How the two-meat plate became the workhorse of Texas barbecue
December 10, 2024
Ask any Texas barbecue joint owner what their most popular menu item is and they will probably say the two-meat plate. Those big, Instagram-friendly trays piled high with every type of smoked meat may get all the publicity, but a modest plate with two meats, two sides, pickles, onions and a slice of white bread is the profit-making workhorse for most neighborhood barbecue joints. To be sure, not every barbecue joint has the classic triumvirate of one-, two- and three-meat plates on the menu. Many stick to the butcher shop technique of ordering meats by the pound. Pinkerton’s Barbecue in Houston and San Antonio is famous for adhering to the meat market
