Show Us What You're Cooking - Vol 19 - Fall 2020 part II

[USMCCrashCrew89]

Getting started on the Chex Mix early, before the grocery store is wiped out. Smoked them with peach wood this year, it’ll be interesting to see how it turns out in a few days.

[barelfly]

Loved when my mom would make homemade Chex mix!

[pstoshu125]

Brisket Day! We split a whole brisket that was brined in a smoked sea salt, pepper and beef broth bath. We split the point to test two separate rubs. We ate well last night on the flat. Brisket chili coming.
I need to still be better bark so thinking of going without mopping next time and wrapping later.

[tbob4]

Nice job.

[DraigBlackWolf]

Our Thanksgiving Duck. Smoked over Hardwood Charcoal and Mesquite, glazed with a homemade Cranberry sauce/ Black Cherry Balsamic sauce.

[ofelles]

And welcome to the Pit

[HawkerXP]

Welcome to the Pit! How was that mead?

[DraigBlackWolf]

HawkerXP That mead comes from a friend in TX who makes his own Mead commercially. He does it for a Renaissance Fair and sells in the State. It has become one of my favorites and I buy a case every year. We also have it on tap at a Bowling Alley in Dallas I work at.

[SheilaAnn]

When life give you blueberries, make muffins! The blueberries are the size of marbles!

[smokin fool]

My mouth is watering....
My mother makes great blueberry muffins, puts lemon or orange zest in hers.
Knocks the taste up just that little bit.

[tbob4]

My wife is at work. When she comes home I'm going to show her these and I know we will have some soon. Thanks!!

[SheilaAnn]

tbob4 these are straight outta Joy of Cooking. That’s a cinnamon-sugar sprinkle on top.

[smokin fool]

Here it is after 6 hours in the 300+ range
Pulled it at 195 inside temp and put in cambro
Cut pics to follow

[theroc]

Smoked two racks of Creekstone Farms chuck short ribs on the Smoke Vault with post oak chunks. Served with roasted potatoes and the last of the shishito peppers from the garden.

[Panhead John]

Great looking pictures! What phone/camera do you use?

[theroc]

Panhead John - Google pixel 4a

[tbob4]

That really looks so darn tender. When I am fortunate enough to cook them that well my wife insists I don't go back for seconds because she wants the leftovers in hash.

[Dewesq55]

Hong you, a/k/a Red Oil, a/k/a Sichuanese chili oil.

[HawkerXP]

How are the two of you doing?

[Dewesq55]

HawkerXP - We're doing well, thanks. Barbra got her boot off yesterday, although she still is supposed to wear it part of the day, and she went back to work on "light duty" yesterday. I got my brace unlocked so I have decent range of motion and am now able to drive. We are going down to the vacation house tomorrow for the week.

[dtresca]

Grilling some arrachera skirt steak for carne asada.

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

Made some of the best salmon I've ever done today. Usually I do it tented in foil in the oven with butter or olive oil, or grilled straight on the grate. Today, it was open faced on foil, salt, pepper, dill, capers, a little paprika, garlic powder, and lemon juice.

Smoked at 180 for 2 hours, then 1ish hour at 225. Asparagus with just EVOO and salt was along for the ride.




Lighting was worse than I thought, but perfect moist pink salmon cooked to 145 with a great smoke flavor.

[Troutman]

Love this cook. Especially like the caper sauce you used !!

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

Troutman I was really worried the smoke might take away from the capers, but it didn't! Sometimes I'll mix the caper brine with lemon juice and mayo to make a sauce, but didn't this time since I was smoking the fish.

[tbob4]

Really great photos.

[kjbarth]

Had some leftover pizza dough so made some pizza again tonight after watching the Giants beat the Seahawks.

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

9ers needed that

[Dewesq55]

Fish Fragrance Eggplant - a/k/a Eggplant in Hot Garlic Sauce. This is the authentic Sichuanese version. The recipe is from Fuschia Dunlop's cookbook. Also, Sichuan-style Wontons in Hot Oil Sauce. This recipe is from Kenji. Barbara helped me make the wontons. I usually don't let her help at all but tonight I was pressed for time and she offered to help so I could move on to something else. I'm not a fan of eggplant (at all!) But this was so good I had a second small helping.


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[Dewesq55]

Jim White - You could definitely put meat in this and I'm sure it would be great. But this was a meatless (though not vegan) version.

[barelfly]

Doesn’t matter if they are commercial wrappers, still not the easiest to work with at times

[fzxdoc]

Wow. Just wow.

K.

[troymeister]

It was my Wife's (Linda) Birthday today. She said she wanted Crab Legs. Who was I to argue?...So we had Crab Legs. Along with an Air Fryer Bloomin' Onion, and some Air Fryer Fries. Homemade Dipping Sauce.

For me the jury is still out on the Air Fryer..Too little capacity...Too much time...This was the first attempt at real Air Frying. Maybe it was an expensive toaster oven.

[Panhead John]

Awesome! 👍 One of my favorite treats is Alaskan King Crab legs with hot drawn butter!

[Andrrr]

Oysters. Steak. Crab legs. Awesome. If you ever need someone to test your cooking...

[smokin fool]

Love crab legs prefer them over lobster any day

[Ernest]

When you have kids in the house, Sunday is pretty much meal prep day for the week. Big batch of bolognese sauce, portioned out, vacuum sealed for the freezer. Pop them in the hot tub time machine when needed

[Troutman]

Alright, Italian Chili

[Ernest]

Troutman YES!! LOL

[painter]

OMG--What did you do to Meathead!

[Ernest]

Fresh pasta. Why is my pasta dark you ask? I mix porcini powder in the flour. Best pasta EVER!!

Might as well whip out a lasagna, right?

[Ernest]

SheilaAnn I have never tasted earth so I couldn't tell you. But once I tried it, I haven't made pasta without adding some. I go with ½ a tablespoon to a cup of flour.

[tbob4]

Ernest - that looks fantastic. Second - you never tasted earth? Hahahahahahaha. Obviously you never fell off of a bicycle.

[Ernest]

tbob4 oh no. I fell off the bike so many times, a doctor finally got fed up and said "this time I'll stitch you up without the numbing juice"

[DraigBlackWolf]

Tonight's meal. Mesquite Smoked Chicken and Dumplings

[fzxdoc]

Comfort food at its finest. Great job!

Kathryn

[tbob4]

I love smoked chicken in soup. Nice job.

[SheilaAnn]

DraigBlackWolf that looks insane! I s*ck at dumplings. What’s the secret? Welcome the The Pit! You’ll love it here!