Texas BBQ

Butterfly Pork Tenderloin

Serves 3-4

Ingredients

• 1 each pork tenderloin
• 1/ 4 C Texas BBQ sauce
• 1 T olive oil
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Preheat a gas grill to medium heat, scrape the grids and wipe with olive oil. This step should be done before any cooking application.
2. With a very sharp, small knife, peel all the connective tissue from the tenderloin, and discard the trim.
3. From head to tail, cut the tenderloin 2/3rds through and open it up like a book.
4. Fold the tail up about 1 1/2 inches, place between two sheets of clear wrap and gently pound it with the pointed side of a meat mallet until you achieve a uniform thickness.  The thick end will need to be pounded more.
5. Season the tenderloin with the salt and pepper and place on the preheated grill.  Cook for two minutes and then start basting it, with Texas BBQ Sauce.  Flip it frequently, basting both sides until the loin is cooked.
6. When cooked, let it rest for 5 minutes on a warm plate, then place it on a cutting board, cut the slices on the bias, like London broil.

Grilled Chicken Quesadillas

Ingredients

• 2 per person, flour tortillas, large
• 1 each grilled chicken breast, 6 oz.
• ¼ cup Texas BBQ Sauce
• 1 oz cheddar cheese, shredded
• 4-5 slices grilled red pepper, sliced*
• 4-5 slices grilled onion slices*

Directions

1. Preheat a griddle to 300.
2. Dice the grilled chicken breast into ½ inch pieces.
3. Paint a tortilla generously with the sauce, place carefully on the griddle and, starting with the chicken, arrange the ingredients evenly over the tortilla.
4. Paint the second tortilla and lay it over the chicken and peppers.
5. Cook until golden brown, then with a large spatula, flip and cook the top side.
6. When cooked, remove to a cutting board, cut into four pieces and serve with some cilantro sour cream, and some salsa.
7. *Cook the vegetables to a nice golden brown before using in the quesadilla.

Texas BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 1 each Standard French baguette, very fresh
• 1 lb pulled pork
• 8 oz cole slaw
• ¼ to 1/3 cup Texas BBQ Sauce

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350.
2. Mix the pulled pork with the Texas BBQ sauce.
3. Drain the liquid from the coleslaw if there is any.
4. Split the baguette right down the middle lengthwise and remove some of the soft white center. Reserve for another application.
5. Cut the baguette into 4 equal pieces (saving the big one for yourself) and divide the pork up between them.
6. Next, divide the coleslaw among the four.
7. Place on a baking sheet and bake for about 5 minutes.

Serve this with spicy black beans, and some fried sweet potato chips.