Game Day Shotgun Shells

[mneeley490]

Seahawks are going to send the 49'ers packing a little later tonight, so I will be taking some shotgun shells and Dutch's Wicked Beans to my favorite watering hole to share.
I think I may have solved the problem of the crunchy shells, at least I hope so.
I added about 1/3-1/2 cup of bbq sauce to the meat mixture for more moisture, and after an overnight rest in the fridge, they felt pretty soft when I put them on the rack.

Used 1 lb. each of hot Italian sausage and 85/15 hamburger, plus 1-1/2 lbs of pork sausage. To that, went 1/2 diced onion and 8 oz. finely shredded sharp cheddar.

Read from someone else here that the finely shredded cheese tends to disappear, so added another 8 oz of farmer's style shredded to the mix, with about 2 T. of Holy Voodoo rub (which was all I had left.) This ended up having more meat than shells. I filled 28 manicotti and still had about 1 lb left, which I'm sure I'll find a use for later.

About 1-1/2 hours in. Looking good so far.

 

[Winterrider]

Dang, I'd like to be there !

 

[mneeley490]

Been running at 230° for 2 hours now. Cranked up to 300° for the last half hour, then will sauce again and let it go another 10 minutes.
Forgot to mention that I use 1 c. of my own bbq sauce instead of ketchup for the beans. Makes all the difference in the world, according to folks who've tried it.

 

[JLinza]

Lookin good

 

[dward51]

That will be some good game day eats!

 

[DRKsmoking]

Looks great Mike,
I would even struggle through a football game just to beable to have some of this.

I would use the shotgum shells for dipping into the beans.

I bet everyone love it at the wateringhole.

David

 

[chopsaw]

Nice . Looks like you have that Rec tec figured out .

 

[912smoker]

Still haven't made them but those look great and definitely make for a great game day!

Keith

 

[schlotz]

So how'd they turn out Mike?

 

[mneeley490]

Both the shotgun shells and beans were very well received; I'm still getting compliments for them today. I think the meat could have been seasoned a bit more, but they were mostly gone by halftime. I also think that adding sauce to the meat, combined with the overnight rest really helped with the crunchy shell issue.
Didn't get any more pics, unfortunately. I was too focused on getting them packed up and delivered.

 

[Redicans]

Yummmm!! Need to make these someday!!

 

[Fueling Around]

Didn't see the game results. Been to many Seahawks games back when I lived there. that was back in the Kingdome (kingboom) days.
Not impressed with shells, but your idea sounds promising. Store bought shredded holds together better thanks to the anti caking

 

[forktender]

Seahawks are going to send the 49'ers packing a little later tonight, so I will be taking some shotgun shells and Dutch's Wicked Beans to my favorite watering hole to share.
I think I may have solved the problem of the crunchy shells, at least I hope so.
I added about 1/3-1/2 cup of bbq sauce to the meat mixture for more moisture, and after an overnight rest in the fridge, they felt pretty soft when I put them on the rack.

Used 1 lb. each of hot Italian sausage and 85/15 hamburger, plus 1-1/2 lbs of pork sausage. To that, went 1/2 diced onion and 8 oz. finely shredded sharp cheddar.
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Read from someone else here that the finely shredded cheese tends to disappear, so added another 8 oz of farmer's style shredded to the mix, with about 2 T. of Holy Voodoo rub (which was all I had left.) This ended up having more meat than shells. I filled 28 manicotti and still had about 1 lb left, which I'm sure I'll find a use for later.
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About 1-1/2 hours in. Looking good so far.
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Those look KILL'ER, and boy did they ever stomp on the 9'ers, my wife is still cry'in about it.

My team sucks donkey balls, the Raider's, so I can't laugh very loud, or she'll bring up how bad my team SUCKS, which is a true statement!!!!! Next yr, maybe!!! LOL!!!
Congrat's on the killer grub, and the blow out win, we will be rooting for you guys now, go west coast!!!

 

[gmc2003]

Shotgun shells are a lot of work but they're worth it. You done did gooder. They look great.

Point for sure
Chris