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Made a nice, extra large, Stuffed Cornbread aka Mexican Cornbread.

Preheat oven to 400'F

Triple standard recipe of cornbread batter, careful not to over mix it.
Add in 1 15oz can whole kernel sweet corn and two 7oz cans of diced Green Chiles added to batter.

Brown 1.5# of hamburger and 1# of Chorizo together
Halfway through add
1 large onion, chopped
1 7oz can diced Green Chiles
1 15oz can Black Beans
1 10oz can Rotel, cilantro/lime, chile fixins or hot
2t Cumin and Oregano

Grease an extra large disposable aluminum pan, e.g. 13x10x2 or similar, I like WallyWorld's extra large Lasagna pans.
Grease pan with whatever you like, I use bacon grease for added flavor.

Cover bottom of pan with half the batter
Evenly layer meat mixture
Add a thick layer of shredded cheese
Cover with rest of batter

Bake 45 mins, pull add cheese to top, return and bake another 15 minutes

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Bacon + Venison = Lunch! Venison backstrap medallions, salt & cajun spice, wrap in bacon. Very hot skillet of olive oil, cook till bacon is crisp. All my venison came out medium or just a tad und

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This seems to be pretty popular topic on many sites, lets give it a go. I'll start with today's lunch.       Salted & Seared Venison Tenderloin, medium rare Caramelized onions with lots of ga

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Better late than never, but I've been working. I simply poked some cloves in it and globbed some crushed pineapple on it. I didn't have any slices so I made do. Into the Camp Chef with Apple pellets and a few hours later... voilà!

So tender and juicy.

 

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Oh, Yeah! I forgot. This was delivered the day the forum went down. Camp Chef SmokePro DLX, and I'm loving it! 

 

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Baby Back Ribs this weekend.....

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Boiled Cabbage, Potatoes, Onions, Carrots And Some Pig Meat.  Yumm yumm.  Actually pretty good.  smile.png

 

Edited:  No Pig Meat.  Will Use Chicken Instead.  No Potatoes either.  Will Use Brown Rice.

 

More editing and an explanation.  Doing some research for a book idea.  USN sailing ship era.  Everything was boiled.

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Blueberry Upside Down Cake

 

Vegetable oil/Butter for greasing pan
1 ⅓ cup sugar, divided
3 cups Blueberries
2 large eggs
Finely grated zest of 1 large Orange or Lemon
⅔ cup orange juice
⅔ cup olive oil (not extra virgin) or sunflower oil
½ cup regular or instant Polenta
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and then line base of a 9-inch-square cake pan with baking parchment, and grease the parchment.

 

Sprinkle 1/3 cup sugar over base of pan, sprinkle about 1/4 cup brown sugar over regular sugar and then cover evenly with blueberries.

In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs, 1 cup sugar and orange zest. Whisk until pale and thick.

Add orange juice and oil, and whisk until blended.

In a separate bowl, whisk together Polenta, flour, baking powder and salt.

Add flour mixture to egg mixture, whisking until smooth. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake for about 45 to 1 hour+, until golden brown and springy to the touch, and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool cake on a rack for about 5 minutes.

Carefully invert cake onto a serving plate, and slowly peel off parchment paper.

Serve warm or at room temperature.

 

Optional: Glaze
3/4 C Powdered sugar, add milk 2T at a time and whisk to desired thickness.

Pour over cake and let set.

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I found some bone-in loin cut Country Style Ribs for a good price, and I picked up 6#s.

They're currently in a classic Cherry Dr. Pepper brine.
Going to brine for 6hrs, dry and then rub.

Smoke over Apple wood at 225'-240'F till IT of 130'F
Then transfer to grill and get a good char on them, finally a glaze of SBR and IT around 150'-160'F

 

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I also grabbed 3#s Conecuh Hot/Spicy sausage, they get smoked and grilled too.

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And lastly I've three nice eggplants, they'll get sliced and grilled with butter and garlic.

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For those of you searching for that highly elusive, crispy and oh so delicious, smoked chicken skin, there are a few ways to go about it.
You can go into the smoker with very dry skin, high heat 350'-375', and get it right... Sometimes.
You can smoke for awhile and then finish on the grill* (*one of my favorite methods) or in the oven.
Or
You can also cook it on the grill start to finish, with smoke, which is another favorite method of mine.
To do it this way you can use an A-MAZE-N smoke tube or tray, or just toss wood chips/chunks onto a nice hot spot.

I used the latter method today because I wanted to infuse with fresh Sage for the latter part of the cook.
Mesquite and Sage combined with the seasonings made for some freaking fabulously tasty yardbird.

A bunch of fresh thighs moderately slathered with EVOO, and then generously rubbed with a super secret blend.
I let that sit for about six hours before hitting the upper rack on my CharBroil Tru-Infrared Commercial 5 burner.

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I then parted my grates/emitters making a hotspot, and placed handfuls of mesquite chips to provide smoke.
It is a very effective method for me.

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Nearly ready, stopped smoking, removed chicken and laid down a bed of fresh Sage.
Place chicken on Sage and finish over high heat to an IT of 170'.

