ChileRelleno

Bringing y'all a little Latin influenced flavors and ingredients. A nice blend of Sweet and Savory. Plantain and Grilled Chicken Fritters 4 boneless Chicken Thighs, grilled and chopped into bite sized pieces (works well with smoked pork belly cubes too) 4 ripe Plantains, chopped 1/2C Onion, minced 1/2C red Bell Pepper, minced 1/2C yellow Bell Pepper, minced 1 Jalapeno, minced 1T Garlic, minced 3T Butter / 4T Butter Salt, Cumin and Cayenne In a pan melt the 3T of butter, add in vegetables and spice to taste, saute till soft and just beginning to brown Boil plantains till soft, mash well

It starts here and ends here, my hands down favorites are the El Yucateco sauces, Red, Green and XXX. But there are still a lot of sauces that I like, e.g. I like all pretty much all the Tabasco sauces.

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Finished, Rested and Sliced An 8 hour cook brought it to an IT of 170°, it probed just about butter tender. Just the slightest resistance to the probe and it sliced real nice, fork tender, juicy goodness.

My youngest son had a special request for Sliced pork instead of Pulled. So I rubbed a boneless butt with extra love, bound it securely to help with even cooking and I'm determined to make him happy. It's in the smoker with Hickory at 245°-260°, aiming to pull at an IT of 170°. Here it is all prepped and ready. As usual, an early start requires a good breakfast. Huevos Rancheros con Tocino Freshly made refried beans Double thick weave of bacon spiced with Cayenne Three fresh eggs sunny side up Toasted tortillas More to come.

Tonight was a Mexican feast for the family to enjoy. No one walked away hungry, some barely walked away. Menu Guisado de Puerco con Tomatillo / Pork Stewed in Tomatilla sauce Mejillas Ahumadas y Estofadas / Smoked/Braised Beef Cheeks Arroz Mexicana / Mexican Rice Frijoles Pintos / Pinto Beans Tortillas de Maiz / Corn Tortillas Guisado de Puerco con Tomatillo Trimmed and cubed a 5lb pork butt Dredged cubes in seasoned flour Fried till well browned and set aside 3C Tomatillos, diced 2C Onions, diced 2T Garlic, minced 7oz Green Chiles, diced 7oz Salsa Verde 1 large Jalapeno, minced 1/2C Cila

Works for me too. One of my favorite Gun/Hunting stores has one of those on the front door.

Today I kept my smoker busy and myself too in the kitchen and on the patio. I went for broke with three entrées and a side. I had never heard of Shrimp Stuffed Mirlitons until the week before when BananaTom was looking to find some at our local restaurants. Somebody mentioned my name and proclivity for cooking and one thing leads to... Dinner! Boil Mirlitons for 45 minutes Cool and then scoop out flesh, leaving a 1/4" shell for stuffing Make the stuffing, fill the shells and bake at 350' for one hour Top with Parmesan Reggiano and finish till cheese melts and everything is golden Stuffing 1

Today I kept my smoker busy and myself too in the kitchen and on the patio. I went for broke with three entrées and a side. I'm posting these three in each one's respective sub-forum. Lamb, Pork and Non-Fish Seafood Herb Crusted Boneless Leg of Lamb One boneless leg lamb rubbed with a mix of, Seasoned Salt, Crushed Rosemary, Marjoram and Thyme steeped in EVOO Truss up securely for even cooking Smoked over Cherry at 275'-300' to an IT of 135' Let rest, cut the ties and sliced my into into a beautiful Med Rare succulence Dressed with a Cabernet/Shallot Sauce Money Shot Plated with Pork

Today I kept my smoker busy and myself too in the kitchen and on the patio. I went for broke with three entrées and a side. I'm posting these three in each one's respective sub-forum. Pork, Lamb and Non-Fish Seafood Pork Belly Burnt Ends Cube up a few pounds of fresh pork belly Rub and bag up to sit over night Lay them out for smoking while to pit comes to temp, 225'-250' with Cherry for smoke Smoked till I had a real nice color and an average IT of 155' Then I panned them, added more rub and BBQ sauce, covered and returned to the smoker About an hour covered and another hour uncovered Thes

South Western YardBird and Waffles Boneless Thighs around Cheese Stuffed Pablano Chile, Wrapped in Bacon Marinated in Achiote, Cayenne, Cumin, Garlic and Lime Corn Meal-n-Green Chile, Buttermilk Waffles Arroz Mexicana aka Mexican Rice Grilled Mango with Honey Cinnamon Glaze Sweet-n-Spicy Mango Salsa Start by marinating the yardbird overnight Then fire roast the Pablanos and skin/seed them, then stuff with cheese Roll deboned/marinated thigh around chile, and then wrap in bacon Toothpicks to hold bacon Smoke over a mix of 60:40 Cherry/Hickory, 275° till an IT of 150° in the stuffed chicken, an

So today counts my 49th trip around the Sun, and to celebrate I decide to smoke/grill some things I've been craving and wanting to try. Some serious Qview here, enjoy! :grilling_smilie: Menu Pork Belly Burnt Ends Moinks Atomic Buffalo Turds Seared Venison Medallions Garlic/Green Onion Mashed Taters Fresh Cucumber Slices Caramelized Pears with Almonds Pork Belly Burnt Ends Moinks Atomic Buffalo Turds Seared Venison Medallions Caramelized Pears with Almonds Money Shots

Found some really nice extra thick and meaty Loin Chops at Costco yesterday, I knew right away they were meant for my smoker/grill. Menu Loin Chops, Extra Thick with the Full Treatment Oven Roasted New Potatoes Green Bean Almondine Casserole Sauteed Portabellas, Peppers, Onions in Spiced Butter The Chops Made an Apple Juice/Apple Vinegar Brine, with brown sugar and salt and brined them for 12 hours. Then a rinse and dry before a good dusting of a homemade savory rub. Before laying them down over Cherry in the smoker they got a good Apple juice spritzing. 225°-250° for about 1.5 hours brough

And the finale!

