Smoking: Pork Rib End Roast

Bone-in, Pork Rib End Roast (7 bone, loin)

using my JD Pork Glaze

These will be cut into pork chops when they're ready

Smoking with Hickory over indirect 350° heat

This has been on for 45 minutes

figure 1-1/2 - 2 hours total

Atomic Buffalo Turds & Chicken Quesadillas

Atomic Buffalo Turds (ABT's)

aka Bacon-wrapped, Cheese-stuffed Jalapeno Poppers

Monterey Jack cheese, Bacon & Jalapeno apple-wood smoked @275°

We used some Jalapeno's from our garden!! Awesome!

Surprisingly, there was still quite a bit of melted cheese left in the Jalapeno.

They sell special pepper holders that keep the jalapeno's upright while barbecuing.

Chicken Quesadillas

with South-western seasoned chicken, Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheeses and onion

Very good stuff. We also made bacon wrapped, bite sized chicken nuggets, dredged in brown sugar and chili powder (not pictured). They're a mess on the grill, so they were baked in the oven @350° for 25-30 minutes.

It will definitely be a TUMS­® night!

My Hurricane Irene Preparedness Plan

It's been awhile for many things... Blog post, pulled pork and an approaching hurricane. My last big hurricane preparedness plan was Red Lobster next to Kendall Toyota, 19 years ago (plus a couple of days).

8.5 pound Boston Butt, rub put on yesterday at 6pm and started smoking today at 8am @250°. I expect it to be @200° between 5 & 6pm tonight.

Smoking with Apple Wood.


For those of you that don't know, my birthday comes along in a little over a month. If you are looking for ideas (and who isn't??) here is one: Get a gift for Slash

Remember, Lowe's gives a 10% Veterans discount, every day, all day.... but ONLY with a valid VA issued photo ID (which leaves me out since the VA denied me health benefits recently and therefore, the ID card), see here for details: Lowe's Veterans 10% Discount news release

Jus' sayin'





Seriously, everyone in the impending path of the hurricane, be safe and take your preparedness very seriously. We know what its like to go thru a real hurricane,and this certainly is stacking up to be a real bad-ass hurricane and with that comes the inherent dangers. Be safe!



Slash


Update @7:30pm: The meat has been pulled...

Mound of meat.

Platter of meat.

Close-up of meat.

JD's O.M.G! Pork Loin

2-1/2 lbs Pork Loin.
Jack Daniels.
Pork Rub.
Brown Sugar (how come you taste so good).
Dijon Mustard.

And Bacon.

Hickory smoke at 375° indirect heat until temp = 155°
Sweet glaze added during grilling.


This was absolutely killer good. The whole family loved it. I can't wait for the next sale on Pork Loin.


Recipe idea from the TV Show, Barbecue University with Steven Raichlen.

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Cedar Smoked Pork Loin

with Pineapple Salsa



Very flavorful and very quickly disappeared off of the serving platter.

First time making this, so there are a couple of tweaks I'd make the next time. I removed just about all of the fat from the top of the pork loin, next time I plan on leaving some so it can render down over the roasting loin (can't leave too much on because of the plank method of grilling and flare up's wouldn't be desired). For the salsa, I used one tablespoon of minced Jalapeno pepper while the recipe called for a teaspoon. Next time, I'll use a whole pepper since there wasn't really any heat imparted into the salsa. Also, I didn't pick up fresh basil for the salsa, so I used dried basil instead (1/2 of the serving). While others liked the salsa flavor, I thought it was a bit basil-ly, so I would either use fresh or cut back even more next time.

Definite keeper in the pork recipe department.

Coming up later today...

Rub on.

Smoked Prime Rib

....with Bacon-wrapped Sweet Potatoes.



250° about 30 minutes per pound (until thermometer is around 135 - rare). Serve with a creamy horsradish sauce.

Grill the whole sweet potatoes for about 12 minutes over direct medium, turning 3 times to expose each side to the heat. Remove, let cool, then remove the skin (easy) and cut into 1/2-3/4" slices. Wrap a piece of bacon around the slice and put it on a skewer. Grill over direct medium for 10-12 minutes until the bacon is firm, turning once. Serve with Sour Cream and Maple Syrup dipping sauce (2/3 cup Sour Cream + 1/3 cup Maple Syrup).