Recipes Featuring Wood Chips
View all 1Lamb Bacon
Lamb bacon is a delicious alternative to pork bacon that can be used in a variety of dishes, from soups to pasta. This dry-cured lamb breast has a milder flavor than traditional bacon, and can be smoked or baked at home for great results.
Southwestern Barbecued Brisket with Ancho Chile Sauce
This Southwestern-style brisket gets its flavor from ancho chile powder. Serve it with coleslaw and black beans for a complete meal, or use the leftovers to make delicious sandwiches.
Smoked Stuffed Chile Poppers
Chile "poppers"—just pop 'em in your mouth—are on many restaurant menus, and they're easy to prepare in your own backyard. They need to smoke at a higher temperature so the bacon wrapped around the outside of the chile gets cooked through. Although higher-heat smoking is technically not considered low-and-slow traditional barbecue, it does have its place in recipes like this one (and for people who use a ceramic smoker, which automatically smokes at a higher temperature). At a lower temperature, the bacon won't crisp up. You can also use this technique to smoke other bacon-wrapped appetizers like shrimp, water chestnuts, or green bean bundles. If you like, substitute goat cheese, garlic-and-herb cream cheese, or even pimiento cheese spread for the cream cheese and cheddar. You can also use almonds or walnuts instead of the pecans, or omit the nuts.