Southwest Avocado Salad

Out of the smoker Into the foil to braise Look at those beans. 4 cans Northerns 1/2 stick of butter 1C Bacon, chopped 1 Onion, chopped coarse

Adam's Rib? Nope, big beef ribs are on today's lunch menu. Put these into the smoker at 0500am, a tray of Northern beans went in under'em to catch the drippings. Three hour smoke over Hickory at 275°-300°, then will go into foil with beef broth to braise for 2-3 hours more. Gonna make a Southwestern Avocado salad later to go with those. Getting up at 0400am to get the smoker fired up and meat to room temp requires a good breakfast afterwards. Eggs over loaded hashbrowns... YUM!

Menu Fresh King Mackerel Two Ways with Pineapple/Apple Salsa Grilled Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Cranberry Almond Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette Grilled Steaks with Blackened Seasoning Grilled Fillets in Foil with Butter/Blackened Seasoning Grilled Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Pineapple/Apple Salsa 1 large can Crushed Pineapple, drained 1 Jazz Apple, chopped fine 2 cans Rotel, original 1/2 Green Bell Pepper, chopped fine 2T Brown sugar 1t Seasoned salt Mix well and let sit for a few hours in the fridge Money Shot

Saturday we spent the day enjoying the great outdoors, we went fishing on the Gulf State Park Pier in Gulf Shores, AL. It was a great day of fishing, except for the AM rains it was gorgeous, and bountiful too as the fish were hungry.. Full report here, http://www.gulfshorespierfishing.com/f28/saturday-july-1st-17-a-14314/ So the family all wanted the Spanish macks cooked up first, and I felt like experimenting with something new. So I rummaged through the pantry and fridge and cam up with a tasty new recipe. It needs maybe a minor tweak or two, but it's pretty good as is. Next time I'll on

Cast Iron/Smoked Venison Today I decided to try a different method for my favorite Venison & Bacon. I did it all in cast iron but used my smoker for heat/smoke. Heavily seasoned venison with coarse salt and coarse black pepper Half a pound of bacon, strips halved and half a large onion chopped Heat smoker on high, add some mesquite and get the smoke right Heat cast iron skillet as hot as possible, cook bacon and onions, remove and set aside Add venison to bacon grease and sear well, rub that meat around and pick up all the bacon bits and stuck-on flavor Plate venison and add bacon-n

Ah, someone else who appreciates the related chemistry of the brain and cooking. Yes, REAL chile never knew a bean or tomato, and there are several Options in this recipe. Real chile never knew brown sugar or chocolate either, but I always use them in this recipe. Well, if I know that a majority of judges in a competition like beans in their chile, or I'm entered in a category such as Texas Style Chile, then I'm going to put beans in my chile. Same goes if I'm cooking for a bunch gringos, and if for a large group I need to stretch the recipe, I'm adding beans and likely the base too

Asian influences in the kitchen tonight. Another feast from the Gulf, more fresh Spadefish gracing the table. Menu Fried Spades in a Soy Ginger/Garlic Sauce Baby Bok Choy in Oyster Sauce Cucumber/Zucchini Salad in Soy Ginger/Lime Pork/Shrimp Spring Rolls Fish Whole fish or fillets, pat dry, salt well, lightly dredge in flour Deep fry till golden and flaky Soy Ginger/Garlic Sauce 1.5C Water 8T Soy sauce 3T Fish sauce 2T Sriracha Chile Garlic sauce 1T Sesame oil 2T Sugar 1/2C fresh Ginger, finely chopped 1/4C Garlic, minced 1/8C Lemongrass, minced Prep all wet ingredients and sugar, mix wel

My younger son Nate and I fished one of our local hangouts for a Fishing Tournament. The 3rd Annual Bryan Bennett Memorial Fishing Tournament held on the Gulf State Pier in Gulf Shores, AL. It was a beautiful day for fishing and hobnobbing with friends and acquaintances, it was also a slow yet productive day of fishing. We didn't win any prizes, but we took home a cooler full of tasty fish. Pretty slow day for most of the Tourney species categories, but some others cooperated. Mainly Atlantic Spadefish, what we call saltwater Bream. Great fight for it's size, very powerful fish,and it just

Already scrubbed. So far, all I see scrubbed is FB, the WaPo article is still good. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/2017/live-updates/public-safety/updates-shooting-at-congressional-baseball-practice-in-virginia/acquaintance-describes-campaigning-for-sanders-with-hodgkinson/?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.b5b6a9ac425c

His FB page was just deleted. Everything else will be too, we've seen it happen before, especially when they don't fit the Leftist Agenda. And this guy was no innocent angel, he has a longer arrest record than the vast majority of the population. http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article156065789.html Current political views http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/06/scalise-shooter-obsessed-trump-russia-conspiracy-trump-traitor-time-destroy-trump-co/