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Good intentions turned to…bbq
I went to the gym yesterday but the power was out. What do I do now? I know, turn those good intentions to something sinful…a giant plate of bbq. I headed to OK Corral and picked up one of their combo plates. This is two full meals and then some for $8.74. I got two pieces of chicken, 1 piece of catfish, a hot link, hush puppies, greens and, of course, ribs. The ribs, chicken, and hot link had sauce poured over them. The greens, hush puppies, and catfish were in the separate sections of the box and managed to remain unsauced. The sauce was both fruity and spicy. It had a few chunks of fruit…I want to guess pineapple from the texture, but the sauce had absorbed all the flavor from the fruit so I can’t be sure. I was warned to keep the bag steady on way home and that was good advice so that the things that shouldn’t get sauced stayed unsauced.
Catfish: I haven’t had catfish for years, found it mushy the one or two times I did have it. OK Corral’s reminded me of breaded tiliapia…and I am a fan of tilapia. Thumbs up.
Hot Link: Spicy hot dog. ‘Nuff said.
Chicken: Uber crispy and tasty.
Hush puppies: I don’t have a lot of experience with hush puppies. They’re fried, right? If so, they didn’t appear at all greasy. I dipped these in the sauce. Yum.
Greens: Wow!
Ribs: They weren’t falling off the bone, but certainly came away from the bone easily. Beautiful smoke flavor in the meat that married really well with the spicy/fruity/tangy sauce.
I think it’s going to take them awhile to get through their teething pains. Everyone who walks in first looks at the old teriyaki menu and are then directed to look at the smaller OK Corral menu and then encouraged to get the combo anyway. I think they only accept cash at the moment. Be patient with them and you’ll be rewarded.
I have a whole second serving left for tonight (minus the catfish) to kill all my good work after the gym. I can tell I’m going to have a hard time staying away from this place!! Highly recommended.