It was warm, and I do mean warm,
June 27th when the 2nd annual Cattlemen’s BBQ fired up at the PR
Convention Centre.But I was OK with
that since last year was a wet one all weekend long. San Juan was ready for their heaping
helping of some good BBQ and the BBQ & Lechon teams were ready to deliver
it to them too. By popular demand from the public the teams cook and served
over 500 pounds of brisket and 100 pounds of Prime Certified Angus Beef Ribeye
steaks, 4,000 pounds of Tyson chicken breast, wings & thighs, 100 pounds of
Loggins Ribeye steaks, 200 racks of Smithfield Meats pork spare ribs, 1,700
pounds of fresh / never frozen whole hogs from Puerto Rico’s only “Fine
Genetics Pork Farm” La Cebia, and 5,800 Oscar Mayer and Ball Park Frank’s
hotdogs. Man there was some serious eating going on for two days. Teams and
sponsoring companies alike had their best grill hands on deck Saturday &
Sunday slow smoking, grilling and barbecuing, and handing out free samples of
meat.Over 40 teams competed in the
Cattlemen’s BBQ and 20 Lechoneras competed in the very difficult whole hog “a
la varita” or “on the spit” competition and 8 of the finest Chef’s you could
imagine competed in the Chef’s Challenge.
With over 60 Judges certified during
May & June of 2009 and 75 people having attended The Caribbean BBQ Training
Camps to ready them for the competition, this years’ field of competitors and
Judges has never been more prepared to do the Battle of the BBQ.
The Department of Agriculture had a
colourful and interesting booth displaying all the wonderful fruits and
vegetables produced locally and brought our attentions to the La Cebia for
which we will be forever grateful.Puerto made me proud those two days and showed everyone that we can
produce some of the finest food on planet earth.Puerto Rico was shinning and looking great
that weekend. We also had a great surprise with the introduction to Primo
Grills from the great state of Georgia. You really have to go to their web page
www.primogrill.com and check this unit
out. It grills and it smokes, and it is the best new grill product I have seen
in years.
Here are the results and list of the
teams that competed.
Cattlemen's Lechon Teams
El Matadero
Los Amigos BBQ
Los Bravos de Barranquita
Productos Elizabeth
Bio Meat
Lechon Pa Casa
Tartaros Grill
Ferreteria Pajiul
Ficus cafe
Los Toro
Barbiku Riders
Pata de Jarmon
En Casa BBQ
La Buena Mesa
Popack Mayaguez
Soleil Beach Club
El Tablajero
PPCC Ranger
La Vaca
Los Paritas Pig Team
Fuego a la Lata Souse
Top Cooks
Los Bori Rancheros
The Lechon Winners:
Cuerito
1st Lechon Pa Tu Casa
1st Ferreteria Pajuil
2nd Ferreteria Pajuil
2nd Tartaros Grill
3rd Soleil Beach Club
3rd En Casa BBQ
Masa
Mejor Lechon
1st Los Toro
Ferreteria Pajuil
Grand Champion
2nd Los Bravos de Barrenquitas
Lechon Pa Tu Casa
Reserve Grand Champion
3rd Fuego a la Lata
Soleil Beach Club
3rd Place
Costillas
1st Biomeat
2nd Ferreteria Pajuil
3rd Lechon Pa Tu Casa
The Chef’s Challenge competitors & winners;
Chef's Challenge
Chef Ernie Reyes
El San Juan Hotel 1st Place
Chef Lucia Merino
Freelance Chef 2nd Place
Chef Miguel Campi
Campi's Kitchen
Chef Raul Correa
Normandie Hotel
Chef Luis Alvarez
Puerto Rico Convention Center
Chef Luis Albarran
Intercontinental Hotel
Chef Javier Nassar
Bankers Club
Chef Jose Drouyn
Palmas Del Mar Country Club
The Cattlemen’s BBQ Teams, Competitors, Category
winners and overall team rankings:
Cattlemen’s BBQ Teams
BBQ Freaks
898.2858
Joe Carne Puerco
697.7158
Gringo Ricans
858.5724
El Tablajero
687.4286
Ficus Cafe
836.1432
Mr. Tartaro Grill
682.5714
Obita
821.9994
Back Yard BBQ
681.5718
Ice Burgers
810.571
Fuego A La Lata
666.9992
Team Coqui
808.8574
En Casa BBQ
659.8574
Top Cook
806.4288
Active Salesman
655.428
Popac Mayaguez
805.572
Los Carbones de la Vida
654.286
A La lena
801.5718
Nu Sigma
654.2856
Swat BBQ Team
799.857
El Bohio
650.0004
La X
795.5714
Los Jibaritos
643
Cerro Gordo
795.1434
Biomeat
626.4286
Los Salseros de la Salsa
783.0006
Meat & More
622.2844
Barbiku Riders
776.998
Puerto Rico Wire
617.1436
Los Tiki Mikis
776.4288
Los Bravos de Barranquitas
560.0008
Hayausa
738.2858
I Don't Know Chef
527.2862
Suzuki Del Caribe
732.5712
Por Poco
519.4298
Black Hog Down
726.1428
8 de Blanco
410.285
Los Ahumaditos
724.0006
Carbon de la Matta
308.5714
GOGO Grillers
707.9994
Tostitos
259.4294
Cattlemen's BBQ Winners
Grand Champion
BBQ Freaks
Reserve Grand Champion
Gringo Ricians
3rd Place
Ficus Cafe
Sauce
Anything Goes
1. El Tablajero
1. La X
2. Joe Carne puerco
2. BBQ Freaks
3. Gringo Ricians
3.BBQ Riders
Beef
Poultry
1. Los Ahumaditos
1. Team Coqui
2. Suzuki del Caribe
2. BBQ Freaks
3. Joe Carne Puerco
3. Fuego a la Lata
Pork
Dessert
1. Carbo de la Matta
1. BBQ Freaks
2. Obita
2. Ficus Cafe
3.Backyard BBQ
3. Obita
Showmanship
1. Salseros de la Salsa
2. Los Jibaritos
3. Baca Brava
Hey don’t forget that the next
BBQ Competition, La Bodega de Mendez, coming to Puerto Rico is September 26th
at Anasco, Puerto Rico.Contact Michelle
Lopez, Brand Manager Wine Division, 787-277-5811at Mendez & Company for details, to
enter a team, or to find out about the time, and cost of tickets.rsanchez@mendezcopr.com
Ok BBQ fans.I gotta get out here and fire up my new Primo
Grill.I got a man size appetite for
some good BBQ.
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