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Todd Johnson of A-MAZE-N Products asked me and a few others to test his Q-MATZ. Lots of the testers made Smoked Cheese or other Smoked Meats to test how the Q-MATZ worked in their Smokers at the most common smoker temps. I wanted to do something different and thought I would go more extreme and test at a higher temperature. So here is what I came up with...
I picked up a pair of full rack Spare Ribs. I broke them down into St. Louis cut Ribs and Boneless Rib Tips. I removed the top portion of the ribs containing the cartilage, the small skirts and the end portion of the meat that is boneless. With a sharp Boning Knife I separated the meat from both sides of the cartilage and removed any Silver Skin. I mixed up a double batch of my Char Siu Marinade, placed all the meat in a fish tub and poured the marinade over all massaging it in well. The meat went into the refer for a two day rest. I turned the meat the morning of the second day so the marinade made good contact with all the Pork.
The Pork gets Roasted as smoking is not all that common in China but Indirect Grilling would work as well. Here I got a couple of Jelly Roll Pans, topped them with Cooling Racks and Q-MATZ...
Next I removed the meat from the marinade and placed all the liquid in a sauce pan to be reduced down to a Glaze. I spread the Ribs and Tips out in a single layer on the MATZ prior to roasting. There was a thread earlier asking what to do with Rib Tips? Many responses were, " add them to Beans. " You can see from my pics that cut properly you get a lot of great boneless meat that can really add up to a Meal on their own. The Tips from 4 Racks will easily feed 4-6 people with sides...
The Ribs went into a 350*F Oven for 1 1/2 hours at which point I removed the boneless Tips to be chopped to go into the Fried Rice and Egg Rolls. At this point I turned the oven down to 225*F and roasted the Ribs for another hour while I made the other dishes. A friend of my daughter's is staying with us and is not a huge fan of Pork so we made a half dozen Shrimp Egg Rolls with precooked Salad Shrimp...
We made a dozen Roast Pork Egg Rolls and a BIG Batch of Pork Fried Rice. It was too much for my Wok so we split the Recipe in two. The Fried Rice Recipe makes almost 3 Quarts...YUM! This is just before adding the Dark and Light Soy Sauces...
The Fried rice was last so the finished Egg Rolls went in the Oven with the Ribs to stay Hot. The Ribs were Basted with the reduced Marinade about every half hour. The Ribs came out looking pretty amazing but I wanted one final coating of Sauce and a hit of the Torch to give a little extra caramelization...
The high temp of the Oven and the Sticky Sauce on the Ribs, TRASHED the Q-MATZ...BUT...None of the meat Stuck at all!
The Q-MATZ are another of Todd's A-MAZE-N products! Even with all the burnt on Sugar from the 350*F temp of the Oven, the MATZ virtually cleaned themselves when they hit the Hot Soapy water! A light going over with a Sponge removed all the Black Goo and Grease and they were as good as NEW! I have two MATZ and four Racks in my MES so I will definitely be purchasing another another set of two. I would HIGHLY recommend these Q-MATZ for any type of Smoking or Roasting...
Final Pic of Clean Q-MATZ...These are well made and if they can release Burnt on Sugar from a 350*F Oven, there is not much a Smoker can do to them...
The meal was thoroughly enjoyed in fact everybody started eating and we forgot to take a pic of the assembled plate!
BTW...The " I don't care for Pork " young lady...Ate 4 Ribs and a Pork Egg Roll!!!
Anyway here is what you all have been waiting for...The Recipes!...
Char Siu... Chinese Roast Pork/Spare Rib Marinade
1/2 C Soy Sauce , low sodium(Kikkoman Green cap)
1/2 C Brown Sugar
1/2 C Shaoxing Wine* or Mirin
1/2 C Hoisin sauce, Koon Chun* is best.
1/4 tsp 5 Spice Powder or more to taste
1 Tbs Grated fresh Ginger
1 tsp Minced fresh Garlic
1 Tbs Red Food Coloring
1 tsp Sesame Oil (optional)
Makes about 2 Cups or enough to cover 1 Rack of Ribs and Tip meat. I doubled it.
Items with an " * " are available at a Chinese Market. The rest and an el cheapo Hoisin is available at your local Mega Mart.
Combine all ingredients and marinate the meat a minimum of 2 days longer is better
Fried Rice
3C Long Grain Rice
5C Water
Rinse rice in a sieve until water runs clear. Add rice and water to a pot, bring to a boil, reduce heat as low as possible and cover tightly;
Simmer the rice 15 minutes then turn off heat and rest 15 minutes. Spread the rice in a 1" layer, cover and Chill over night...Very Important!
