A real cookout lives or dies by the main. These are the recipes I build the whole spread around - fall-apart pulled pork, ribs braised low until the sauce caramelizes, and steaks that come off the grill with a serious crust. None of them are fussy, and every one of them feeds a crowd.
Whether you are firing up the grill, slow-cooking in the oven, or finishing a thick cut in a cast iron pan, there is a main here for the menu you are planning. Pick the one that is calling you, then head to the sides.
Easy Pulled Pork Sandwich Recipe (Homemade BBQ Sauce!)
This pulled pork sandwich recipe is the one I come back to every single time - low and slow in the oven, fall-apart tender, and tossed in a homemade vinegar BBQ sauce that'll make you forget store-bought even exists. There's…
Oven Baked Ribs Recipe (Cola and Coffee Braised)
This oven baked ribs recipe is the kind of dish that makes people put their phones down and just eat. Rubbed with a sweet and smoky brown sugar spice blend, then braised low and slow in a bath of Coca-Cola, coffee, garlic, and…
Reverse Sear Tomahawk Steak (Oven + Grill, Medium Rare)
The thermometer is the recipe. Hand-selected tomahawk slow-roasted in a 225°F oven to 115°F internal, then ripped over a hot grill for the crust. Cow's Rule butter and Florida Pure Sea Salt finish.
Miso Marinated Skirt Steak with Sesame Butter
A wagyu skirt steak with a quick miso marinade, seared hot and fast, and finished with melting sesame compound butter. Sliced thin against the grain and served over quinoa fried rice - restaurant-quality at home in under an hour.
Honey Soy Lamb Chops (Easy, Restaurant-Quality Recipe)
These honey soy lamb chops are sweet, savory, and incredibly easy to make. A restaurant-quality recipe perfect for grilling, entertaining, or special occasions.
Sous Vide Ribeye Recipe with Tomato Chimichurri
This sous vide ribeye recipe is steakhouse-quality made simple - edge-to-edge medium-rare, cast iron-seared, with a bright tomato chimichurri.
Pin this one for cookout season and build your menu from whichever main wins. Pair any of these with a few BBQ sides and you have got dinner worth gathering around.
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