GUNNY Z’S BBQ NOTEBOOK
BBQ recipes, rubs, sauces, and sides
Browse BBQ recipes for rubs, sauces, smoked meats, sides, sausage, and desserts from Gunny Z’s BBQ.
Dessert
Bacon Wrapped Oreos
Sweet Oreo's wrapped with savory bacon creates the perfect combo. Add a little of your favorite rub or sauce to kick it up a notch, but you really don't need anything. Great for party's and will sure be a favorite!
Main Course
Beef Cheeks
Extremely rich and savory beef cheeks that melt in your mouth. Almost too fatty.
Snack
Beef/Pork Sticks - Spicy
Plump and snappy beef sticks with a kick of twang. Beef sticks or pork sticks depending on what you have.
Sausage
Breakfast Maple Sausage
Maple flavored breakfast sausage in small casings. Has to be some of the best breakfast sausage we've ever had. You can smoke it but it's amazing even without smoke.
Main Course
Brisket - Texas Style
A simple Texas style brisket with just salt and pepper seasoning. Somewhat of an easy way to smoke a great and juicy brisket.
Main Course
Butter Chicken
This dish features tender, marinated chicken simmered in a luscious, spiced tomato and cream sauce with a hint of buttery richness. Its velvety texture and balanced blend of smoky, tangy, and mildly sweet flavors make it a comforting and crowd-pleasing favorite.
Side
Canned Beets from Garden
Fresh garden beets canned with a tiny bit of sweetness and tang from vinegar.
Side
Coleslaw
Creamy coleslaw with a slight kick to it. Perfect for those that love the refreshing taste of coleslaw with a solid hint of heat to it. If you don't like as much heat, you can tone down the red pepper flakes and black pepper accordingly.
Side
Corn Bread
Nothing goes better with your BBQ than a homemade corn bread! This corn bread is so soft and melts in your mouth. Drizzle the top with honey for sweetness.
Sauce
Horseradish Sauce
This sauce is amazing with prime rib. Depth of spice from the horseradish and creaminess to make it savory and balance out the spiciness.
Side
Mac n Cheese
An amazing creamy mac n cheese recipe that is bound to impress your friends and family. You can even smoke it at the end for a little to get some more flavor!
Main Course
Mushroom Burger
Savory mushroom burger that is great for all occasions. You can make these ahead of time and just sear them off to warm them up during a party and they will be perfect. They are so great for parties because you can smoke them ahead of time knowing they'll be fully cooked. Just give them a quick sear to get up to temperature during the party and you are good to go!
Side
Pickled Red Onions
Crisp pickled onions that are a great companion for most BBQ meats. Use them as a side with brisket or in a pulled pork sandwich. Make then the day of for best results but you also are able to water bath can them to enjoy these onions for a long time.
Side
Potato Salad
You can never go wrong with a homemade potato salad for your next event you host or attend. Creamy potato salad with a slight kick of heat.
Dip
Salmon Cream Cheese Dip/Spread
Amazing and simple smoked salmon cream cheese dip/spread. Perfect with chips and even when spread on toasted ciabatta buns.
Dessert
Smoked Apple Pie Filling
Very lightly smoked apple pie filling that adds an extra touch of flavor to a simple apple pie dessert.
Appetizers
Smoked Jalapeno Poppers
Smoked cream cheese jalapeno poppers that are amazing for appetizers.
Side
Smoked Queso
Slightly spicy and creamy queso dip with sausage. Hands down will be the main event at any party you take it to.
Main Course
Smoked Salmon
Super simple recipe for smoked salmon. Great depth of flavor with super minimal ingredients.