Originally Posted by
mlshanks
Consider yourself corrected...
Portions of California are pretty passionate about BBQ, and Santa Maria BBQ is as good as anything you get in Texas... Beef tri-tip or Top Sirloin, dry-rubbed with salt, pepper, garlic, and paprika, the outside seared over a really hot flame, than slow roasted over a smokey oak fire. No goopy sauces at all, but fresh salsa on the side. Plus you gotta have piquinto beans and hot sour dough bread or rolls with it.
And consider yourself uncorrected....
CA does not compare to Texas BBQ nor is anything you get from CA close to what is BBQ. How do I know? I have tried and it is awful stuff.
1) What are piquinto beans?
Proper sides to a BBQ are any of the following:
1) Potatoes
2) Ranch style beans
3) Coleslaw
4) Potato Salad
5) A raw or pickled Jalapeno
6) Raw onion and some pickles
NOT SALSA and never sourdough bread !!