Steps to Make Ultimate Mike's BBQ Chicken & BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches + Sides
by Bessie Barker
Mike's BBQ Chicken & BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches + Sides
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The ingredients needed to make Mike's BBQ Chicken & BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches + Sides:
Prepare ● For The Chicken & Brine
Take LG Boneless Chicken Breasts
Prepare Granulated Garlic Powder
Prepare Granulated Onion Powder
Prepare Cracked Black Pepper
Prepare Sugar
Prepare Salt
Prepare Oil [to be added after brine is complete]
Take LG Ziplock Bags
Get ● For The BBQ Sauce
Get Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce [reserve some for sandwich toppers]
Get ● For The Corn On The Cob
Make ready Water
Get LG Ears Corn [shucked - boil 6 ears at a time]
Get Whole Milk
Make ready Butter
Take ● For The Spicy Pulled Beef Or Pork
Prepare Beef Or Pork Shoulder Roast [your choice]
Get Medium Green Bell Pepper [chopped]
Make ready Garlic Cloves [smashed & fine minced]
Take LG Vidalia Onion [chopped]
Prepare Cans Beef Stock
Make ready LG Jalapeños [minced]
Get Liquid Smoke
Take ● For The Additions & Garnishments
Prepare LG Quality Buns [+ melted butter if choosing to grill or pan sear]
Get Smoked Mozzarella Slices
Get Red Onions [thin sliced]
Prepare Dill Pickle Slices
Get Tomato Slices
Make ready Cole Slaw
Get Lettuce
Take ● For The BBQ Baked Beans
Take Cans Pinto Beans
Prepare White Onions [minced]
Prepare Green Bell Peppers [minced]
Prepare Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce
Get Brown Sugar [or more to taste]
Take Yellow Mustard
Steps to make Mike's BBQ Chicken & BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches + Sides:
Begin your roast by searing it on high in a slight amount of oil on all sides until browned.
Add everything in the roast section and cover tightly. Simmer for 2 hours or until it's easily shredded apart with forks. Flip roast occasionally.
Rinse your chicken breasts and pat dry. Create your brine by adding everything in the brine section in 2 cups hot water. Mix until fully dissolved and cooled. Add ice and ice water and cooled brine together in a gallon sized Ziplock Bag. Add chicken. Place in fridge for 1+ hours. Massage and turn bag occasionally.
Pull your chicken and 2 by 2 - add to your second clean Ziplock Bag. With a heavy mallet - beat chicken to equal thicknesses.
Trim any fat or anything unsightly. Lightly oil chicken breasts.
Clean, oil and high heat your grill. Preheat grill for 15 minutes.
Grill chicken for 3 minutes on each side with your grill covered. Grill until you achieve a slight char.
Turn heat to medium and grill breasts on indirect heat [away from direct flames] for 7 to 10 minutes. Depending upon the thickness of your chicken breasts. Continually flip and coat with BBQ Sauce. Get ready for your grill to look a complete disaster!
Shuck corn and clean off fibers. Add corn to a large pot and add enough water to cover them. Add 1 cup whole milk and 1 cube butter. Bring to a boil. Cover and boil for 7 to 10 minutes depending upon size. Watch closely as the milk addition WILL cause your pot to foam over.
Allow chicken to rest for 5 minutes.
Slice your BBQ chicken into strips.
Pull your roast, shread with forks and drain. Reserve fluids for recipes later in the week.
Place shreaded meat into a large bowl and mix in Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce to your liking. Or, leave it naked and allow your guests to drizzle BBQ sauce over their sandwiches.
Grill or pan sear your buns with butter and a light sprinkle of garlic and onion powder.
Crispy grilled garlic buns.
Pictured below: Grilled BBQ Sliced Chicken on a grilled seasoned bun with pickles, red onions and tomatoes. To the right - BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich on a grilled seasoned bun with red onions and chilled Cole Slaw. Both topped with additional Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce.
Fine chop your BBQ Baked Bean vegetables and place in a sealed container with a dash of water. Microwave for 2 minutes to soften. Seal and let them sweat for 5 minutes.
Mix everything together in the BBQ Baked Beans section. Cook your beans stove top or microwave until vegetables are softened. If you have the time - sauté your vegetables in a slight amount of oil until translucent. Then add all other ingredients.
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