What did I cook this weekend.....

[AzOr]

You need to watch Matt's OffRoad Recovery on YouTube! They occasionally stick their lunch on the exhaust manifold....

Harvested 3.28 pounds of jerky from 6 pounds of 93/7 ground beef. Filled 2 half gallon jars and 1 quart jar, all vacuum-sealed now and good til it gets opened. AND so tasty.

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Ha! I do watch that channel. I prefer the old crew with Trevor etc.
That jerky looks delicious. I need to try making some. I've only made the regular, whole cut jerky, not the ground type.

 

[Temptd2]

Ha! I do watch that channel. I prefer the old crew with Trevor etc.
That jerky looks delicious. I need to try making some. I've only made the regular, whole cut jerky, not the ground type.

Yeah, we liked the old crew but the new crew has really grown on us and the quality of the video editing has definitely improved!

Our dentist told KOTC to quit eating "regular" jerky because it was really wearing on his molars and TMJ - so we started making this ground beef stuff. Easier to chew but every bit as tasty!

 

[BongoYodeler]

Grilling a couple of boneless ribeye steaks for dinner.

 

[Temptd2]

Grilling a couple of boneless ribeye steaks for dinner.View attachment 846663

That's a familiar-looking Weber gas grill! We bought ours in 2009 and it's never missed a beat. It's seen plenty of use over the years too and survived 4 moves, so far!

 

[BongoYodeler]

That's a familiar-looking Weber gas grill! We bought ours in 2009 and it's never missed a beat. It's seen plenty of use over the years too and survived 4 moves, so far!

Yes, they do seem to be built quite well. We bought this one summer of 2015 when we bought this house. The Weber has been rock-solid, no complaints at all. I also bought the natural gas conversion option since there was a gas line that was run to the back patio when the house was built in 1995. Shortly after we moved in I started brewing, and when I purchased my Blichmann burner I included the conversion kit for that too. That allows me to biab on the patio and not have to mess with tank fill ups or exchanges.

 

[Rodent]

Dinner last night - slow roasted chicken breasts and baker spuds on the Big Green Egg. Cook temp was 250F until breasts hit inside temp of 170F (about an hour) The spuds stayed on about another 20-30 minutes until they were done. I'd have started these earlier than the chicken if I didn't have a conflict in the middle of the cooking.

Chicken was perfect and tender/juicy as a Costco rotisserie chicken. I had dry brined for 2 hours with coarse sea salt and fresh ground black pepper - my favorite for chicken and Oak lump charcoal

 

[Rish]

Beef cheek stew braised in red wine. Pretty good! Should have cleaned the plate for presentation.

 

[OleBrewing]

Tri tip and Sunday burgers

 

[OleBrewing]

site must be malfunctioning photos will not upload.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

You know that most hotels have microwaves.
Are you staying here?
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It’s in the lobby, and I had hurt my back. BTW, this place looks good for taking a break from idiots! it

 

[Rodent]

Babybacks

I use hickory on babybacks, and usually add a chunk of cherry to add some complexity to the smoke flavor and enhance the smoke ring colors. got sidetracked while grabbing the wood chunks, so only hickory for this outing

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

site must be malfunctioning photos will not upload.

I've been having the same problem for days @TxBrew

 

[Temptd2]

Oooo, Merry, sorry about your back. That's miserable I'm sure. Been there too but knock on wood it has been YEARS since I've had a back issue.... OK hope I didn't jinx myself on that one....

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Oooo, Merry, sorry about your back. That's miserable I'm sure. Been there too but knock on wood it has been YEARS since I've had a back issue.... OK hope I didn't jinx myself on that one....

Oh, don’t jinx yourself is right! Some extra trips to the chiropractor have helped a lot, and it’s finally getting noticeably better, and I need to be good because I’m past due for a brew day for a competition and Big Brew Day is just around the corner.

 

[YeastFeast]

Chicken Creole!
Grilled the chicken then combined.

