Friday, September 23, 2011

only from kansas city!

happy days are here again!


thomas surprised me with an order of jack stack burnt ends, beef and pork, cheesy corn and baked beans. we both read an article in the wall street journal last week about the best barbeque being from kansas city. we wholeheartedly agree. we have tried many styles of barbeque and while many are excellent(carolina gold mustard sauce, dreamland ribs in tuscaloosa, big bad wolves in tuscaloosa) none can hold a candle to kansas city style. i can't even find burnt ends out here. according to the article, burnts ends originated in kansas city when former slaves who moved to the area didn't want to waste a single iota of precious meat. the burnt ends were literally overcooked yet delicious meat ends that fell off another cut of cooked meat. they are tough but melt in your mouth at the same time. it is a scientific impossibility. you can  put them on sammiches, add them to stew or eat them straight. the beef ones are my favorite. they have been called "nuggets of barbeque gold". and that is your barbeque lesson for the day. 
don't bother us on saturday because we will be eating.

5 comments:

Mare said...

Seriously you can cross county order, I must remember that. We have the restaurant just 8minutes away. And you are right hands down kc does BBQ best!

Steph said...

Oh YUM! Now I think I need some burnt ends and cheesy corn. Is there a better meal? Hope it was as delicious as it sounds!

Carie said...

Tomorrow for the General RS Broadcast dinner, we are having a JackStack burnt end chili. YUM. Enjoy yours, it truly is the best BBQ ever.

P.S. JackStack sells burnt ends at Costco now. For real.

Rachel@ A Little Bit of Ray said...

I love KC BBQ and miss it! I make burnt ends specifically! I won't share my rub or sauce 'cause it's that good! Ok I'm tooting my own horn a little. Now I want some...

The High Family- said...

Yum! I love bbq. KC bbq is the best. Love that you have it mailed. I need to do that.