Happy Independence Day to the Americans and good evening non Americans. Bittersweet holiday for me. I'm a combat vet and love America but with severe PTSD I cower to fireworks. Hate them. I got out of Army in 2008 and haven't shot fireworks with my 4 kids since. So 2 sons and one daughter are at friends tonight so they can get their freedom on. Oldest daughter is a loyalist and won't leave dad to suffer alone. She's my favorite. So just me, wife and Shelby today. We had Monterey chicken, smoked bourbon pecan pies and loaded tater salad. I'll start with the pies.
Wife made these up and I smoked them at 350 for an hour using pecan
i sipped some makers mark after she opened it
after an hour off the smoker to cool
smelled and tasted heavenly
Afterwards got the chicken seasoned
and onto the smoker to grill. Also put on 2 cast iron skillets my wife recently bought me coated in bacon grease to get heated while chicken grilled
Once chicken hot 155 IT I put 2 in each cast iron pan and added half cup each of Puckett's spicy BBQ sauce in each skillet( it's a local restaurant in Nashville)
Let that go till they hit 165. I gtated fresh Monterey Jack and sharp cheddar. 4oz each. Cooked 10 slices of thick cut apple wood bacon and cut up some green onions. Took them off and added cheese and bacon and back on the grill to melt
just a couple minutes later and we were ready
Wife made some loaded tater salad. Taters, sour cream,cheese,bacon, onions. Maybe more I didn't ask. Plated up
Was a delicious meal. Now I'm off to drink until my hearing doesn't work
Wife made these up and I smoked them at 350 for an hour using pecan
i sipped some makers mark after she opened it
after an hour off the smoker to cool
smelled and tasted heavenly
Afterwards got the chicken seasoned
and onto the smoker to grill. Also put on 2 cast iron skillets my wife recently bought me coated in bacon grease to get heated while chicken grilled
Once chicken hot 155 IT I put 2 in each cast iron pan and added half cup each of Puckett's spicy BBQ sauce in each skillet( it's a local restaurant in Nashville)
Let that go till they hit 165. I gtated fresh Monterey Jack and sharp cheddar. 4oz each. Cooked 10 slices of thick cut apple wood bacon and cut up some green onions. Took them off and added cheese and bacon and back on the grill to melt
just a couple minutes later and we were ready
Wife made some loaded tater salad. Taters, sour cream,cheese,bacon, onions. Maybe more I didn't ask. Plated up
Was a delicious meal. Now I'm off to drink until my hearing doesn't work
