With football season in full swing, you’re sure to be representing for your favorite team and celebrating the start of football season. For true fans, tailgating is as much – or more fun than the actual game. Stand out in your next stadium outing with some unique grilling recipes that embrace America’s favorite sport and use Knob Creek Bourbon.

Celebrity Chef Michael Symon has created some great recipes that are sure to please everyone and can all be cooked right on the grill – the highlight of every tailgate! Here we bring you a couple of recipes, and, if staying home,  the best way to prepare your next ‘Old Fashioned.’

Grilled Ribeye with Knob Creek Bourbon BBQ Sauce | Recipe by Chef Michael Symon

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Recipe Serves: 4

Ingredients
4 Ribeye Steaks
Olive Oil
Applewood Chips for Smoking

Preparation
Season your steaks liberally on both sides with the dry rub. (You can do this step up to a day ahead of time)
Heat your grill with charcoal on only one side of the grill. You are aiming for a temperature of 300 degrees inside the grill. When the charcoal is hot, add the wood chips on top.
Drizzle the steaks with olive oil and place them on the non-charcoal side of the grill.
Put the lid down and don’t touch for 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes, move the steaks over to the hot side and char them on both sides, 1-2 minutes per side.
At the last minute before the steaks come off the grill, brush them with the Knob Creek Bourbon BBQ sauce.
Remove to a platter.
Serve with any remaining Knob Creek Bourbon BBQ sauce.

Dry Rub

Ingredients
1 ½ Tablespoons Kosher Salt
Freshly Ground Black Pepper
2 Teaspoons Sugar
½ Teaspoon Coriander
½ Teaspoon Smoked Paprika

Preparation
Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl and stir to combine.
Set aside

Knob Creek Bourbon BBQ Sauce

Ingredients
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1 Small Onion
3 Cloves Garlic
½ Teaspoon Smoked Paprika
½ Teaspoon Chili Flakes
1 Tablespoon Tomato Paste
½ Cups Knob Creek Bourbon
1, 15 oz. Can Tomato Sauce
2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
2 Tablespoons Mustard
¼ Cup Molasses
1 ½ Teaspoons Kosher Salt
Freshly Ground Black Pepper
2 Tablespoons Sherry Vinegar

Preparation
Place a sauce pot over medium heat.
When the pan is hot, add the olive oil, onion and garlic with a pinch of salt.
Cook, stirring occasionally until the onion and garlic become tender and aromatic.
Add the paprika, chili flakes and tomato paste and cook for an additional 30 seconds.
Remove the pan from the heat and add the Knob Creek Bourbon.
Mix, scraping the bottom of the pan then place back over low heat.
Add the tomato sauce, brown sugar, mustard, molasses and cook, stirring occasionally for 30 minutes.
Puree and then set aside.

Grilled Knob Creek Rye Whiskey Pork Meatballs on Skewers | Recipe by Celebrity Chef Michael Symon

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Recipe Serves: 6

Ingredients:
Olive Oil for Drizzling
8-inch Bamboo skewers
1 Lime
1½ lbs. Ground Pork
¼ Cup of Knob Creek Rye Whiskey
2 Lemongrass Stalks
2 Small Shallots
2 Cloves Garlic
¼ Cup Fresh Cilantro
2 Tablespoons Chopped Mint
3 Green Onions
1-Inch Piece Ginger
1 Small Jalapeno
1 Small Carrot
2 Tablespoons Fish Sauce
1 Teaspoon Ground Coriander
1 Teaspoon Coarse Salt
Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Preparation
Preheat the grill to medium heat.
In a mixing bowl, mix together the pork, Knob Creek Rye Whiskey, shallots, garlic, cilantro, mint, green onion, ginger, jalapeño, carrot, fish sauce, coriander, salt and pepper. This can be done 1 day ahead of time and kept in the refrigerator like this or formed into meatballs.
Begin forming the meatballs using a rounded T of the meat mixture, then rolling in meatballs.
Set on a sheet tray while you form the remaining meatballs.
When all of the meatballs are formed, place 2 on each skewer towards the top.
Flatten slightly with the palm of your hand for more even cooking, then drizzle with olive oil and place on your preheated grill.
Cook until nicely grill marked and cooked though, about 3 minutes per side.
Remove and place on a platter.
Serve with a squeeze of lime.

Knob Creek Maple Old Fashioned
Created by Celebrity Chef Michael Symon

INGREDIENTS:
– Pinch of Raw Sugar
– Orange Peel
– 3 Dashes Bitters
– 1 1/2 parts Knob Creek Smoked Maple Bourbon
– 1 part Calvados Boulard Apple Brandy

METHOD:
1. Drop a pinch of raw sugar, orange peel, and 3 dashes bitters into a rocks glass and muddle.
2. Add Knob Creek Smoked Maple Bourbon and Calvados Boulard Apple Brandy and stir with ice.