More mystery meat. I tell you, it's never a dull moment around here.
So after several years of making the best (read
nly) BBQ in town, another American finally got a grill. A competitor at last! A gas grill, not very great but at least it's something. He also has an outdoor terrace roof area for parties, something I'm going to appreciate as the summer goes on. A few weeks ago he posted photos of his first cookout where someone had bought a whole hog's leg. They cut it up and grilled it over direct heat with some kind of mustard sauce. I said to myself, that couldn't be very good. I wouldn't know how to cook a leg like that, but I know direct grilling isn't the answer. I would have been there with bells on, but I couldn't attend due to the fact I had to jump on the bullet train to Shanghai that afternoon.
I'm in the market for a gas grill that I can slow cook on, and from the photos it looked like he had a grill that might shut. So I dropped by today to check it out. It mostly closed, but had a 1/4 inch gap where the hinge met (didn't meet) the back. I'm not sure if that's going to work for slow cooking or not. In my Weber kettle, it's pretty much closed up except for the intake and exhaust slots, both of which can be controlled. Maybe I can get a baffle made. Pain in the butt. More to the point, I'm about to leave and he asks me if I want the leftover leg. Huh? I thought they ate it! Nope, they just ate part of it. It's still in the freezer and he doesn't want it. Well, I'll take it, I guess? Free meat is free meat, right?
One problem: I have no idea what to do with it. It's a whole bottom leg, hoof and all. He gave it to me hard as a rock. It's currently sitting in my sink. My idea is to have him over to my setup tomorrow or Tuesday, and cook it up and invite a couple other people. I have never done pork like this before. I would be doing it on my Weber kettle, not his gas grill. I checked all the recipes on the table of contents, and there's nothing there about a hog's leg. It weighs in at 8.8 pounds. It would feed how many, you think? I'm sure there's a ton of bone in there.
Thanks to anyone who can offer any advice about what to do with this thing!
nly) BBQ in town, another American finally got a grill. A competitor at last! A gas grill, not very great but at least it's something. He also has an outdoor terrace roof area for parties, something I'm going to appreciate as the summer goes on. A few weeks ago he posted photos of his first cookout where someone had bought a whole hog's leg. They cut it up and grilled it over direct heat with some kind of mustard sauce. I said to myself, that couldn't be very good. I wouldn't know how to cook a leg like that, but I know direct grilling isn't the answer. I would have been there with bells on, but I couldn't attend due to the fact I had to jump on the bullet train to Shanghai that afternoon. I'm in the market for a gas grill that I can slow cook on, and from the photos it looked like he had a grill that might shut. So I dropped by today to check it out. It mostly closed, but had a 1/4 inch gap where the hinge met (didn't meet) the back. I'm not sure if that's going to work for slow cooking or not. In my Weber kettle, it's pretty much closed up except for the intake and exhaust slots, both of which can be controlled. Maybe I can get a baffle made. Pain in the butt. More to the point, I'm about to leave and he asks me if I want the leftover leg. Huh? I thought they ate it! Nope, they just ate part of it. It's still in the freezer and he doesn't want it. Well, I'll take it, I guess? Free meat is free meat, right?
One problem: I have no idea what to do with it. It's a whole bottom leg, hoof and all. He gave it to me hard as a rock. It's currently sitting in my sink. My idea is to have him over to my setup tomorrow or Tuesday, and cook it up and invite a couple other people. I have never done pork like this before. I would be doing it on my Weber kettle, not his gas grill. I checked all the recipes on the table of contents, and there's nothing there about a hog's leg. It weighs in at 8.8 pounds. It would feed how many, you think? I'm sure there's a ton of bone in there.
Thanks to anyone who can offer any advice about what to do with this thing!
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