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I got my meat slicer out this afternoon and sliced the leftover pork chops I brought home. 3.8 pounds worth, most to be vac-sealed and frozen tomorrow.
I made a pot of Brunswick stew yesterday. Had a bowl for dinner last night. It IS gathering quality, so I’m bring that. I also had a bowl of my SW beans, and while good, there are a little too spicy for my wife and she suggested I go ahead and take them too, so save her some heartburn.
I found a recipient suposidly for Aaron Franklin's SW Beans, so I made it today. BOY WAS IT HOT! Too hot. But, after draining and ringing the beans and replacing that with beef broth, they are actually pretty good. I’ll be bring g them with me.
I’m doing chicken Thursday night. If there are left overs they be great for snacks.
Friday I’m smoking marinated pork chops.
Saturday I’m smoking 2 racks of ribs.
I’m also bringing a pork butt prepared Cuban style - almost. Mainly for Saturday night, but we can also dip into it for lunch...
Ok! It’s time to start getting ready!
Since I’m only bringing my mini I won't be able smoke more than one item a day, so I decided to per cook some items and pre-prepare some I’m going to cook on sight. I started off by getting the pork chops ready that I’m going to cook riday night. I bought...
I have two pound I will be bringing as well. It’s your basic breakfast sausage with some fennel seed added. A little different. Good, but not my favorite.
Perhaps those that compete could judge. Say we had 6 entries. Everyone would submit 5 ribs to the "official." They would assign a secrete number to each cook, and distribute them to each cook, making sure that each cook does not get their own entry. That way we would each be choosing the...
I know your pretty good with those fancy drinks, but nobody can pop the top of a can of beer better, or faster than me. You don’t scare me
But I have to admit, chocolate covered ribs do worry me just a little.
Doug, I’ll be cooking the pork chops Friday night.
Thursday night I’m doing making fried chicken in my smoker for early arrivals.
Eggs are cheep here, 60 cents a dozen, so I’ll bring 3 dozen for breakfasts.