Experimental Wednesday:
So I had a bunch of 'fresh' mushrooms that weren't so fresh any more. Not inedible, but certainly not to be consumed raw.
I know! I'll use them to stuff some boneless, rolled chicken thighs!
And I did..
Hyvee (my local grocer) currently has their Bare (naked) chicken thighs on sale, with a 5¢ per gallon deal on your gas card. So, I bought a package, boned them out, and put the chopped up mushrooms in them and rolled the up and tied them. Meathead has details of boning and rolling chicken thighs on the site. - Search.
Now comes the experimental part. I have never tried to cook 2 zone on a Smokey Joe. But I always burn chicken on the outside and leave it raw on the inside when I try to grill it direct. So, I took a Walmart® disposable loaf pan and filled it with water. I put it on the fire grate of the Joe and filled the area behind it with hot coals. (hint, 3/4 chimney was more than I needed.) Then, I put the chicken rollups over the water pan and let them go until the internal temp reached 165°F, (Used my trusty thermopop instant read digital thermometer, but it was about 24 minutes.)
Experiment was a success. Chicken is gone, Mushrooms are gone, and I can cook 2 zone on the Joe.
So I had a bunch of 'fresh' mushrooms that weren't so fresh any more. Not inedible, but certainly not to be consumed raw.
I know! I'll use them to stuff some boneless, rolled chicken thighs!
And I did..
Hyvee (my local grocer) currently has their Bare (naked) chicken thighs on sale, with a 5¢ per gallon deal on your gas card. So, I bought a package, boned them out, and put the chopped up mushrooms in them and rolled the up and tied them. Meathead has details of boning and rolling chicken thighs on the site. - Search.
Now comes the experimental part. I have never tried to cook 2 zone on a Smokey Joe. But I always burn chicken on the outside and leave it raw on the inside when I try to grill it direct. So, I took a Walmart® disposable loaf pan and filled it with water. I put it on the fire grate of the Joe and filled the area behind it with hot coals. (hint, 3/4 chimney was more than I needed.) Then, I put the chicken rollups over the water pan and let them go until the internal temp reached 165°F, (Used my trusty thermopop instant read digital thermometer, but it was about 24 minutes.)
Experiment was a success. Chicken is gone, Mushrooms are gone, and I can cook 2 zone on the Joe.
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