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Don't get no better than that.Originally Posted by Mad Dart
.... the stuff was the best Pork I have had in my life! Gosh dang!
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Don't get no better than that.Originally Posted by Mad Dart
.... the stuff was the best Pork I have had in my life! Gosh dang!
Thanks for the recipe. Will be giving them a try....Maybe 5 lbs of lump and 8 little chunks of wood total. Small chunks that fit in your hand, hardly any wood at all.
I wrapped them in foil for the last hour and held them at 145*. Forgot to mention that. Then I put them on the counter on a cookie sheet with a towel under the cookie sheet and 2 beach towels wrapped over the top for 45 minutes letting them sit. I like to believe that holding them at that temperature and letting them stand for almost 1 hour helps to caramelize the fat in the meat for a better taste.
I bought a butcher bag of Tri Tips from Smart & Final in town. $4.00 per pound that way instead of 8.99 lb at Costco. They were huge compared to the ones I usually get. These were a little over 4 Pounds each.
I have some chicken that I will be preparing for tomorrow. These are the charbroiled ortega chicken sandwiches that I spoke about earlier. These will get smoked instead.
Here is the Recipe for grilling. I am just changing it a bit and smoking them.
Marinated Charbroiled Chicken Ortega Sandwiches! Oh boy!
1-2 table spoons Sea salt, 2 tablespoons crushed fresh peppercorns, 3 minced garlic cloves , 1/2 large chopped onion. 2 table spoons Red pepper flakes & 32 oz Corona beer. Marinated for 5 hours. EDIT: I also chopped up 3 Jalapeños real fine and put them in the marinade as well. I also hand dropped more of the marinade on the chicken as I seared them.
I took 5 chicken breast and then smashed them flat with a frying pan between 2 zip lock
Bags before throwing them in the marinade.
Sear them both sides on BBQ 4 minutes or so , then to indirect heat until internal temp is 165*. Place breasts on a cookie sheet then add Ortega chile and pepper jack cheese on top of them
. Back in BBQ lid closed until cheese melts... I used Texas Toast but you can use your bread of choice or eat it without bread. Tomato, mayo..... whatever you want.
This stuff is KILLER!