Boneless Chix Breasts & a Pineapple?

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smokeusum

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Jan 13, 2013
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What would you do with 'em? Hubby keeps buying jumbo packs of boneless chix breasts and I already have the smoker fired up with 25lbs of pork butt that won't be ready until LATE tonight.

I had to cut up the pineapple I got two weeks ago or risk it going bad so I thought I'd do something with the breasts for dinner tonight with the pineapple. Anyone got a good recipe/ideas of how to best marry these two together?
 
Give this a shot!....Just on a Larger scale using Chicken Breast. You can make the Sauce with some of the Pineapple and put some chunks and Cherries under the Bacon wrap. When they are cooked to an IT of 165*F, serve the Chix topped with the Pineapple Sauce. Add some Fried Rice and Steamed Broccoli for a complete meat...JJ

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/124207/sqwibs-luau-pork-shots
 
Y'all are awesome!! I hate to admit it... But I have no BACON in the house right now!!!

Y'all just don't know... Random people post anything bacon on my FB (and a zillion friends text me photos!!) because somewhere along the way I made a joke about wanting bacon lip gloss (they do make it) - I actually didn't learn how to cook bacon til about three months ago!!

WAIT, I have smoked jerky bacon!!! Oh, you guys!! You all give me awesome ideas!!!
 
Cube up the pineapple in some Dutch's Wicked baked beans & do some smoked bacon wrapped chicken breasts!

I use a rub and sprinkle it on the breasts and bacon before smoking.

1 TBS brown sugar

1 tsp fine ground corn meal

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper

Steph loves 'em this way!

Have fun...

Bill
 
Ok, it's still work/thought process in the works, but I wanted to get the boobs in a brine...

Here's what they are bathing in (again, working on what's in the kitchen, the big guy has been to the grocery store 3 times between 9pm last night and today, Walgreens, the feed (country) store, Bass Pro Shops and Lowes for me already for today)

One larger garlic clove, crushed
A cup of brown sugar
A cup of Ponzi (a type of soy sauce, but lighter, not in color or flavor, it's cut with citrus; a mainstay at my fav sushi place)
Half a lemon rind, diced thinly and half to death
Approx 4 tbsp of EVOO
-- all melded together with one of those awesome hand blender thingies to emulsify the sugar, rind, EVOO & Ponzi -- thrown in a tub that had been chilling in the freezer, chix breasts added and tossed and then placed on the chilled garage floor for about an hour before I toss the tub back in the freezer for 20 prior to puttin in the smoker!

Time to check the pork and decide how to work up the pineapple, mango and bacon jerky into something awesome!!

I'll keep you posted!!!
 
Do you have any or all of these ingredients... http://lizthechef.com/2012/07/19/pineapple-mango-salsa/  You can add the diced bacon then stuff some in the Breasts and the rest on top...JJ
I have to admit as soon as I saw "stuff" I ran to the fridge while googling "what cheese goes with puneapple" before looking at the link!! This is why I love smoking (an art) and can't bake (an exact science!)

My thought, to stuff the breasts!!! (what better way to make a boring, flat boob a big, juicy object of admiration!!)

So, with that in mind, I have brown sugar sliced sandwich ham & cream cheese (oh, what'd I'd give for the mozzarella that's usually there -- have awesomely sharp white Chedder but that is too strong a flavor)

So... I'm going to dice my pineapple, put half aside for the topping...

Filling;
On the stove-
A touch of EVOO
A few pieces of the ham
A bit of fresh garlic
Half the pineapple
Some of the bacon jerky
--low heat, just enough to meld the flavors and heat up the Cream Cheese to fold it in. Place in fridge to stiffen well.
Halfway to 3/4 way through the breast smoke, pull out and slice laterally to stuff... Back in the smoker...

Topping
In the saucepan
Other half of pineapple
The mango diced
Sweet onion diced
Bacon jerky
Fresh garlic
(Not in that order, some have a longer cook time)
Again, heat up enough to meld flavors.

Breasts out if the smoker (maybe in to the broiler for color) top with warm pineapple mango bacon salsa!!!
 
Color doesn't really show, but the pineapple is a beautiful yellow... The Sammie meat was tossed... Guess it had been in the fridge for too long!

Throwin chix on the grill with a smoking bag o chips... Butt is too far away from being done and the temp isn't as high as what's needed for the chicken!
 
Tada! Ok, needs work, but we won't starve tonight. The marinade was perfect... The salsa is ok. Fresh bacon, and a stronger, stiffer cheese and fresh cilantro would really make this an impressive dish!
 
Ohhhh Yummmm!  That looks awesome!  
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Sigh...Still at work!

Kat
 
He said "yummy"

Lol, ready for bed... Oop! There's still a big ole butt in the smoker... Almost done! What happens is I wait till the pull it?
 
What was that last part????  You chicken drunk or something..LOL

Do you mean, what happens if you wait to pull it?  Well, you'll need to reheat before pulling.  It's easier to pull it after resting under foil for an hour then refrigerate in small quantities.

I have put the whole thing in the fridge after resting and reheated in the oven the next day though!

Good luck girlie!

Bill
 
Looks good to me!!!

What did Big Guy think?
Lol, looks like Buck approves, too!!

OMG, Kat! Look! Cone Dog made it into ANOTHER photo!!! Hope you get outta there soon!!

Thanks for the info, Bill; I think I'll wrap 'en at 205, wrap it 'em in towels and toss 'em in a cooler... Pull in the am...
 
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