This Sundays smoke involved smoking with true peat from Ireland. If you're not familiar with peat it has a very distinctive earthy aroma. Those of you that have had the pleasure of a peat fire know what I am talking about. That said, traditional rubs are not recommended, I use an herb rub-
2Tbs cracked black pepper
2tsp dried basil
2tsp dried rosemary
2tsp dried thyme
1/4tsp garlic powder
1/4tsp sea salt
The most important factor with smoking with peat is keeping your strength up, I highly recommend the following
After building your strength mix all ingredients and rub your loin.
I brought the smoker temp up to 225 with leftover KBB and added 1 brick of peat.
Smoked until I saw an internal temp of 145, pulled and tented for around 30min before slicing.
Plated with new potatoes (garlic butter and fresh parsley) and asparagus (EVOO, minced garlic, sea salt & ground pepper).
The flavor is very unique and a pleasant change to traditionally smoked pork. I have done this several times with pork and have tried it with chicken. I personally didn't care for it with chicken. I have thought about smoking corned beef with peat but haven't gotten around to yet. I purchased the peat from amazon for about $30 for the case.
2Tbs cracked black pepper
2tsp dried basil
2tsp dried rosemary
2tsp dried thyme
1/4tsp garlic powder
1/4tsp sea salt
The most important factor with smoking with peat is keeping your strength up, I highly recommend the following
After building your strength mix all ingredients and rub your loin.
I brought the smoker temp up to 225 with leftover KBB and added 1 brick of peat.
Smoked until I saw an internal temp of 145, pulled and tented for around 30min before slicing.
Plated with new potatoes (garlic butter and fresh parsley) and asparagus (EVOO, minced garlic, sea salt & ground pepper).
The flavor is very unique and a pleasant change to traditionally smoked pork. I have done this several times with pork and have tried it with chicken. I personally didn't care for it with chicken. I have thought about smoking corned beef with peat but haven't gotten around to yet. I purchased the peat from amazon for about $30 for the case.