when my wife and i first started going out we use to camp alot on the beach. i really believe that she can cook better around a campfire that in the kitchen. we use to live on this. it was cheap and cooking it camping was killer. alot of ways you can mix it up by changing what goes in it. girl scout stew by mrs spark (except i am making it).
cut up potatoes, carrots, onion and garlic. i put into a ziploc w/ only desert gold. in other ziploc i cut up steak and added DDSR only. shakey, shakey.
meat first then veges w/ butter in a foil boat.
onto #36 @ 325º
flipped it once or twice. and wa la. girl scout stew. this is good stuff when your camping on the beach w/ a bottle of wine a a loaf of french bread.
stir it up and your ready to go. it was real juicy and tasty. alot of good flavors.
I dusted them with some Soileau’s and Yardbird and carefully worked some under the skin.
The birds sat in the fridge soaking up some flavor while I went to work on creating a yummy side dish to sit with them on the Weber.
On to the fire with some Cherry pellets and red peppers stuff with Quinoa, grilled corn, scallions, roasted garlic, diced tomatoes, cilantro, ground black pepper, Kosher salt and a bit of wine. And, that’s an apple roasting and catching some smoke for a bit of dessert later.
Twenty minutes before the birds were done, I mopped one with Roasted Raspberry Chipolte Sauce. Since I had never tried this sauce before I elected to mop just one.
And here’s the finished product! I chose to try the hen with the Raspberry Chipolte. It was a party on my taste buds with a wonderful combination of heat and sweet. The bird was moist and tender with a delightfully light aroma and taste of smoke. The stuffed peppers were fabulous with a bit of crunch from the Quinoa and a smoky flavor that permeated all threw the stuffing.
For FD I had to come up with my own menu. I picked an old favorite, Tacos al Carbone. This was from a recipe that originated in Houston, TX, so I am told. I marinated two small skirt steaks in a marinade of soy sauce, lots of garlic, and a bit of vodka to help tenderize the meat, and then fired up the MAK and seared them on the grill grates. Since they were on the "thin side", it didn't take too long. I made a Rotel cheese sauce with Rotel Original Diced Tomatoes and Green Chiles, Velvetta cheese, and some Mexican Cheese Dip. I always make too much Rotel cheese sauce because it is great in or on an omlette, or spread on an English muffin in the morning. I also made some guacamole using Guy Fieri's recipe from his cooking show. I also chopped green onions and more tomato to dress my taco. For dessert I made some ice cream earl;eir in the day using a flavored coffee creamer (in this case "Cinnabon"). I drizzled some L'Ecole No. 41 Chocolate Merlot Sauce (from the Walla Walla Valley) over the ice cream. And yes, it was rich! (I'm worth it). Here are the photos.
Starting dessert in the ice cream maker.
Ingredients for Guy Fieri’s guacamole.
Rotel cheese sauce ingredients.
Cooked and sliced marinated skirt steak.
Flour tortilla warming on the griddle.
Sliced steak on the flour tortilla, ready to be rolled up.
Plated and ready to eat.
Member of the clean plate club means I get dessert.
My Bobsled Chickens (a spin on Chris Lilly's loaf pan chicken) were a major bust. Tops were burned, and bottom boiling in fat and still in the 140s. Into the trash they go..
Time for a quick huddle.
Leftover Wagyu!
Some Artisan whole grain bread from the Farmer's Market.
MAK is 300° hot, so let's make a sammich smasher out of it. (foil wrap some firebricks)
Assembled.
Spray some Butter PAM on the bricks and mash it together.
Had my Father, Father In Law, Brother along with kids and spouses over for a Fathers Day Feast... Cooked some Korobuta Baby Backs, Waygu Short Ribs and 3 different Sausages...
Nice Marble
Rubbed the Ribs with some mustard glue some Little Louies and Obie Cues...Short Ribs and Sausage where CT glue with the same rub as the Baby Backs. The plain half rack was for the kids, it was a quality rack from Sams Club with just a CT rub.
On to the MAK on smoke 45min then 275
After a couple hours..
Foiled after 2.5hrs
After 45min back on the MAK
Had some corn going on the Weber, Threw the Ribs and Short Ribs on for a quick sear..
Been crazy busy at work and haven't even touched a cooker in almost 2 weeks so when my wife asked me what I wanted to do for fathers day, I think you can guess the answer! Kept it simple though just had a hankering for Ribs and the scalloped potatoes they serve at Flemings steak house. So here we go-
Got a rack of Baby Backs and hit it with Frenchs, Cimmaron Docs, and Little Louies with pepper
Onto the MAK running @275 on BBQers delight Hickory
Made up the taters, thin sliced russets, heavy cream, leeks, jalapenos, and jack and cheddar cheese. Onto the MAK covered in foil for about an hour.
Ribs are done, Hit them with a light coating of 17th street sauce.
Crank up the MAK to 375 to finish off the potatoes topped with a little more cheese
Taters done
Ribs sliced up, I took them to almost falling off the bone because its Father's day and sometimes I like them that way!
Dinner is served
This came out great and it was just what the doctor ordered! Loved the potatoes almost exactly like they do at Flemings so that was an added bonus.
The Plan: Hang by the pool, drink cold ones, keep the smoker running.
A little brunch to get things started. You can put just about anything you want into the eggs. Today was just smoked sausage, onions, and a little seasoning.
On to the MAK @300 for about an hour, cheese was added towards the end.
This was a great way to get started! The eggs were very moist, all infused with pepper goodness.
I had already prepped a couple of chickens. EVOO, Desert Gold, & Little Louis for rub. Also made a mix of the above and injected all over under the skin. On to the MAK at 275.
At 145IT, the heat was cranked to 400. I let the Pellet Boss handle this while I worked on the pool and cold one thingie. The chickens were pulled at 165IT.
Meanwhile some leftover brisket was simmering covered on the MAK with a little broth and onions. This was pulled and into the warming drawer before the heat went up to 400 on the chickens.
Some sweet corn was grilled while the chicken rested. Earlier I had blistered some jalapenos and made jalapeno butter for the corn.
Chicken, brisket fajitas, sweet corn, fresh fruit, oh we had homemade cole slaw too, that will have to go on the next plate!
While everybody dug in peach & blueberry cobbler was put on the smoker at 325 until nice and golden.
Store pre-mix, add your own fruit and smoker...usually we get this at Cabelas, made do with local grocery store mix this time...was still great! Buried on my list is finding a good scratch recipe. It's hard to beat the pre-mix for simplicity. Now if I could just get Carter to ship fruit direct to me