 

[Temptd2]

Oh man that just made my mouth water ferociously.

 

[BongoYodeler]

Oh man that just made my mouth water ferociously.

Oh yeah, mine too!!

 

[Temptd2]

@YeastFeast will you share your recipe? I have some chickpea "rice" - garlic and olive oil flavor - that I might like to try with that!

 

[YeastFeast]

@YeastFeast will you share your recipe? I have some chickpea "rice" - garlic and olive oil flavor - that I might like to try with that!

Hey, here you go...

Creole

Make ahead of time:
2 cups chicken stock
rice
shrimp or chicken

The rest:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup diced onions (about 1 medium)
1/2 cup diced celery (about 2 stalks)
1/2 cup diced green bell pepper (about 1 medium)
1 tablespoon minced garlic (about 3 medium cloves)
1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes
.75 t papaya sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 bay leaves
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions (optional)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 lg pinch sugar
Ketchup - up to a 1/4 cup as needed

Directions:
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions, celery, and green peppers and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables start to soften, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Stir in tomatoes, stock, hot sauce, worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, sugar, white pepper and thyme. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Simmer until sauce slightly thickens, about 20 minutes.

Add butter and stir until completely melted. Add ketchup (up to 1/4 c as needed to thicken). Toss grilled shrimp or chicken in for a minute or two. Remove from heat and stir in parsley and green onions (optional). Season with salt, pepper, and additional hot sauce to taste.

Add water & corn starch as needed for additional thickening.

 

[Temptd2]

Oh that sounds wonderful and easy enough to make keto-style. Thank you!

Sometimes Sam's Club here takes the leftover rotisserie chickens and quarters them, then sells 4 quarters, either breast/wing or leg/thigh, in a tray for $3.99. Where the heck else could you get four BIG chicken breasts with wings attached for that price! Anyway the meat off those breasts and/or thighs would be good in that dish!

 

[YeastFeast]

Sometimes Sam's Club here takes the leftover rotisserie chickens and quarters them, then sells 4 quarters, either breast/wing or leg/thigh, in a tray for $3.99. Where the heck else could you get four BIG chicken breasts with wings attached for that price! Anyway the meat off those breasts and/or thighs would be good in that dish!

Yeah, that does sound good. For ease this time, I just cooked a couple boneless skinless chicken breasts on the grill and cubed it up after and threw it in at the end...but so many ways to do it.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Cooked the crab cake and beets, served over salad with cheese, avocado, tomato and some bacon crumbles.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Oh that sounds wonderful and easy enough to make keto-style. Thank you!

Sometimes Sam's Club here takes the leftover rotisserie chickens and quarters them, then sells 4 quarters, either breast/wing or leg/thigh, in a tray for $3.99. Where the heck else could you get four BIG chicken breasts with wings attached for that price! Anyway the meat off those breasts and/or thighs would be good in that dish!

I'm the same way. I really enjoy smoking, spatchcocking, roasting, cast iron.... But for the price? Pluuuuus you get chicken stock? It's hard to beat just getting the grocery store chix

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Oh this was yummy, fried chicken cutlets, peas and mash.

 

[Kharnynb]

no bake lemon-lime cheesecake, my favourite dessert.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

His and hers brunch plates.

Mushroom onion and cheese omelette with reheated banger, white and black pudding.

No meats for me today put the omelette on a roll.

 

[OleBrewing]

These were the pictures from previous post I could not attach (I assume the were too large)

Couple weekends ago reversed tri-tip and Sunday burgers.

 

[YeastFeast]

Mmmmm, tri-tip. Looks great.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Much delayed Morel Season! Nothing but clouds and rain around here. Didn't think we were going to much of a season but last couple of days they've doubled in area. Even on areas that probably the sun burns them from growth.

From my 'lawn' and I'm really "hey you kids get off my lawn!!!"

Gawddamnit hbt won't post final pix. You get the idea. Omelettes

 

[TwistedGray]

From my 'lawn'

Bitch