Sizzle Your Way to Deliciousness with Southern BBQ Recipes!

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Elevate your grilling with our collection of barbecue recipes, featuring the perfect blend of smoky, sweet, and savory flavors that transform any meal into a crowd-pleaser. This collection of standout grill and smoker recipes is complemented by BBQ sauces that perfectly balance heat and sweetness. These are essential for any grilled fare, ensuring each dish is a crowd-pleaser. Explore these recipes and discover how to transform standard grilled items into extraordinary mealtime marvels!

A Sweet, Sticky, Spicy Bourbon Glaze

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A spoon drizzling bourbon glaze.
Image Credit: Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average

Enhance your grilling with this bourbon glaze, a sweet, sticky, and spicy mix that brings an unbeatable umami touch to seafood, meats, and especially chicken. It’s a versatile sauce that’s sure to impress, making it a must-have in your collection of grill favorites.

GET THE RECIPE: Bourbon Glaze

The Best Hamburger Recipe

A juicy pork burger on a bun with lettuce and onions.
Image Credit: Erren Hart for Erren’s Kitchen

You don’t need to be a kitchen pro to whip up amazing burgers right at home. These straightforward methods ensure juicy, tasty patties every time, regardless of whether you prefer cooking them on the grill, stove, oven, or air fryer. Truly, these are some of the best burgers you’ll ever make!

GET THE RECIPE: Hamburgers

Grilled Corn on The Cob

Three ears of corn stacked on a plate.
Image Credit: Erren Hart for Erren’s Kitchen

Grilled corn on the cob epitomizes summer with its irresistible allure. Perhaps it’s the way butter and salt glisten as they melt into the hot kernels, or maybe it’s the enticing aroma that the barbecue emits. Regardless, grilled corn is an essential dish for any summer gathering!

GET THE RECIPE: Grilled Corn

Carolina BBQ Sauce

A spoon dipping into barbecue sauce.
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Enhance your grilling with Authentic Carolina BBQ sauce, known for its tangy, mustard-infused flavor. This delicious sauce is perfect for adding a zesty kick to your favorite dishes!

GET THE RECIPE: Carolina BBQ Sauce

Marinade for Steak

Hot grilled sliced steak on a cutting board.
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A standout marinade for steak can transform your summertime grilling into a flavorful feast. This particular marinade recipe is a favorite because it enhances the steak with just the right balance of flavors, without overshadowing the natural taste of the meat.

GET THE RECIPE: Beef Marinade

Grilled Peri Peri Chicken with Sauce

A plate of chicken and rice.
Image Credit: Erren Hart for Erren’s Kitchen

Peri Peri Chicken, often referred to as Piri Piri Chicken, is a celebrated dish in both Portuguese and African culinary traditions. It features chicken marinated in a vibrant, spicy sauce highlighted by Peri Peri, or Piri Piri, chili peppers known for their heat. These chilies are the key to the dish’s fiery flavor, infusing the chicken with a depth of spice that’s both intense and delicious!

GET THE RECIPE: Peri Peri Chicken

Smoked Carolina Pulled Pork Sandwiches

A pulled pork sandwich with bbq sauce.
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Smoked Carolina Pulled Pork Sandwiches are a quintessential Southern dish, embodying the essence of Carolina-style barbecue. This dish is known for its authentic preparation methods that steer clear of any shortcuts, focusing on slow smoking the pork to perfection.

GET THE RECIPE: Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Grilled Chicken Thighs and Legs

Chicken piled on a platter.
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Enjoy grilled chicken thighs and legs, marinated for optimal flavor and finished with a scrumptious sauce. This recipe is a must for any grilling enthusiast looking to wow their taste buds!

GET THE RECIPE: Grilled Chicken Thighs and Legs

Perfectly Perfect Barbecued Chicken Drumsticks

Chicken drumsticks cooking on a grill.
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Keep your gas grill in action all year with these perfectly barbecued chicken drumsticks. The key to their success? A thorough brining process before they hit the grill, ensuring every bite is juicy and flavorful.

GET THE RECIPE: Grilled Chicken Drumsticks

Pork Burgers

A juicy pork burger on a bun with lettuce and onions.
Image Credit: Erren Hart for Erren’s Kitchen

Craft these succulent pork burgers effortlessly on the grill, stovetop, air fryer, or oven. They’re simple and flavorful, adaptable to any cooking preference you favor.

GET THE RECIPE: Pork Burgers

About Jenny deRemer

I am a Charleston, South Carolina-based culinary novice, an ardent authority on all things travel, a designer by trade, and the creator of Not Entirely Average. I have a weakness for farmers' markets, delight in adventures way off the beaten path, enjoy documenting my many moods through photography, and have been known to conquer the occasional yard sale with gusto!

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