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Grilled Memphis Pork Tenderloin Filet Sandwiches

A melt in your mouth piece of wonderfulness. Pieces of pork tenderloin with a tasty spicy rub that cooks in 8 minutes. Based on my own Memphis pork tenderloin.

Take a pork tenderloin, trim, cut into 1 inch slices, pound into 1/4 inch thick pieces, spice and cook over high heat for 8 minutes and serve.

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Crispy Garlic Grilled Bone-in Skin-on (Split) Chicken Breast

Some of my wife's favorite words: crispy, garlic and chicken. I threw in some of my favorite words: quick, easy, tasty and grilled. I rolled it all into one and made her (and me) happy.

I saw this trick on ATK last season and wanted to apply it somewhere. They used a salt and baking powder rub to essentially dry out chicken skin so it would crisp up better and it also enhanced the taste. Their recipe is for oven roasted and used a 24 hour wait. I wanted to grill and after some thought, decided to do one hour for the chemical and osmotic reaction would do and with excellent results. Here are the original recipe and the explanation of the science. You will need to setup a free account to read them but you do NOT need to do the trial subscription.

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Grilled Cajun Country Style Boneless Pork Ribs

Time to fire up the grill again for this spice Cajun rubbed grilled pork. Simple and quick for a weeknight or party.

Make your own Cajan rub and grill carefully and you have a very nice lean meal for the family.

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The Best Crock Pot Beef Stew

I present to you a recipe for the best beef stew I have ever had... thick, meaty with wonderful taste plus it's simple and easy to make. I love beef. I like pork and chicken but I LOVE beef. Too much Iowa in me I guess. While it's still winter here, it's a great time for a easy slow cooker beef stew.


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