, with about five centimeters of ribs inside. The sight of the freshly grilled barbecue emitting hot air and flowing with hot oil is very appetizing.
Xiao Peng felt that he couldn't wait to eat the beef brisket and sausage, but Jenny did something that surprised Xiao Peng: he poured sauce on the beef ribs.
"Sauce?" Xiao Peng was stunned.
I've eaten a lot of Texas barbecue, but I've never had this kind of barbecue with sauce.
Charles smiled and said, "Feel the special three-piece suit of our Weisman family. I'm not bragging on my wife's behalf, but I weighed 140 pounds before I married her, and now I weigh 210 pounds. The biggest credit goes to Jenny's steak."
Jenny laughed and said, "Why do I feel like Lone Star Beer deserves the most credit?"
Charles had already pulled out an insulated box containing Lone Star beer on ice. He took out a beer and handed it to Xiao Peng and the others, saying, "This goes perfectly with the grilled ribs. You should try it! Of course, you can also experience how we local Texans eat it." He then picked up the ribs and took a big bite of the meat. "This tastes quite good."
Xiao Peng followed suit, picking up the ribs and taking a bite. "Awesome! Oh my god, this is definitely the best Texas barbecue I've ever had. It tastes amazing! It looks similar to the Texas barbecue I used to have, but the flavors are definitely different. Especially this sauce. Jenny, how did you make it?"
Xiao Peng was not being polite at all. The barbecue made by Jenny tasted really good.
After hearing what Xiao Peng said, Jenny smiled and said, "Char told me you were coming to visit, so I started preparing for today's barbecue last night."
"Prepared it yesterday?" Xiao Peng was stunned.
Jenny nodded. "These extra-thick short ribs are marinated in a salty seasoning ahead of time. I call it 'fresh beef brine.'"
"Fresh beef in brine?" Xiao Peng was puzzled.
Jenny explained, "It's a marinade where you dice carrots, celery, allspice, thyme, onion, cilantro, and so on, mix it with salt and pepper, and then marinate the short ribs overnight."
Xiao Peng gave a thumbs up. He was unable to comment now: his mouth was full - this barbecue was so damn delicious!
Jenny was very happy to see Xiao Peng enjoying the food so much, and continued, "But the most important reason why the grilled ribs are so delicious is the mole sauce here."
"Is this the sauce?" Xiao Peng finally swallowed the meat in his mouth.
Jenny said, "This is my homemade mole sauce. I already coated the ribs with a layer of mole sauce when I grilled them. This is the dried layer. The dried mole sauce tastes slightly different from the prepared mole sauce. The secret to the delicious taste of my barbecue is this dual taste stimulation."
Xiao Peng felt it and said, "Jenny, how did you make this mole sauce? It tastes so strange. There are several different kinds of spicy flavors, as well as garlic and nutty aromas. It feels a bit strange. Of course, if this is your secret, don't tell it."
Jenny laughed and said, "What's the secret? Xiao, I feel like you're a gourmet. You're absolutely right about the different spicy flavors here. I put four kinds of chilies in it: Ancho chilies, Brazilian chilies, Mexican chilies, and smoked paprika. I dry-fried the chilies and then dry-fried them with peanuts, almonds, walnuts, sesame seeds, and other dried fruits. Once they're fragrant, I dry-fried spices like cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice, and garlic in this pan. Then, I heated the butter and added seasonings like onions, garlic, raisins, and dark chocolate. After heating everything, I added the dry-fried ingredients to the butter and mixed them thoroughly. Then, I put it in the oven to dry and ground it into a powder."
"So troublesome?" Xiao Peng said in shock.
Jenny smiled and said, "Texans spend their lives doing two things: first, eating barbecue, and second, figuring out how to make it even better. Xiao, let me tell you my real secret. The reason my mole sauce is so delicious is because I put a 'secret weapon' in it." Without waiting for Xiao Peng to speak, she said directly, "My secret weapon is cumin, brown sugar, dry mustard, and this—Lone Star beer!"
Xiao Peng put down the ribs in his hand and said, "Damn it, Jenny, if it weren't for the fact that Charles and I are friends, I would kidnap you and bring you home right now so that all those European idiots in my family can have a taste of your cooking!"
Bruch coughed twice and said, "Boss, you're going a bit too far. Van der Laupe and I are what you call 'European bumpkins'!"
Xiao Peng said, "Am I wrong? You always think your food is the best. Take barbecue for example. Besides Turkish 'BBQ Daddy', what else have you tried? Van der Laupe, which is better, our Daxia skewers or Texas barbecue?"
Bruch said: "I want to express my opinion!"
"Oh?" Xiao Peng looked at Bruch.
Bruch said, "I feel that when it comes to roasting beef alone, no one can compare to Texans; but when it comes to roasting offal, pork, vegetables and other things, your skewers are superior."
Van der Laupe nodded and said, "I agree with Bruch. Hmm... Although the roast beef from the Turkish kebab tastes good, it is indeed inferior to this wild way of eating it in Texas."
Jenny was so happy after hearing everyone's comments. She then said, "Don't just eat grilled ribs, there's other things. Don't think we only know how to grill beef. Charles, show them my specialties!"
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