What did I cook this weekend.....

[unionrdr]

OK, here's the before & after shot of the pit bbq'd turkey. Damn cell phone didn't work as good today?...
At 1 hour, 35 minutes;


Looks like a 2MP cell camera is only good outside in the daylight!...

 

[Gavin C]

Very similar to Thanksgiving Spread.

Rotisserie Turkey with bread sage and raisin stuffing


Spuds and Purple Sweet potatoes with Garlic and Rosemary roasted in Duck Fat


Roast Brussel Sprouts with Brown Sugar, Salt, Pepper and EV olive oil.


No effort yellow sweet potatoes.


Ham (store bought)


Desert was Store bought Christmas Pudding and ice-cream (no pictures so thankfully for my coronary arteries' sake it must never have happened)

Stock Image to give you an idea what I'm describing

 

[podz]

I'm liking the frequent appearance of brussel sprouts here lately. I eat them at least once a week, normally fried with butter and creme fraiche.

 

[applescrap]

@gavin nice! That turkey looks perfect. The whole meal looks awesome

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Some prime rib yesterday with smashed potatoes and Brussels sprouts.

I think I just had a foodgasm! Well done! (see what I did there? )

Everybody is just KILLIN' IT with their holiday feasts!
Regards, GF.

 

[JonM]

Well, I did it. I grilled a dinner of nothing but beets, carrots, and Brussels sprouts. Then I took the hot coals from the kettle and dumped them into the WSM to get it going for an overnight pork butt cook.

In the meantime, SWMBO and I went out for a special birthday dinner a couple days ago. She had some leftover fabulous ribeye and told me I should have it. So I sliced it up super thin and tossed it in a skillet with scrambled eggs (like I need a heavy breakfast this time of year, but it was SOOOOOO good!)

 

[unionrdr]

When we were younger, I used to do something like that with leftover London Broil & lobster legs from our anniversary dinner for breakfast the next morning. Slice the leftover beef thinly & braise a bit in any leftover juices, or a lil beef bullion. Use the meat from the lobster legs in scrambled eggs with hash browns on the side. If there was any champagne or wine left, I'd use that to braise the beef in & reduce the resulting drippings.

 

[bob1852]

Anyway, when the neck was partly cooked, & thus now removable

I still don't get it. Every one of the 100s of turkeys I've cooked, the neck has been removable when it's raw...

 

[unionrdr]

This young, 12.71lb turkey sat in the fridge for a couple days thawing. Darn inside was still a block of ice! I had to bbq it a while to thaw it & remove. Pouring water through it wouldn't thaw it out enough. Otherwise, the turkey wouldn't have taken 6 hours low-n-slow to cook through. But man, even the fat under the skin around the bottom of the bird turned into super juicy meat butter! I cut the remaining meat off the carcass just now, chopping the carcass itself into smaller pieces to make stock with, bones,skin & all. Lots of smoky flavor in the skin. Put it in a new Tupperware bowl my wife bought to store in the fridge till I can make stock in the next couple days.

 

[bob1852]

Ah, gotcha. Yeah, that cavity can turn into a block of ice!

 

[unionrdr]

It seems like it's always the last part to thaw! A fresh turkey of the same size would've been done in some 3 hours...

 

[Jaybird]

11 # prime rib. Ribs cut, tied back on and seasoned to perfection! Slow roasted for 4.5 hours to 135 rested... YUMMY!

Cheers
Jay

 

[podz]

11 # prime rib. Ribs cut, tied back on and seasoned to perfection! Slow roasted for 4.5 hours to 135 rested... YUMMY!

Cheers
Jay

God, I wish they sold prime rib here in Finland. Truth is that all valuable cuts are sent south to Germany where they have real steakhouses. Us forest people can't appreciate a real steak...

 

[JonM]

Man, that sucks. Sounds like you have to make friends with a cattle rancher.

 

[passedpawn]

I pouched duck thighs, duck breasts, chicken thighs, salmon, pork loin steaks, and a ribeye with duck fat and cooked them overnight sous vide. Now they're going into fridge for a few months to ripen. Pics this Easter.

 

[LakesideBrewing]

Christmas Leftovers: Porchetta and crispy skin, on rice noodles with pork broth, and braised carrots.

 

[Remmy]

NY Strip and baked potatoes with broccoli, bacon and cheese. And a home brew Nelson Sauvin dry-hopped saison home brew off of the kegerator.

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Chipotle-lime butter on the steak.

 

[schematix]

I just cooked up a leftover 14lb thxgiving hen, mashed sweet potatoes, creamed spinach, and mushroom gravy.

Easily one of the driest turkeys I've ever had. Cooked to 162 in less than 3 hours at 325. Wasn't a drop of moisture in the drip pan and the cutting board was basically dry too.

Sides were all nailed but the turkey sucked so bad the whole meal wasn't even worth a picture!

 

[Psylocide]

When your pregnant wife wants potstickers and chicken salad sandwiches, you make potstickers and chicken salad sandwiches.

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[Gavin C]

When your pregnant wife wants potstickers and chicken salad sandwiches, you make potstickers and chicken salad sandwiches.
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Really impressive especially the dumpling pastry.

All looks really delicious.

 

[ChefRex]

When your pregnant wife wants potstickers and chicken salad sandwiches, you make potstickers and chicken salad sandwiches.

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Potstickers, WANT!

 

[Psylocide]

Potstickers, WANT!

Oh and before I get 'well actuallyed' by anyone, I did not fry/steam these per the authentic cooking method.

I pre cooked the pork mixture and fried the 'dumplings' for a short time in hot oil.

Probably going to die now.

 

[ChefRex]

Oh and before I get 'well actuallyed' by some ********, I did not fry/steam these per the authentic cooking method.

I pre cooked the pork mixture and fried the 'dumplings' for a short time in hot oil.

Probably going to die now.

Pan fry or deep fry? Working on getting over you irrational fear of deep frying but only outside.

 

[Psylocide]

Pan fry or deep fry? Working on getting over you irrational fear of deep frying but only outside.

Technically it's deep fried. Had enough oil in the pan to submerge half, flip once and it's good. A monthly staple around here.

 

[applescrap]

potstickers, want!:d

+1

 

[Gavin C]

Simple stuff to pair with seemingly never ending turkey/ham/stuffing leftovers.
Always a crowd pleaser

 

[applescrap]

@gavin thanks for showing us how it's done! That looks so good I didn't know you could buy duck fat? You buy it in jars? last year at Christmas my mom gave me this Hamilton Beach breakfast machine I was so mad at her this was the kind of stuff that she buys that is making her broke. That night I went home and put egg in it and rolls and prime rib. And there the love story begins. Often I will just olive oil the top and bottom and cook two eggs with cheese today I used leftover ham on the bottom egg and cheese on top. These are become so popular they have a double one now

 

[applescrap]

This

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[Stillraining]

I can tell your all speachless.

 

[slym2none]

That does not look appetizing to my eyes...