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[Gonna Smoke]

With family still here from Pennsylvania, I decided to grill some chicken legs. Seasoned 5 lbs. with coarse salt and pepper...

...and hung them...

On the grill with some lump and a split of oak. Getting right...

Made some Alabama white sauce. This is about half of a recipe that I found on the interweb...

• ¾ cup mayonnaise
• ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
• Dash of Worcestershire sauce
• Dash of lemon juice
• ½ tablespoon brown mustard
• ½ tablespoon prepared horseradish
• ½ tablespoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon chipotle chile powder
• ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Mix all ingredients together and leave in the refrigerator for an hour or so...

Meanwhile, I had been thinking about the stuffed mushrooms that flatbroke had posted HERE and since Aldis had portbellas on sale for 99¢/pack, I thought I'd try them. I bought 4 packs, trying to pick out the ones with the biggest mushrooms in them.

• Portabella mushroom caps
• 19 oz. pack of sweet Italian sausage links
• ¼ cup Italian bread crumbs
• Splash of lemon juice, maybe 1 T
• 3 cloves of garlic minced
• 8 oz. block of cream cheese
• Shredded parmesan cheese

I removed the stems and wipe the mushrooms down with a paper towel. Browned the sausage and crumbled it. This was drained and mixed with the softened cream cheese, the bread crumbs, lemon juice, and garlic. I spooned the mixture on top of the caps and topped each with some of the parmesan cheese. Into the oven at 400℉ until the mushrooms get cooked and the cheese starts to brown, about 15 minutes or so...

I had green beans with red potatoes, also. Time to eat...

One of the good things about them coming to visit is they always bring us a few bags of these...

These are fantastic and are not available anywhere near us. They are made in Chambersburg, Pa. and if you can find them, give them a try. They make several flavors, but the jalapeno is our favorite. These are not your typical cheese puffs...

 

[gmc2003]

Looks good Charles, I'm going to have to give that white sauce a whirl.

Point for sure
Chris

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Looks good Charles, I'm going to have to give that white sauce a whirl.

Point for sure
Chris

Big Bob Gibson created the sauce in northern Alabama over 100 years ago and it's been extremely popular there ever since. It has a tangy heat flavor and the heat can be upped or reduced with the cayenne. Give it a try...

 

[JLeonard]

Send your family my way....I'll cook for them if they bring a couple bags of those cheese puffs. Never had them but they sound mighty good.
And your meal.......Well that looks mighty darn good too!!!

Jim

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

I bet your family been extremely happy with your chow Charles. Very nice meal. I love that white sauce and going to have to do again soon. Thanks for sharing.

 

[HalfSmoked]

Awesome cook I could pull my chair up to that mean.
What part of Pa is family from?

Warren

 

[flatbroke]

Dang you done did it up right! Nice job.

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Send your family my way....I'll cook for them if they bring a couple bags of those cheese puffs. Never had them but they sound mighty good.
And your meal.......Well that looks mighty darn good too!!!

Jim

Thanks a bunch, Jim. These cheese puff are a little more dense than the other more well known brands. If you ever see them, grab a bag or 2 to try, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised...

 

[Gonna Smoke]

I bet your family been extremely happy with your chow Charles. Very nice meal. I love that white sauce and going to have to do again soon. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for your comments, Brian. I try to take care of family when I can. I've only used the white sauce on chicken, but it's supposed to be good on most grilled or smoked meat, at least that's what Big Bob did...

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Awesome cook I could pull my chair up to that mean.
What part of Pa is family from?

Warren

Warren, you'd be welcome anytime. They live in Greencastle which is south central Pa. just across the state line from Maryland...

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Dang you done did it up right! Nice job.

Well you started it..., you and civilsmoker . I wish that I could have smoked them, but it just didn't work out. Maybe next time...

 

[sawhorseray]

A fine lookin' cook Charles, did bird legs last night myself. RAY

 

[civilsmoker]

Well you started it..., you and civilsmoker . I wish that I could have smoked them, but it just didn't work out. Maybe next time...

Nice work and glad I could help create a flavor on the plate. those legs looked really good!

 

[SmokinEdge]

Looks great Charles. Nice work. I will be giving that white sauce a try, thanks for the recipe.

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Very nice meal Charles, I’d have hit a plate of that hard! Also, thanks for posting that recipe… I’d heard of that sauce but never tried it… that will be changing soon!

 

[DRKsmoking]

Nice cook on the chicken
Love the leg rack, I use mine often.

I am in the group of never trying the white sauce, thanks for the recipe

David

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Nice cook on the chicken
Love the leg rack, I use mine often.

I am in the group of never trying the white sauce, thanks for the recipe

David

Thank you, David. The white sauce is really good. It took me awhile to try it, I couldn't get over the appearance and name, but I'm glad I did...

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Looks great Charles. Nice work. I will be giving that white sauce a try, thanks for the recipe.

Very nice meal Charles, I’d have hit a plate of that hard! Also, thanks for posting that recipe… I’d heard of that sauce but never tried it… that will be changing soon!

The first time I heard of Alabama white sauce, I wasn't too sure. The Duke's came out with it in their lineup of BBQ sauces and I tried it, not too bad. So I did some interwebbing to find out more about it and some recipes popped up, too. So I thought I could make something better than the bottled one...

 

[chopsaw]

Looks good Charles . I have a bottle of local white sauce in the fridge . Had some on my plate last night .

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[Gonna Smoke]

Looks good Charles . I have a bottle of local white sauce in the fridge . Had some on my plate last night .

Edit : 2 days later . Push the Post reply button .

Thanks, Rich. I have often come back to a thread only to find that I didn't post my reply...