New Years Eve and/or New Years Day Menu's

[triplebq]

We will be dining on Black Eyed Peas as well . Thanks for the reminder as I need to buy some on my way home this evening so I can start soaking them . I smoke my fresh shrimp with bell pepper peices and my own special rub .

 

[rickw]

No; it's not

 

[jaxgatorz]

Lots of rum and a little coke

 

[miamirick]

daughter is intown and she wants seafood, so gonna be doing,shrimps,scallops,salmon,crab cakes and maybe some mullet

by the way she likes seafood!!!

 

[nwdave]

Got a corned beef brisket point cut that's "meditating" in the fridge after it's numerous baths. Going in brisket style then coming out as burnt ends. I'll start o'dark early, just in case Murphy is in my neighborhood. The head "Q-er" will then enjoy the rest of the evening consulting his rapidly diminishing supply of 7-Star Metaxa.

 

[orlandosmoking]

new years day, my first attempt at a turkey as well as my second round of fatties because the first round of 4 fatties were so good that everyone is demanding an encore(even people who didn't taste them, but heard from those lucky enough to get some). This time the fatties will be placed on the rack above to help baste the bird.

sunday, my first boston butt for hopefully some delicious pulled pork sammies.

 

[igolf2]

With both boys going to parties the wife and I will man the fort and suffer with:
Sam Adams Light, Wine coolers, bloody mary's, Asti Spumanti.
Grill and smoked shrimp, Rumaki, stuffed mushrooms, spicy garlic parmesan wings, fresh guacamole, hot spinach/artichoke dip, and assorted cheeses and crackers.

For New Years day it's standing prime rib roast (10 lbs.!)

 

[scubadoo97]

I just found out I'm hosting a party of 8-12 people. 6-8 of my cousins and maybe my brother and his wife. My cousins my wife and I were going to head out to Sarasota beach for NYE and spend a couple of days on the beach. But first it was going to rain. Now it's less rain but still rain plus plunging temps with highs in the high 50s. So plans were canceled. We Floridians are such wimps.

Just didn't feel it was worth the hotel rental if we weren't going to be out on the beach. "You know when you live in paradise you don't have to go out on a bad day". A saying used a lot when diving in the Keys.

Menu so far, most of which got done tonight. The gravlax, salmon salad/dip and Texas caviar was going to get made anyway and taken to the beach.

1. Gravlax-done-Now do I cold smoke it tomorrow? Mmmm?
2. Hot smoked pulled salmon salad. 2lbs center cut salmon cut from a 4.5 side. The rest went into making the loxs. The salmon was hot smoked over oak at 250* until just done. Brined over night in a 15% brine with a good dose of dark brown sugar. The salmon flakes were pulled apart and lightly mixed with fine diced red and green peppers, celery+leafs, onions and capers. Dressing is a mix of cream cheese, Dukes mayo, Worcestershire, a shake of Tabasco and tapatio hot sauce, 1/2 lemon juice and zest, maple syrup, smoked chili powder, smoked paprika and s & p.

I mixed up the diced veges with the dressing and then lightly tossed and mixed in the large soft flakes of smoked salmon. done

I've been making a hot smoked salmon dip/salad which is mixed down to a finer texture. For this I wanted to keep the large flakes whole. Man it looked and tasted really good. Good to be the chef

3. A loin of ahi tuna lightly seared and sliced. Served with rice flavored with a wasabi/mayo cream, thin julienned carrots and daikon radish for crunch and some homemade picked ginger. to get done. Or it might turn out to be a tuna poke' with Thai Asian dressing. Just not sure which direction to go but both will be good.

4. Texas caviar. Black eyed peas, corn, fine diced red and green peppers, celery and tops and onions and thin slivers of raw collard green (gots to have black eyed peas and collards on NYE). Dressing was made from a balsamic dijon vinaigrette I had made yesterday but now flavored with smoked chili powder, garlic powder, ground cumin, big splashes of champagne vinegar and sherry vinegar. This also got high marks from the cook. Must do again. done

5. Thin sliced smoked flat iron steak. I made this yesterday and we didn't eat it. It's med rare edge to edge. I'm going to give it a quick sear tomorrow straight from the fridge to give it a thin crust but keep it med rare and thin slice, maybe serve with little dinner rolls stuffed with lettuce and thin sliced veges. Little bits.

6. A mixed leaf salad. I plan to make this a salad/vegetable course and thin slice some zucchini and yellow squash and toss it in a vinaigrette and serve over said salad. to be made

Okay I've done all I'm doing tonight. Time to relax and maybe enjoy a late night cigar and wee drink. Got to pace myself ya know. Got to decide on some cool drinks to have on hand. Glad I've got tomorrow off

 

[smokinphil]

Doing a few spares and ABTs for a Rose Bowl Party.

 

[chisoxjim]

I have all my prep work for tomorrows smoke still in front of me,. Im going to inject & rubb the pork butt tonight, and plan on getting it on the WSM around 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. Ill rub the ribs down tomorrow am, and get them on around 8:00.

Today I have to get over to the Asian market to pick up the live crab, & hopefully the crab legs for the steamer(if not over to the fish monger), and also to pick-up the live clams for the NE clam chowder. I also need some crawfish.

I gotta work til noon.

 

[okieintx]

Gonna throw a pork loin on and some ABTs and pheasant rolls to munch on before the loin gets done. We have a few people coming over on Friday to watch different bowls games through out the day.

 

[chisoxjim]

NYE spread(live dungeness crab, live lobster, mudbugs, snow crab, polish sausage, garlic heads, red potatoes all done in the steamer) Also homemade NE clam chowder from scratch:






Happy New Year.

 

[rickw]

I got the turkey in, abts made and the squash is all prepped. Took the Horizon a bit to get up to temps but it sailing pretty smooth now. Not bad for a -7 windchill

Oh boy, Jim that looks great.

 

[scubadoo97]

Can't seem to find the upload option at photobucket but here are some "qview" of my NYE foods. Smoked salmon salad, sliced flat iron steak, Texas caviar and a raw tuna plate with wasabi mayo laced rice and home made pickeled ginger.

http://picasaweb.google.com/arophie/...eat=directlink