No I was not playing chess!
We had eaten all of the snack mix I had smoked last week, so it was time to make more. My wife had bought several different boxes of cereal squares to try some recipes she had found online. I decided to make our own Everything Snack Mix.
First, in a large bowl, I put 2 cups each Corn Squares, Rice Squares, Wheat Squares, Multi Bran Squares, Honey Nut Squares and Cinnamon Squares. To that I added 1 1/2 cup Mixed Nuts, 1 cup Peanuts, 1 cup bite size Pretzels and 1 cup garlic flavored bagel chips, broken into small pieces.
In a separate bowl I melted 1 stick of Butter. I then stirred in 6 tablespoons of Worcestershire Sauce. In previous snack mix smokes, in place of the spices, etc. called for in other recipes, I had added my New Mexico red chili rub. My wife asked me to use the New Mexico Green Chili Rub this time. I know better than to argue with my wife!!
So I added 2 tablespoons of the green chili rub. (Hint: use your own favorite rub)
This mixture was then poured over the cereal mix and stirred to thoroughly coat everything. Due to the amount of mix I separated the mix into two containers. Note the holes in the pan to help smoke penetrate all the mix. I punched several holes in the bottom of the foil pan also.
The smoker was fired up to 250 with chunks of oak and mixed fruitwoods added ( I have used other wood with great success also). The mixture was smoked for a hour, stirring about every 15 minutes. The final result was a delicious, crunchy snack mix with a great smoky flavor.
However, I was not finished as we had also run out of smoked nuts. The wife wanted me to smoke a mixture of almonds and walnuts this time. Once again, I played it smart and bowed to her wishes. I put 2 cups each of the nuts into a bowl. I then made a double mix of a Jalapeno Smoked Nut mix. Recipe as follows for a normal amount:
In a mixing bowl, I combined the melted butter and all the seasonings, stirring until well mixed. The nuts were added and stirred thoroughly to coat.
The nuts were spread on a pizza pan with holes and a disposable cooking tray.
The smoking heat was increased to about 300, mesquite and fruitwood chunks added, and the nuts were put into the smoker for about 45 minutes. I stirred them about every 15 minutes again.
Voila! Jalapeno Smoked Nuts. Try these. They are not a hot as you would think. There is just a nice spicy taste to them. However, my wife and I agree that the almonds were great as usual but the walnuts were just average.
Both smokes were done with no water in the pan.
Now if I could just learn how to win at chess!!
We had eaten all of the snack mix I had smoked last week, so it was time to make more. My wife had bought several different boxes of cereal squares to try some recipes she had found online. I decided to make our own Everything Snack Mix.
First, in a large bowl, I put 2 cups each Corn Squares, Rice Squares, Wheat Squares, Multi Bran Squares, Honey Nut Squares and Cinnamon Squares. To that I added 1 1/2 cup Mixed Nuts, 1 cup Peanuts, 1 cup bite size Pretzels and 1 cup garlic flavored bagel chips, broken into small pieces.
In a separate bowl I melted 1 stick of Butter. I then stirred in 6 tablespoons of Worcestershire Sauce. In previous snack mix smokes, in place of the spices, etc. called for in other recipes, I had added my New Mexico red chili rub. My wife asked me to use the New Mexico Green Chili Rub this time. I know better than to argue with my wife!!
This mixture was then poured over the cereal mix and stirred to thoroughly coat everything. Due to the amount of mix I separated the mix into two containers. Note the holes in the pan to help smoke penetrate all the mix. I punched several holes in the bottom of the foil pan also.
The smoker was fired up to 250 with chunks of oak and mixed fruitwoods added ( I have used other wood with great success also). The mixture was smoked for a hour, stirring about every 15 minutes. The final result was a delicious, crunchy snack mix with a great smoky flavor.
However, I was not finished as we had also run out of smoked nuts. The wife wanted me to smoke a mixture of almonds and walnuts this time. Once again, I played it smart and bowed to her wishes. I put 2 cups each of the nuts into a bowl. I then made a double mix of a Jalapeno Smoked Nut mix. Recipe as follows for a normal amount:
2 TBSP melted butter 2 TBSP + 2 tsp Tabasco green pepper sauce 1-1/2 tsp Tabasco red pepper sauce 1-1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce | 3/4 tsp granulated garlic 3/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp dry mustard 2 cups whole natural almonds |
The nuts were spread on a pizza pan with holes and a disposable cooking tray.
The smoking heat was increased to about 300, mesquite and fruitwood chunks added, and the nuts were put into the smoker for about 45 minutes. I stirred them about every 15 minutes again.
Voila! Jalapeno Smoked Nuts. Try these. They are not a hot as you would think. There is just a nice spicy taste to them. However, my wife and I agree that the almonds were great as usual but the walnuts were just average.
Both smokes were done with no water in the pan.
Now if I could just learn how to win at chess!!
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