Cold Rice
1/4C Veg Oil
2C Mixed Vegetables
1C Diced Onion
2tsp Minced Garlic
2C Diced Meat of Choice
1/4C Light Soy Sauce
1/4C Dark Soy Sauce, available in Asian Markets.
1tsp Sesame Oil
1C Chopped Scallions
Optional: 2ea Eggs Scrambled
I made this in two batches.
Add oil to a hot Wok or pan and heat just until smoking.
Add the Onions and stir fry 1 minute.
Add Veg and Garlic and stir fry 1 minute.
Add Meat and Sesame oil and stir fry 1 minute.
Add Rice and stir fry until hot about 5 minutes.
Add both Soy Sauces and stir fry until the Rice is a uniform Brown color and turn off heat.
Add Scallions and Eggs and toss to combine and serve.
Makes about 3 Quarts.
Egg Rolls
1pkg Egg Roll Wraps
4C Fine Shredded Cabbage
2C Meat of Choice, Chopped
1C Shredded Carrots
1/4Lb Fresh Bean Sprouts
1C Chopped Scallions or 1/4C Minced Onion
2tsp Grated Ginger
2-4T Oyster Sauce, available in Asian Markets.
Egg Wash
Oil as needed for Frying
Add 2T Veg Oil to a Wok or pan and heat just until smoking.
Add Ginger and Meat and stir fry 1 minute.
Add Cabbage, Carrots, Bean Sprouts, and Scallions or Onions and stir fry 1-2 minutes, leaving Filling crispy.
Add Oyster Sauce and toss to coat. Remove from pan and allow to cool.
Lay out 1 Wrap with a point toward you.( See Pic above) Place about a 1/4C Filling across center of the wrap leaving about 2 inches to each of the side points and the bottom point.
Fold the bottom point up over the filling. Fold the two side points toward the center and over the lower flap.
Smear some egg wash on the top point covering the exposed area and roll the the Egg Roll to seal well.
Place on Waxed or Parchment Paper until all Egg Rolls are assembled.
Heat 1 1/2 inches of Veg Oil to 350*F. Fry the Egg Rolls, starting Flap Down, on both sides until well browned about 2-3 minutes and place on absorbent paper until all are fried and serve or keep warm in a 225*F Oven on a Rack over a Jelly Roll pan.
Makes 18-20
This was a huge hit with my family...I hope you enjoy it too...JJ
I picked up a pair of full rack Spare Ribs. I broke them down into St. Louis cut Ribs and Boneless Rib Tips. I removed the top portion of the ribs containing the cartilage, the small skirts and the end portion of the meat that is boneless. With a sharp Boning Knife I separated the meat from both sides of the cartilage and removed any Silver Skin. I mixed up a double batch of my Char Siu Marinade, placed all the meat in a fish tub and poured the marinade over all massaging it in well. The meat went into the refer for a two day rest. I turned the meat the morning of the second day so the marinade made good contact with all the Pork.
The Pork gets Roasted as smoking is not all that common in China but Indirect Grilling would work as well. Here I got a couple of Jelly Roll Pans, topped them with Cooling Racks and Q-MATZ...
Next I removed the meat from the marinade and placed all the liquid in a sauce pan to be reduced down to a Glaze. I spread the Ribs and Tips out in a single layer on the MATZ prior to roasting. There was a thread earlier asking what to do with Rib Tips? Many responses were, " add them to Beans. " You can see from my pics that cut properly you get a lot of great boneless meat that can really add up to a Meal on their own. The Tips from 4 Racks will easily feed 4-6 people with sides...
The Ribs went into a 350*F Oven for 1 1/2 hours at which point I removed the boneless Tips to be chopped to go into the Fried Rice and Egg Rolls. At this point I turned the oven down to 225*F and roasted the Ribs for another hour while I made the other dishes. A friend of my daughter's is staying with us and is not a huge fan of Pork so we made a half dozen Shrimp Egg Rolls with precooked Salad Shrimp...
We made a dozen Roast Pork Egg Rolls and a BIG Batch of Pork Fried Rice. It was too much for my Wok so we split the Recipe in two. The Fried Rice Recipe makes almost 3 Quarts...YUM! This is just before adding the Dark and Light Soy Sauces...
The Fried rice was last so the finished Egg Rolls went in the Oven with the Ribs to stay Hot. The Ribs were Basted with the reduced Marinade about every half hour. The Ribs came out looking pretty amazing but I wanted one final coating of Sauce and a hit of the Torch to give a little extra caramelization...
