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    Vortex chicken thighs with a custom rub and Asian glaze

    Hey folks,

    Decided to use my Vortex (or Poor-tex, as I cut off the bottom of a stainless steel bowl for 2 bucks). I placed it in the Big Green Egg, and filled it with briquettes (!). Well, I ran out of charcoal, and what's a poor pit master to do? Besides, I knew it was gonna be a hot n fast cook.

    Flavor wise I wanted to try something new, so I concocted a 'new' rub on the fly that turned out real good. Here are the ingredients.

    Chicken
    700 grams deboned chicken thighs

    Rub
    2 tsp lemon pepper
    1 tsp cinnamon
    1 tsp ginger
    1 tsp cumin
    0.5 tsp salt

    Glaze
    2 tbsp sesame oil
    1 tbsp Tiger sauce


    I applied the rub a couple of hours ahead. Then fired up the briquettes. Basically lit them with a few fire starter matches, then walked away, with grill fully open. 20 minutes later I had a jet engine with hot air

    Anywho, drop the chickenses in, place them in a circle outside the Vortex opening. Close the lid and let them sweat.
    After 15 minutes, open the lid, flip 'em, and let them go another 15. Check for doneness with a Thermapen. You want them to hit 70° C / 158° C.

    Mix the glaze in a bowl large enough to hold the chicken thighs. Drop them in right away and toss them to give them a good coating. Now serve them steaming hot. I sprinkled some sesame seeds and parsley on to make for a nice presentation.

    Flavor wise this was a big hit. The rub was nice, and the glaze added a nice Asian touch. Highly recommended!

    Alright, pics or it didn't happen, right? Here goes:


    Chicken thighs with custom rub applied

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    Chicken on the grill. Hot hot hot!

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    And the serving platter. Dig in!

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    Alright, that's it from me, and since we have this Covid situation I guess the phrase "Hank is out" is no longer appropriate, so I'll just wish y'all an awesome weekend with "Hank stays in"



    #2
    Which size Egg and Vortex?

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    • Henrik
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      Medium egg. Don’t know the size of the Vortex, guessing 12” dia.

    #3
    Wow. Simple and delicious. I copied this to the Paprika app, along with photos.

    Good call to use the Egg instead of a kettle, what with the snow/cold temps. Even though the Egg must take a while to heat through. At least it holds the heat. I'm going to try it on my WSCGC.

    Thanks, Henrik . Stay safe out there.

    Kathryn
    Last edited by fzxdoc; February 5, 2021, 10:24 AM.

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    • Henrik
      Henrik commented
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      Cool! Yes, the egg sure helped, it was cold!!

    • Troutman
      Troutman commented
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      Man my Paprika locked up on me with a download of a recipe. I was freaking out until it let me upload all my recipes into the Cloud, all 408 of them. I had to reload the app and download the files, which worked like a champ. Didn't mean to hijack this, just the word Paprika gave me pause.

    • fzxdoc
      fzxdoc commented
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      Good to know, Troutman . I'll check out that option.

      So far I either cut/paste my recipes directly into Paprika or load them onto a cooking 'blog I have and download them from there into Paprika. Pretty cumbersome.

      K.
      Last edited by fzxdoc; February 5, 2021, 11:26 AM.

    #4
    Nothing better than Hanging with Hank! socially distanced that is...

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    • Henrik
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      😄👍

    • Troutman
      Troutman commented
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      Hangin' With Hanks !!! You may want to consider that as the title for your YouTube channel

    #5
    Thanks for the recipie Brother!
    Stay safe

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    • Henrik
      Henrik commented
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      You too!

    #6
    I haven't done vortex anything is so long, used to be every other week. Thanks for the inspiration. I also almost forgot about Tiger sauce, used to love that stuff as well. Good post, thanks !!

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      #7
      Looking good,
      Happy grilling to you, and PBR too.

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        #8
        The chickenses? 😂 Great post and it looks tasty!

        Last edited by Panhead John; February 5, 2021, 01:03 PM.

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        • Henrik
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          Yes, got a little LOTR feeling there :-)

        #9
        Great minds - or at least mind (yours). I am planning on breaking out the vortex Sunday for the traditional game day wings.

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        • Henrik
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          The Vortex is gonna be purrfect for those wings!

        #10
        Hangin "in" with Hank! Yup, as soon as this zero stuff quits in about a week I have to give this a try. Like the chickenses touch. Yer catchin on ya are, yessir.

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        • Henrik
          Henrik commented
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          Jus tryin to blend in is all :-)

        • Panhead John
          Panhead John commented
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          I like the funny Hank!

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