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  1. civilsmoker

    Pan Seared Pekin Duck With Black Currant Sauce & Roasted Baby Potato’s

    We wanted to kick off the New Year with a meal to celebrate the event! We ordered some Pekin duck breasts for the occasion…. They were frozen so thawed them in the fridge for 3 days, then washed dried and back in the fridge to set the skin. After 36 hours in the fridge I 1/2inch scored the skin...
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    Crazy Wind - 65-80 Mph tossing semi’s today….

    We had a crazy wind storm hit today….. sustain 65 mph with 80 mph gusts (that reaches a cat 1 hurricane level). Both freeways were closed after 11 semis were tossed just south of us….at least 4 to the west…. We lost our RV gate….post just snapped we also lost a few shingles on the roof….I spent...
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    It’s the Season!

    Tis the season for some good eats!!!!! Twice smoked and glazed spiral ham is a good place to start! It is even better with some seared greens, potato casserole, a role, and nectar! Tis the money shot! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!
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    Smoked Capon Thanksgiving Dinner

    So we wanted to change the meal up today and keep things simple….. we went with a Capon that was about 11 lbs….. I wet brined it for 36 hours, then fridge dried it for 2 and 1 hour on the counter before seasoning it with kinders buttery steak…. The cook plan was 335 for 2.5 hours…. On the...
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    35 Day Dry Aged Brisket Point

    So this journey started in early October with a nice 12lb point in the bag….in the UMAI bag and hanging in the fridge Fast forward 35 days and it’s finally time! Man this smells soooo gooood!!! All trimmed out and salted for an overnight dry brine…. Saved all the trimmings to smoke with the...
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    24 day Dry Aged & Dry Brine Ribeye's

    So this dinner was just shy of a month in the making….. been a little bit frustrated at both the price and quality of the GS cuts so taking charge of that my self…..got this small in the bag ribeye for 9.99/lb and it started at the first of October in a UMAI bag….. here it is 3 days in…. Now 9...
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    SRF Wagyu Turf and Surf

    So one of my honey hole GS had cold water tails on sale for 6 each…. I happened to spy these SRF Bistro filets…. They were nicely butterflied and over an inch thick……the marbling spoke to me so they also got the invitation for dinner and came home with me 🥳 The filets got wrapped in bacon and...
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    SRF Wagyu Petite Sirloin & Wild Rice

    With the price of beef these days, I’ve been one the hunt for some reasonable price stuff to cook up….Mrs Civil and me went to GS after GS….only to walk away empty handed……the struck gold at the 5th GS….. Found these SRF Wagyu Petite Sirloins on sale for 10.99/lb….score!!! Salted them up for a...
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    Sausage Egg Muffin Samich - The Proper Way

    Started with a nicely seared patty of sausage……guess which one is mine….. papa bear, boy bear, and momma bear……. lol Fast forward to the build….toasted muffin (buttered salted butter), then patty, white america, sunny side egg with fresh chopped chives, hot sauce…. This makes me hungry for...
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    Winter Welcome Dry Brined Brisket Point

    Since snow was forecast for the local hills (yes it did snow), we thought we better welcome winter in with a feast…… Picked up a point cut and trimmed the fat cap and coated it with kosher salt (1/2 tsp/lb) yesterday morning for a 36 hour dry brine…. Started the smoking operation this AM at...
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    Simple Sesame Seed Crusted Seared Ahi with Sushi Rice

    Grabbed a couple watermelon colored Ahi steaks yesterday…..they were today’s lunch…… I marinated them for a couple of hours in chili sauce and sweet soy….. then crusted them with some seasoned (onion, garlic, pepper) seeds….. 60 seconds per side in a HOT hexclad with beef tallow….it happened...
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    Meal Planning @ CivilSmokers House

    Just took a pic of my garage fridge…..it almost brings tears to my eyes…….this is my kind of meal planning!!!! Beef it’s what’s for dinner……bottom right is tomorrows dinner…… Dry brining brisket point…. Fat cap trimmed for the brine….did that early this am….. Next the upper right…..a...
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    Dry Brined Reverse Sear Tomahawks and Roasted Baby Red and Gold Spuds!

    So I cooked these the day before the throwdown but didn’t want to post it because it had the same or test pan seared shrooms for my entry…. Found these nicely trimmed baby’s!!! Salted them up for a 36 hour open air dry brine…. Mrs Civil made these up while the hawks were brining….. I’m not...
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    Lobster Lemon Cream Orzo

    Scored these two tails for 12 bills so split them and seasoned them up with some melted butter with fresh herbs and Kinders buttery steak, then on the Weber top rack to roast at 375….. Roasted them for about 18 min basting about each 4 mins….pulled the at INT of 145…. This makes me happy...
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    Smoked Chuck Hatch Green Chilli Tacos!

    I smoked this up 2 weeks ago took pics but forgot to do a post so I though I would share.... Got a nice discount chuck..... Since this was going to be for tacos I just used the hatch chilli rub.... Ie my dropped in the sand seasoning. Prepping the braising liquid.... beef broth, a few...
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    Smokehouse Way - Aka the new home of the X-Fire Gill and Copper Pot

    This project has been in the planning stage for a long time…..to long but finally it is happening! The motivation……The X-Fire Grill wants create flame crafted magic again! Step one: get the back yard fence in…….was calling around to some fence supply places and a local outfit gave me an...
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    Grand Teton Surf and NY Turf…a proper camp meal!

    Was able to get out in the woods this past week and had to do a proper meal to match the scenery of the Tetons….. First up the camp set up…..this is a dry national forest camp ground (ie no utilities)…..so the solar setup and the custom built 4 golf cart battery setup (yes by me) is perfect in...
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    Huckleberry Balsamic Prime Filet, glazed Roots, and Baby Red Rustic Mash

    So we have have been passing on filets for many weeks as they just haven’t looked good…..that changed this past weekend….. scored these 4 USDA Prime cuts and they spoke to me! I trimmed them up and the salted for a 36 hour dry brine session, the wife likes beef this way! Bingo all dry brined…...
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    Boneless Tomahawk & Turf!

    So the Boy successfully completed his medical lab rotation on Friday and therefore officially graduated with his BS, so we had his celebration dinner tonight! The wife and him went on a 3 hour 8 store hunt for some grub to cook up…..this is what they came up with…..we called them the “boneless...
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    2025 Scholarship Auction Build

    It’s the time of year to build another knife for the annual scholarship auction…… This years is going to be a rustic frontier knife, so a bit unique be it should be a collector! This one will be out of fishhook canister damascus…..the loaded canister with 1084a fishhooks and 1084 powder with...
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