The high temp of the Oven and the Sticky Sauce on the Ribs, TRASHED the Q-MATZ...BUT...None of the meat Stuck at all!
The Q-MATZ are another of Todd's A-MAZE-N products! Even with all the burnt on Sugar from the 350*F temp of the Oven, the MATZ virtually cleaned themselves when they hit the Hot Soapy water! A light going over with a Sponge removed all the Black Goo and Grease and they were as good as NEW! I have two MATZ and four Racks in my MES so I will definitely be purchasing another another set of two. I would HIGHLY recommend these Q-MATZ for any type of Smoking or Roasting...
Final Pic of Clean Q-MATZ...These are well made and if they can release Burnt on Sugar from a 350*F Oven, there is not much a Smoker can do to them...
The meal was thoroughly enjoyed in fact everybody started eating and we forgot to take a pic of the assembled plate!
Anyway here is what you all have been waiting for...The Recipes!...
Char Siu... Chinese Roast Pork/Spare Rib Marinade
1/2 C Soy Sauce , low sodium(Kikkoman Green cap)
1/2 C Brown Sugar
1/2 C Shaoxing Wine* or Mirin
1/2 C Hoisin sauce, Koon Chun* is best.
1/4 tsp 5 Spice Powder or more to taste
1 Tbs Grated fresh Ginger
1 tsp Minced fresh Garlic
1 Tbs Red Food Coloring
1 tsp Sesame Oil (optional)
Makes about 2 Cups or enough to cover 1 Rack of Ribs and Tip meat. I doubled it.
Items with an " * " are available at a Chinese Market. The rest and an el cheapo Hoisin is available at your local Mega Mart.
Combine all ingredients and marinate the meat a minimum of 2 days longer is better
Fried Rice
3C Long Grain Rice
5C Water
Rinse rice in a sieve until water runs clear. Add rice and water to a pot, bring to a boil, reduce heat as low as possible and cover tightly;
Simmer the rice 15 minutes then turn off heat and rest 15 minutes. Spread the rice in a 1" layer, cover and Chill over night...Very Important!
Cold Rice
1/4C Veg Oil
2C Mixed Vegetables
1C Diced Onion
2tsp Minced Garlic
2C Diced Meat of Choice
1/4C Light Soy Sauce
1/4C Dark Soy Sauce, available in Asian Markets.
1tsp Sesame Oil
1C Chopped Scallions
Optional: 2ea Eggs Scrambled
I made this in two batches.
Add oil to a hot Wok or pan and heat just until smoking.
Add the Onions and stir fry 1 minute.
Add Veg and Garlic and stir fry 1 minute.
Add Meat and Sesame oil and stir fry 1 minute.
Add Rice and stir fry until hot about 5 minutes.
Add both Soy Sauces and stir fry until the Rice is a uniform Brown color and turn off heat.
Add Scallions and Eggs and toss to combine and serve.
Makes about 3 Quarts.
Egg Rolls
1pkg Egg Roll Wraps
4C Fine Shredded Cabbage
2C Meat of Choice, Chopped
1C Shredded Carrots
1/4Lb Fresh Bean Sprouts
1C Chopped Scallions or 1/4C Minced Onion
2tsp Grated Ginger
2-4T Oyster Sauce, available in Asian Markets.
Egg Wash
Oil as needed for Frying
Add 2T Veg Oil to a Wok or pan and heat just until smoking.
Add Ginger and Meat and stir fry 1 minute.
Add Cabbage, Carrots, Bean Sprouts, and Scallions or Onions and stir fry 1-2 minutes, leaving Filling crispy.
Add Oyster Sauce and toss to coat. Remove from pan and allow to cool.
Lay out 1 Wrap with a point toward you.( See Pic above) Place about a 1/4C Filling across center of the wrap leaving about 2 inches to each of the side points and the bottom point.
Fold the bottom point up over the filling. Fold the two side points toward the center and over the lower flap.
Smear some egg wash on the top point covering the exposed area and roll the the Egg Roll to seal well.
Place on Waxed or Parchment Paper until all Egg Rolls are assembled.
Heat 1 1/2 inches of Veg Oil to 350*F. Fry the Egg Rolls, starting Flap Down, on both sides until well browned about 2-3 minutes and place on absorbent paper until all are fried and serve or keep warm in a 225*F Oven on a Rack over a Jelly Roll pan.
Makes 18-20
This was a huge hit with my family...I hope you enjoy it too...JJ
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