Duh. I forgot about this. I did a sautéed shrimp deal last night. No pics. So I guess it’s just a dream and didn’t really happen. 🤦♂️🤷♂️🙄
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Believe it or not, I'm pretty sure this is my first non-box made pie (well ok I cheated on the crust). Planned on crab legs but my wife went glamping so I went cheap.
My MAK pumped out plenty of smoke at 375 for the crust and at 300 for the pie and the slight hint of smoke still shines through the sweet and sour flavors.
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Well played, Greg. Your crust secret is safe with me. It’s that baking thing, right? Pie and entree looks great. -
Do you use your Super Smoker Box much, ItsAllGoneToTheDogs? I'm feeling some MCS starting to arise! Nice pie and shrimp! -
CandySueQ honestly I haven't been cooking much this year between medical stuff and weather. But I have used the box quite a few times since getting it. I expect it will get extremely heavy use as we get into fall and winter, where as before I only had a 2-4 week window to smoke cheese and stuff I think my window is much closer to 7ish months now
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I am going out on a limb and saying I still have some game. This has been a lousy ten days or so, hurricane and holiday started it off, but my work has been a nightmare. I now have the next 18 hours or so to cook, and I had several things planned that have ingredients languishing in the fridge, so onward. I hope to pull at least something off, and if not, well, hope you guys are a bit forgiving
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Yep, the cosmos have not been kind the past two weeks. Not only weirdo injuries and too many of them, but (hate to even say this) flu is back. Already. Too dang early, and we won't even mention the invasive c-word. I told people I'm out of town this weekend, hopefully you guys won't rat on me. Just finished doing the dishes in the sink. Next up: (promise, it's ready to go) smoked crab imperial.
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My dessert entry: Dark Chocolate Pecan Cobbler.
(Seafood entry will be tardy looks like.)
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scottranda I was working from the Meat Church version here:
https://www.meatchurch.com/blogs/rec...-pecan-cobbler.
He used milk chocolate which we do not prefer. I also had to improvise with a shortage of crust, but it was a hit here. -
Texas Larry I’m with you on the milk chocolate substitute. I’d use 70% cacao content. And, what the hell is 1 bag? 🤷♂️
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Well for my final offering I smoked a whole Red Snapper with cherry wood. I stuffed the cavities with an oyster breading. Unfortunately the plating pictures got corrupted in my camera somehow, but here are the money shots of the fish. It turned out delicious....
And for my final dessert I tried something somewhat out-of-the-box for me, a Fresh Fruit Icebox Cake. Good way to end a meal as well as a cook off.
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Had a couple friends over for Sushi this afternoon. They had never eaten sushi before. They just thought it was raw fish. They decided they really like sushi.
Seemed like I needed to get out everything out of the pantry and fridge for this cook.
Not pictured is the Shrimp and Krab.
Made up a big batch of sushi rice.
This was seasoned with a solution of 1 cup rice vinegar, 6 tablespoons of sugar and 1 tablespoon of salt. I only used about 2/3 of the solution made.
Next I made up some Spicy Krab Salad.
This contains shredded Krab, 2 parts Kewpie Mayo, 1 part Sriracha and some chives from my garden since I forgot to buy green onions.
Deep Fried up the Shrimp Tempura and the Crunchy (It’s just Tempura batter I drizzled in the oil and let fry up)
All rolls started off the same way by me spreading some sushi rice across the Nori.
Don’t pay attention to how my dumb*ss had the sushi mat sideways for my first roll.
The mat helps get the rolls tight and uniform.
My next post I’ll go into detail about the 8 different rolls I made that we all shared.Last edited by ssandy_561; September 9, 2023, 04:38 PM.Comment
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The first rolls I made were a California Roll and a Boston Roll.
California Roll - Krab, avocado and cucumber
Boston Roll - Shrimp, avocado and cucumber
Both drizzled with eel sauce and yum yum sauce.
The shrimp was poached in watered down soy sauce.
Next Up we’re the Krab and Cream Roll and Spicy Krab Salad Roll
Krab and Cream Roll - Krab, Cream Cheese and cucumber
Spicy Krab Salad Roll - Spicy Krab Salad and cucumber
Krab and Cream Roll drizzled with yum yum sauce.
Spicy Krab Salad Roll drizzled with eel sauce.
Third rolls served were the Crunchy Krab Roll and Super Godzilla Roll
Crunchy Krab Roll - Chopped up Krab, Tempura Crunchy and Yum Yum Sauce.
Super Godzilla Roll - Shrimp Tempura, Krab, Cream Cheese, Avocado and Cucumber.
Crunchy Krab Roll drizzled with Spicy Mayo and eel sauce.
Super Godzilla Roll drizzled with Yum Yum Sauce and eel sauce.
I got “fancy” with my last two rolls.
Dynamite Roll
Dynamite Roll - Shrimp Tempura and Cream Cheese on the inside with Spicy Krab Salad and Tempura Crunchy on top.
Yum Yum sauce and eel sauce were drizzled before the crunch was applied.
Last but not least was the Dragon Roll.
Dragon Roll - Shrimp Tempura and Cream Cheese inside with Avocado “Dragon Scales” on top.
Dotted with Spicy Mayo and Sriracha with sesame seeds and an eel sauce drizzle.
Had a great time introducing our friends to sushi and I personally had a great time preparing it all.Last edited by ssandy_561; September 9, 2023, 07:38 PM.Comment
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Last but not least I treated our guests to a sushi dessert. When I told them they were getting a sushi dessert the looks they gave me were priceless.
Here is what I brought them.
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Rice Crispy treat topped with a Swedish Fish and wrapped with a Green Apple Fruit Roll-Up.Comment
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And here we have it.. in the free spirit of this event, I present to my esteemed fellow Pitmasters. The Krabby Patty! Let me preface by saying there are many iterations out there….
I have watched more SB cartoons in the past week then I have my whole life.
the Krabby patty
and as presented by SheilaAnn SquarePants
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😂 How do I get em? I wanna order some for us to wear to the restaurants at The Cajun MeatUp. -
Panhead John BF does packaging for a living. One of his job was doing the gift box for this
And collection sets have branded items in there. One item was this rain poncho. It’s been sitting in my truck for almost 20 years. Last night was the first time it was used!
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Oh wait…. Here’s the real deal…..
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Something simple for tonight. Panko crusted pacific snapper with stir-fried bok choy and oyster mushrooms.
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Welp, a very last minute entry in the dessert department: my lovely bride is making a few dozen cookies today. These are with browned butter, chocolate chips, and Heath toffee bits. So good they bring tears to your eyes.
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With just hours to go, let’s see who cooks what to bring this Smackdown to a glorious finale. There’s still a lot of fish in the sea and seafood to be cooked.Comment
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Scooting in at last minute. Not a contender, and certainly not cookbook worthy photos, but so be it. Been wanting the smoked crab imperial from www.girlcarnivore.com recently. Her recipes are sometimes basic, at least for people here, but I like the site and love the photos. Made a skillet of the crab, put in smoker for about half hour, then oven to stay warm. Spooned over a grilled ribeye. Really like it for the end of weekend dinner.Attached FilesComment
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Well folks, this Smackdown is drawing to a close in less than an hour on the east coast. Will someone else sneak in a dark entry at the deadline?Comment
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