Every week, thousands of people search for the answer to what to smoke this weekend. Whether they’re planning a family or friend BBQ, or just tossing something on the grill, people LOVE to fire up the smoker and smoke meat on the weekend.
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What to Smoke this Weekend
With only so much time available on the weekend, you can’t smoke every meat you can get your hands on, so it’s smart to go through a few smoker recipes and see which ones you can easily handle. To help you accomplish this task, we have a list of amazing smoker recipes that you can make all year round.
If you are planning to woo your guests this weekend, dig into this article that will probably help you ace any smoking meat dish without a doubt.
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What to Smoke this Weekend
A smoker is one of the most valuable investments that you can make. This gadget helps create delicious smoking meat every time and produces flavorsome food that can easily peak your taste buds. So, if you do not have one already, we suggest you buy one and follow these smoker recipes.
Smoked Pulled Pork
We all love pulled pork, don’t we? You can use this smoked meat for your sandwiches, tacos, or nachos. Besides, you can enjoy this meat on its own with a smoked vegetable side dish.
A smoked pulled pork takes about a maximum of 20 hours to cook, so make sure you have ample time to prepare this dish for the weekend.
Ingredients
- One pork shoulder (bone-in)
- Two tablespoons yellow mustard
- A special pork dry rub
Method
- Start with preparing your smoker and keep its temperature consistent at 225ºF.
- Use the rub and yellow mustard to coat your pork shoulder.
- Now once ready, put the shoulder on the grill and smoke it low and slow.
- Make sure to check the internal temperature of the meat.
- Once it reaches 195ºF, remove the shoulder and wrap it using an aluminum foil.
- Let the pork rest for a few hours in a cooler before you remove its shoulder bone.
- Serve this dish with your favorite hot sauce.
Smoked Turkey Breast
Do you want to impress your family with an interesting main dish this weekend? Try smoked turkey breast and give them a reason to come back again. This recipe takes about an hour and 35 minutes to make and can serve a maximum of eight people.
Ingredients
- One turkey breast (boneless)
- 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar
- 3/4 cup of Kosher salt
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- Two rosemary springs
- Ten sage leaves
- Olive oil
- One garlic
- Thyme sprigs
- Black pepper
- Chopped mint and parsley
- Mesquite wood chunks
Method
- Use all the ingredients above to prepare a perfect brine.
- Once it is ready, place your turkey breast in the brine and let it rest for at least 12 hours.
- Now remove the meat and place it in a smoker with oak or maple wood flavor.
- Finally, when satisfied with the results, remove the turkey and serve it to your guests. We are sure that the smoky flavor of the meat will impress your family.
Smoked Chicken Wings
Regardless of age, there is no one who doesn’t like delicious chicken wings on a lunch table. Moreover, you can play around with different sauces, rubs, and sides to make this smoked chicken delight. But we will suggest you follow the recipe below as we know that it will be a hit.
Ingredients
- A pound of chicken wings
- Chicken dry rub
- A cup of BBQ sauce
Method
- Set your smoker at a temperature of 325ºF.
- Meanwhile, use the chicken rub to season the chicken wings.
- Grill the wings and cook until their internal temperature reaches 165ºF.
- Now place the wings in a pan and slather the meat with some BBQ sauce.
- Carefully put the pan on the smoker’s grill and smoke the uncovered wings for at least an hour.
- Once done, remove the wings and enjoy them with a delicious dip.
Smoked Salmon
Weekend calls for a holiday meal, so make sure you make one by adding grilled salmon to your menu. This amazing recipe only takes 17 minutes to make and can serve four people. Moreover, smoked salmon is a treat for both light and heavy eaters.
Ingredients
- Four skin salmon fillets
- Olive oil for seasoning
- One tablespoon of salt
- Two tablespoons of soy sauce
- Black pepper as required
- Two tablespoons of garlic powder
- Lemon juice
Method
- Use the above ingredients to prepare the perfect seasoning for your fillets.
- Meanwhile, prepare the smoker, so it reaches a stable temperature of 400ºF.
- Keep the skin side of the fillets down and carefully grill them in your smoker.
