Cranky Onion

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crankybuzzard

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I'm not sure if I've posted any of these before, but when I make a brisket, the bride and boys always want some done.

It's nothing more than a yellow onion, a full head of garlic, a little EVOO, and some brisket rub. The garlic and the onion will both be very flavorful and not as pungent as they would raw.


Peel the onion and cut off the top and the stem.

This next part is tricky, you want to cut the onion into a checkerboard pattern, but NOT all the way through.

Cut one direction, rotate 90 degrees and cut again.

Get some aluminum foil, add a little oil to it, and then put your onion on top of the oil.

Then, place your peeled garlic onto the foil as well. I just had it in a lump next to the onion, but my wife interrupted with; "damn dude, at least make it pretty!"

So here it is, all pretty...

Brush olive oil all over the top of the onion, and then sprinkle with your brisket rub. Then wrap it up tight, and place into the smoker for a few hours. About 30 minutes before you pull them from the smoker, open the top for a little smoke to get it.

Finished pics later when everything is done.
 
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 I do kinda the same thing.

No garlic and I don't wrap in foil.

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Looks awesome CB..... Fuel for the A bombs....lol
 
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Looks delicious Charlie!

Can't beat garlic & onions.

I bet it would be good spread on a nice piece of crusty bread!

Al
 
 
Looks delicious Charlie!

Can't beat garlic & onions.

I bet it would be good spread on a nice piece of crusty bread!

Al
Al, if you make it, strain the oil and then the onion and garlic mash up nicely together and they do make an excellent spread!
 
Nice !!!   I do that on the grill quite often Love the flavor of the garlic

Great job 

Gary
 
Dang

That looks real good.

My wife the Amish woman wont touch onions, like Debra Winger on urban cowboy, spitting the onions out of the tuna fish sammich.
 
Have wrapped and smoked garlic and onions, but not together with rub. Will try it next weekend. Would be great with drippings from the meat drizzled in.
 
Awesome!

I've done this many time around the campfire directly and/or in a Dutch Oven, but not in a smoker. Duhhh!!!

Good job Cranky!
 
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