Hamburger Steaks, Smothered Potatoes with gravy, Cajun green beans For 250...

[indaswamp]

After I finished stuffing the 150# of smoke sausage today, a guy had volunteered to cook for the local 4H awards ceremony tonight. I told him I'd hang around and help him once I finished stuffing the sausage. He really did not need any help and had it under control. I snapped some pics though....

Frying burgers on a big friggin griddle on a trailer...

That rig is owned by the local Sheriff's Department for cooking at police functions and training days. Very cool rig...has a fold down table built in...

The griddle is attached to a home made frame and bolted to the trailer....

Round 3 of burgers...

Burgers going in food service trays with a special sauce from the chef...

Starting the gravy for the taters...

The big 30 gallon pot of smothered potatoes with Cajun smoke sausage....gonna add cheese to it too....

And here is the cooker rig for that pot. It is specialty made...on locking wheels too...

Looking in the door...big BTU burner....

180* view of the other side...

And here is a cool idea...ENABLER ALERT!!! LOL!!!

Tool bag insert and a bucket......for cooking stuff!!! Hell Yeah I like that!!!!

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Looks like a good time will be had by a lot of folks. Wish I were there...

 

[DRKsmoking]

These kind of events are always great and fun to go to.

Love all the big gear. and especially the big soup/ gravy pot

David

 

[chopsaw]

Awesome ! Great post . Love seeing this stuff .

 

[gmc2003]

Looks fabulous Keith, and a great time.

Chris

 

[chilerelleno]

Thats a lot of grub!
Looks like yall well prepared to cook and feed a few folks.
How many they plan for?

Some guys construct houses.
Some guys construct meals.
Both of'em need their tools of the trade at hand.

 

[JLeonard]

Now you want us to believe all that great looking food And you didn’t dip a spoon in anywhere? If that true you’re a better man than me!
looks like they had it down to a science!

Jim

 

[Redicans]

Whoa that's some serious cooking equipment!! Everything looks great!

 

[indaswamp]

Looks like a good time will be had by a lot of folks. Wish I were there...

I'm sure it was a great time tonight at the event. I told the chefs when I left, "well I know the food will be good, don't know about the rest of the night..."

 

[indaswamp]

These kind of events are always great and fun to go to.

Love all the big gear. and especially the big soup/ gravy pot

David

Thanks David. That big 30 gallon cast iron pot can cook a jambalaya to feed 300-350 people.....and it has cooked many of them.

 

[indaswamp]

Awesome ! Great post . Love seeing this stuff .

Thanks Rich! Figured you guys would enjoy seeing it...

 

[indaswamp]

Looks fabulous Keith, and a great time.

Chris

Thanks Chris!

 

[indaswamp]

Thats a lot of grub!
Looks like yall well prepared to cook and feed a few folks.
How many they plan for?

Some guys construct houses.
Some guys construct meals.
Both of'em need their tools of the trade at hand.

Thanks Chile! They are cooking for 250 people...that's 70# or potatoes and 20# of sausage inda pot....plus 10# of cheese and a gallon of heavy cream....plus some other stuff....

 

[indaswamp]

Thats a lot of grub!
Looks like yall well prepared to cook and feed a few folks.
How many they plan for?

Some guys construct houses.
Some guys construct meals.
Both of'em need their tools of the trade at hand.

Thanks Chile! They are cooking for 250 people...

 

[indaswamp]

Now you want us to believe all that great looking food And you didn’t dip a spoon in anywhere? If that true you’re a better man than me!
looks like they had it down to a science!

Jim

Nope...I did not sample any of it. He's a police officer.....didn't wanna get arrested! LOL!!! I told him it looks like you've done this a time or two....he said, yeah....once or twice....LOL!

 

[indaswamp]

Whoa that's some serious cooking equipment!! Everything looks great!

My home town of Gonzales, Louisiana is a SERIOUS cooking town...we are known as the Jambalaya Capital Of The World. Their are a large number of people here that can knock a jambalaya out of the park...serious competition style jambalaya. The annual Jambalaya Festival has a Jambalaya cook off every year....
http://www.jambalayafestival.net/festival-information.html

But people get tired of eating jambalaya...it is the go-to meal here to feed a large crowd on the cheap. So that is why this guy is doing hamburger steaks and gravy. Should be a crowd pleaser....

 

[JLinza]

Some good lookin food around there. Looks like fun. And that's one cool flat top

 

[Fueling Around]

Happy to see you on the sideline for once.
Curious what the youth expect for a meal.

 

[indaswamp]

Happy to see you on the sideline for once.
Curious what the youth expect for a meal.

No idea what the youth expect for a meal. I did not attend the awards ceremony, but my handicapped buddy did, he is the shooting sports coach. I'll have to ask him next time I see him...

 

[indaswamp]

Some good lookin food around there. Looks like fun. And that's one cool flat top

Thanks Jlinza.