Well happy 4th of July Smoky Cookies and here's to phenomenal things!!!!!!!
We had a storm here last night, and yet the SMOKED and sensational meal today did seem to calm all things down for a bit and here's to that!
So I opened up some Aussie Shiraz...
Had a couple wild boar racks in my freezer that I thawed and then sliced apart...
Two chops got divided for my dogs...
Meanwhile I mixed up chopped fresh fig, fresh tarragon and fresh shallots...
Mixed with apple cider vinegar...
And then I mopped all the chops well, with grapeseed oil, and cut slits where I pressed in my fig mixture...
I then took a perforated grill dish, and added haricots vert, tomato, portabellas and peeled & sliced mango...and mopped all of that through grapeseed oil too.
With pistachio shells as smoking chips, I put the pan of veggies/fruit on the lower/inner rack, and chops upon the upper, and yes, all on my ancient, tiny, gas Brinkmann humble smoker.
Those two racks of goods smoked for 12 minutes at about 190 degrees..
Meanwhile, I got my simple seasonings ready for plating: Organic Pumpkin Seed Oil, (very good with boar), Blue Persian Salt, and Black Pepper on the finest/smallest setting on my electric pepper mill...
Everything came off the smoker smelling amazingly!!!!!! The color was really gorgeous too!
I doused it all with the pumpkin seed oil, salt, and pepper, and must say the oil was really great with this particular meat and fig/shallot/tarragon stuffing and the smoked mango and smoked veggies...
Juicy, succulent, and savory even; a balanced and beautiful meal this did make for the 4th!
The beans were very smoky, and al dente with fabulous crunch, which I adored!
And this is one of the specific times where the pistachio shells made a real difference and via aroma and also taste even! Usually I don't notice them much but today indeed did!
I ate this entire meal with my hands, despite having put out silverware and having intended to be civilized with the veggies at least.
Ahh well, to fireworks of food! And for all! Happy holiday weekend!!!!!!
Cheers! - Leah
We had a storm here last night, and yet the SMOKED and sensational meal today did seem to calm all things down for a bit and here's to that!
So I opened up some Aussie Shiraz...
Had a couple wild boar racks in my freezer that I thawed and then sliced apart...
Two chops got divided for my dogs...
Meanwhile I mixed up chopped fresh fig, fresh tarragon and fresh shallots...
Mixed with apple cider vinegar...
And then I mopped all the chops well, with grapeseed oil, and cut slits where I pressed in my fig mixture...
I then took a perforated grill dish, and added haricots vert, tomato, portabellas and peeled & sliced mango...and mopped all of that through grapeseed oil too.
With pistachio shells as smoking chips, I put the pan of veggies/fruit on the lower/inner rack, and chops upon the upper, and yes, all on my ancient, tiny, gas Brinkmann humble smoker.
Those two racks of goods smoked for 12 minutes at about 190 degrees..
Meanwhile, I got my simple seasonings ready for plating: Organic Pumpkin Seed Oil, (very good with boar), Blue Persian Salt, and Black Pepper on the finest/smallest setting on my electric pepper mill...
Everything came off the smoker smelling amazingly!!!!!! The color was really gorgeous too!
I doused it all with the pumpkin seed oil, salt, and pepper, and must say the oil was really great with this particular meat and fig/shallot/tarragon stuffing and the smoked mango and smoked veggies...
Juicy, succulent, and savory even; a balanced and beautiful meal this did make for the 4th!
The beans were very smoky, and al dente with fabulous crunch, which I adored!
And this is one of the specific times where the pistachio shells made a real difference and via aroma and also taste even! Usually I don't notice them much but today indeed did!
I ate this entire meal with my hands, despite having put out silverware and having intended to be civilized with the veggies at least.
Ahh well, to fireworks of food! And for all! Happy holiday weekend!!!!!!
Cheers! - Leah
