Recipes
Chicken Fried Venison with Smashed Potatoes & Gravy
This is an old school recipe for all my hunting buddies with my Texas addition of our smashed potatoes and gravy. T...
Bourbon BBQ Wings
We love making chicken wings. We also love TX Bourbon. So what happens when you combine 2 of our favorite things? I...
Grilled Cheese with TX Bourbon Caramelized Onions
Not much beats a proper grilled cheese. Unless of course you caramelize some onions in TX Bourbon & butter to t...
Crawfish Boil
Even though Meat Church is synonymous with BBQ, I have boiled crawfish for over 20 years. I attended a crawfish boi...
Pulled Pork - AKA Pork Butt or Pork Shoulder
This is the BBQ Matt grew up on. Sweet, pulled pork! Being from the deep south, BBQ was synonymous with pulled por...
Cowboy Candy Jalapeños
Our good friend Mandy Tanner often lends a hand in the Meat Church Live fire kitchen. She cooks and helps food styl...
Barbacoa
Barbacoa Tacos
Living in Texas means access to great barbacoa tacos every Saturday for my family. My wife introduce...
The Ultimate Prime Rib
The Ultimate Prime RibI have prepared prime rib so many different ways in my lifetime. Smoked, reverse seared, etc...
Brisket tamales
Brisket Tamales
Ingredients
2 quarts plus 2½ cups warm chicken or beef broth, divided
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sau...
Beef Tenderloin
Smoking a whole beef tenderloin is an elevated classic dish that my family thoroughly enjoys, especially during the Holidays.
Shrimp Brochette
Years ago at an epic Super Bowl party I stumbled across what would become one of my favorite tailgating or just general appetizers of all time - Grilled Shrimp Brochette. My buddy Dave Jimenez used to make tons of these bacon wrapped gems. There was a lot of labor involved in making tons of these for a huge Super Bowl party but I have found that the reward is worth it!
Armadillo Eggs
Here in Texas we call these Armadillo Eggs. They are so meaty and hearty that we may start calling them Meat Church Eggs! These are a great appetizer or tailgate treat. It works as a snack or is even hearty enough to be the main course for some folks.
