nickcwh/pit-boss

A repo designed to store the best dang bbq smoker recipes around.

🍗 Open Source BBQ Smoker Recipes

An awesome list of amazing recipes you can try on your smoker. This list was inspired by the JSON Movie Collection list. Note: This list is not affiliated with Pit Boss Grills.

Demo

I have acquired the domain pitboss.recipes and will be getting that setup in the near future. I'm kind of waiting to see what we develop for a front end before doing this.

Contributing

The goal of this repo is to build an awesome list of recipes for you to use in your own home cooking or build into your app. It is also intended to be very beginner friendly for those who are still learning about open source.

A recipe should have the attributes below:

Recipe attribute	Details
Title	Title of the Recipe
Description	Short description
Date	Date the recipe was added. YYY-MM-DD
URL	If recipe was from a site, link the url
ImageURL	Every recipe should have an image. The image name should match the title with hyphens if there are spaces.
Prep Time	Prep time in minutes
Cook Time	Cook time in minutes
Total Time	Prep Time + Cook Time in minutes
Servings	How many servings does it make
Directions	Step by step instructions
Notes	Additional Notes for recipe that don't fit in other categories
Ingredients	Ingredient List
Tags	Tags or Categories

Example recipe file

{
  "title":"Easy Smoked Chicken Breast",
  "description":"Easy smoked chicken breasts on a traeger smoker that with a few tricks turn out perfectly tender, moist and unlike other chicken breast recipes, totally flavorful chicken breasts!",
  "date":"2019-08-25",
  "url":"https://ohsweetbasil.com/easy-smoked-chicken-breast-on-a-traeger-recipe/",
  "imageUrl":"images/easy-smoked-chicken-breast.jpg",
  "prepTime":"15 minutes",
  "cookTime":"25 minutes",
  "totalTime":"40 minutes",
  "servings":4,
  "directions":[
    "Mix together all of the dry ingredients in a bowl.",
    "Pat the chicken breasts dry on both sides and drizzle each side with a little olive oil.",
    "Sprinkle the rub on top of the chicken breasts liberally. Allow to rest in the fridge for 15 minutes, or up to 30 minutes (place plastic wrap over the top if over 15 minutes of rest time.)",
    "Heat a smoker on smoke (on traeger use the super smoke) with the lid opened for 5 minutes. Turn the heat to 350 degrees and close the lid for 15 minutes while it warms up.",
    "Put the chicken, spiced side down on the grill and liberally season the underside of the chicken. Cook for 12-13 minutes with the lid closed.",
    "Turn the chicken over and cook another 10-12 minutes or until cooked to 165-170 degrees.",
    "Remove the chicken from the grill and lay foil over the top on a cutting board. Let the chicken rest for 3-5 minutes before slicing."
  ],
  "notes":"",
  "ingredients":[
    "4 Large Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast",
    "1 Tablespoon Olive Oil",
    "2 Tablespoons Brown sugar",
    "2 Tablespoons Paprika",
    "2 Tablespoons Kosher salt",
    "1 Teaspoon Black Pepper",
    "1 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper",
    "2 Tablespoons garlic powder",
    "2 Tablespoons onion powder"
  ],
  "tags":[
    "Chicken Breasts",
    "Dinner",
    "Easy Chicken",
    "Smoked Chicken",
    "Chicken"
  ]
}

Contributing

Check Contributing Guide for further instructions.