- Make sure to stop smoking as soon as the internal temperature reaches close to 145ºF.
- Remove the grilled salmon fillets and serve.
Smoked Beef Ribs
Slow cooking may test your patience, but you will have to be a little wise if you want to smoke meat perfectly. For example, smoked beef ribs take about 8 hours to make, but the end product is incredibly tender. These short ribs have a lot of flavors and taste pretty delicious.
Ingredients
- Beef ribs approximately 2 pounds
- Two tablespoons brown mustard
- Salt
- Black Pepper
- Garlic powder
- 1/2 cup of broth
Method
- Preheat your smoker using pecan wood.
- Make sure the stable temperature of the smoker is 225ºF.
- Meanwhile, coat the beef ribs with brown mustard and season with all the other ingredients.
- Place the ribs in the smoker for three hours.
- After these hours, pour some broth over the ribs and continue with the slow smoking process.
- Once the slow smoked meat is ready, place the thermometer to take its final reading to check.
- As soon as the internal temperature reaches 210ºF, remove the ribs and cover them with foil.
- Finally, let them rest for 30 minutes before serving the ribs to your guests.
Smoked Beef Brisket
Do you want your weekend lunch to have a Texas style perfect brisket? Smoked beef brisket tastes amazing, but this is one of the smoker recipes that would take half your day. It takes 16 hours and 30 minutes to get ready, so make sure you are prepared for that.
For smoked brisket, you need:
Ingredients
- 12 to 14 pounds of brisket
- Salt as required
- Black pepper
- Optional garlic powder
Method
- Take a small bowl and add salt, black pepper, and garlic powder.
- Season your brisket with these spices before placing it on a preheated smoker.
- Cover your smoker with its lid and let the smoked ribs reach a temperature of 165 degrees F.
- Once it does, wrap it in a foil and put it on the smoker again.
- Keep cooking the meat low and slow until the smoked ribs are beautifully tender.
- Place the brisket on a cutting board and cut it into slices.
- Let the smoked brisket rest for 30 minutes before you serve this Texas style meat right away.
Smoked Whole Chicken
A smoked whole chicken is one of the best meats and smoker recipes to prepare on a smoker. Moreover, it takes just about 4 hours to make so you won’t be spending your whole weekend in the kitchen.
To smoke chicken, you need the following ingredients:
Ingredients
- Whole chicken
- Three tablespoons Olive oil
- BBQ sauce/bbq rub
- Two tablespoons of melted butter
- Garlic powder
- Brown sugar
- Fresh thyme
Method
- For this recipe, marinate and brine the chicken first.
- Then set your smoker for a temperature of 225ºF.
- For extra flavor, coat your chicken with seasoning and olive oil.
- Once it is ready, place the chicken on a grill for three hours and some slow cooking.
- Test this smoked chicken for its tenderness, and then remove it from the grill.
- Serve with a dip of cream cheese or some baked beans.
You can also prepare chicken thighs with a similar seasoning. But chicken thighs require a different internal temperature to get a tenderness as good as the above recipe.
Smoked Chuck Roast
A smoked chuck roast may take eight hours to prepare, but it tastes as delicious as smoked pork chops or smoked ham. This is one of the smoker recipes that will sum up your weekend wonderfully.
For smoked chuck roast, you require:
Ingredients
- 5 pounds of chuck roast
- Salt as required
- Black pepper as required
- Few oregano leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- Garlic powder as required
Method
- Marinate your chuck roast with all the spices mentioned above.
- Meanwhile, prepare your backyard smoker and maintain its temperature at 250 degrees F.
- Place the seasoned chuck roast on the grill and let it cook low and slow.
- Once the internal temperature of the meat reaches 225 degrees F, remove the meat from the grill.
- Cut the roast into thin slices and enjoy with a sweet and savory sauce.
Final Words
After reading the above delicious recipes, we are sure that you are already looking forward to the weekend. The good thing is that each smoked meat has its unique flavor and is cooked to perfection. So, even if you are alone this weekend or have your family over your place, you have various smoked meal options to try.
You can pair each dish with a wonderful side and drink so that your tummy feels happy, full, and ready for the busy week ahead.