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Put some cob sweet corn down on the grill to accompany the chicke, and whipped up a batch of Arroz Mexicana.

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It is all your fault Chile!  Keep it coming.  Lunch today was supposed to be at about 3 pm since supposedly I am eating 4 or 5 very small meals daily.  We all were out in the Garden.  Raised Beds.  No back aches.  The baby stuff got picked and NEVER made it inside the house.  Yumm yumm.

 

Including ... baby asparagus, carrots, onions plus some succulents that were never identified.   A good lunch.  Then because it might storm this afternoon, (rare in SW OR USA) we then gathered up under the shade trees which are now quite shady and had decaf iced tea with lemon and honey.

 

Let the sweat dry in the cool breeze.  The sound of the winds through the pines and fir trees.  The nearly tame birds came around for a hand out.  The nearly tame deer just looked on.  The wild turkeys were in the woods.  We could see and hear them.  No wild hogs thank goodness.  Life is good. :)

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About to hit the smoker right now!

A 9.5# bone-in Boston Butt and two 3# Chuckies

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Meat Meets Marinade and Rub

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Second layer of rub applied to Butt and ready to hit the smoker.
Chuckies drained and ready.

 

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Five hours in, just spritzed with a 50/50 Apple/Pineapple juice blend.

 

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The Chucks hit 190' about 1300.
I removed them and let'em rest for a little over an hour.
Then I cubed, sauced and returned them to smoker to finish.

 

I add a generous amount of rub, approx 5T +/-.
Then a very generous amount of your favorite BBQ sauce.
And lastly, add approx 1C of your favorite Cola, I'll be using Cherry Dr. Pepper.
Mix well to cover meat thoroughly.
Wrap pan tightly with aluminum foil, and then back into the smoker for a few hours until they glaze over really well and are melt in your mouth tender.


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Done!I stood there with a toothpick, shoving pieces into my mouth, then I remembered I needed to share with my family.IMG_20170506_172402282_zps6c9nkuib.jpgIMG_20170506_172439396_zpslmfy0fvz.jpg

You sir have a big problem! And that problem is you do not live next door to me !

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Done!

 

I stood there with a toothpick, shoving pieces into my mouth, then I remembered I needed to share with my family.

 

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You, Sir, are a master torturer.

 

...but I just made Kansas City steaks and caramelized onions with fried potatoes and fresh corn. Cast iron is your friend. I started it off in a cast iron skillet with a bit of bacon grease and sweet cream butter in the bottom of the pan. Added salt, black pepper, garlic and a bit of marjoram to the steak and potatoes wile cooking. No food porn shots, but I'm now officially "fat and happy" for the evening!

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I used to do my Garlic Studded / Herb Crusted Pork Roast in the oven.
http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/253270/herb-crusted-garlic-studded-pork-roast

Been awhile since I cooked one, and today I saw Jeff's Herbed Pork Loin in the newsletter, so next thing I know I'm at Costco.
A beautiful whole Pork Loin, a few pounds of Langostino tails, a Cheesecake and Mother's Day Dinner for my wife and MiL is in the bag.

Menu
Garlic/Herb Crusted, Applewood Smoked Pork Loin
Langostino Etouffee over Rice
Fresh Green Bean with Onion
Cheesecake

The Pork
Cut Loin in half, trim fat and silver skin, square it off
Score it for extra nooks and crannies to let all the garlic/herbs take hold
Salt and Onion powder, minced garlic and a Herb rubbed into scoring
Fresh Lemon Thyme, fresh Rosemary and Italian Oregano minced and combined with EVOO
Truss with twine, wrap and refigerate overnight

A garden full of fresh herbs is a wonderful thing

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And lets look at the pork

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Lots more pics to come, jump in and hang on, cause you know I always give a good ride

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Langostino Etouffee

Basic etouffee sauce
1 stick of butter
1 large Onion, diced
1-2 sticks of Celery, diced
1 Bell pepper, diced
1T Garlic, minced
1T Cajun spice blend
1T Red Pepper, crushed - season to taste
1-2T Flour
.5-1 C water

Butter in sauce pan, cook until it just starts to turn color
add veggies and cook till soft
add Cajun spice
combine flour water, add half to pan and simmer
add more/less depending on the consistency you desire

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Now here is where I'm going off the reservation
I'm not adding the Langostino directly to the sauce as I've a family member coming who has a shellfish allergy.

The Langostino will be dredged in seasoned flour and fried till just golden, and then added to each plate.

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Etouffee will be served over white rice.

Fresh Green Beans with Onion and Bacon

Fresh green beans with onion and bacon
Salt to taste
Sauteed in 50/50 EVOO/bacon grease

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The Pork!  The Swine is Truly Divine!

This really came out good.
I pulled it at 142', tented it and let it rest while I sauteed the green beans and fried the Langostino.
My MiL declared the pork the winner.
But my Wife declared the etouffee her new favorite thing I cook, she went back for seconds of it.
I noticed she grabbed another small piece of pork too   Thumbs Up

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Money Shots

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And we can't forget Dessert

 

Cheesecake drizzled with Chocolate

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