Disclaimer: For those of you that may be on the fence wondering if perhaps I've burnt my last brain cell, should you endeavor to persevere to the end of this thread, it will remove all doubt. You'll know in no uncertain terms that I am certifiable.
I got this notion in my mind about a week and a half ago but discounted it. The thought kept coming back and I kept discounting it. Finally I decided to stop beating myself up and go ahead and give it a run. Worst case, I'm out $12 for a pork loin and we order out pizza from Domino's. You'll see the stainless steel bowl throughout the cooking process but please bear with me. I assure you there is a method to my madness....maybe.
Started with a whole pork loin
Butterflied it
It was too thick and too wide so had to cut it down a bit for the next step: Wrap around a stainless steel bowl and tie it off then make the cuts to create the "crown"
This is the candied jalapeno glaze
Add a liberal coat of glaze and it's ready to go on the Rec Tec
This is what I used for the glaze. Dumped it into a bowl and beat the snot out of it with the immersion blender. 2 pics
On the grill and about an hour and a half in
Got some fresh asparagus going in the grilling wok. Tossed with EVOO and Tuscan seasonings
This is a 4-cheese mac & cheese made with buttermilk versus heavy cream then added some of my homemade bacon. Used mozzarella, muenster, provolone, and smoked extra sharp cheddar
Here is where you can call the guys with the white jackets. This is just nuts....but oh so good!!
Add some bread crumbs
Insanity is complete
My dinner plate. Just had to add some more of the candied jalapeno glaze
This was probably the most insane, over-the-top meal I've ever put together and I fully expect to be banned from SMF for life over this one
The mods will only allow a certain level of insanity and this probably exceeds that level. I'll at least go out in a deep food induced coma. At the end of the day I did not get quite the "crown" effect I was looking for, but you get the idea. The candied jalapeno glaze was exquisite. There was a perfect balance of spiciness and sweet that melded beautifully with the pork. The mac & cheese with the buttermilk was so incredibly good!! There was a richness and bit of a "tang" that you don't get using heavy cream or milk for the cheese sauce. For anybody that makes their own mac & cheese, I highly recommend giving the buttermilk a try. Well, I gotta run. My beautiful bride will be home shortly and I need to go prepare "the last supper" before the mods throw me out on my butt.
Preparing for the worst,
Robert
I got this notion in my mind about a week and a half ago but discounted it. The thought kept coming back and I kept discounting it. Finally I decided to stop beating myself up and go ahead and give it a run. Worst case, I'm out $12 for a pork loin and we order out pizza from Domino's. You'll see the stainless steel bowl throughout the cooking process but please bear with me. I assure you there is a method to my madness....maybe.
Started with a whole pork loin
Butterflied it
It was too thick and too wide so had to cut it down a bit for the next step: Wrap around a stainless steel bowl and tie it off then make the cuts to create the "crown"
This is the candied jalapeno glaze
Add a liberal coat of glaze and it's ready to go on the Rec Tec
This is what I used for the glaze. Dumped it into a bowl and beat the snot out of it with the immersion blender. 2 pics
On the grill and about an hour and a half in
Got some fresh asparagus going in the grilling wok. Tossed with EVOO and Tuscan seasonings
This is a 4-cheese mac & cheese made with buttermilk versus heavy cream then added some of my homemade bacon. Used mozzarella, muenster, provolone, and smoked extra sharp cheddar
Here is where you can call the guys with the white jackets. This is just nuts....but oh so good!!
Add some bread crumbs
Insanity is complete
My dinner plate. Just had to add some more of the candied jalapeno glaze
This was probably the most insane, over-the-top meal I've ever put together and I fully expect to be banned from SMF for life over this one
The mods will only allow a certain level of insanity and this probably exceeds that level. I'll at least go out in a deep food induced coma. At the end of the day I did not get quite the "crown" effect I was looking for, but you get the idea. The candied jalapeno glaze was exquisite. There was a perfect balance of spiciness and sweet that melded beautifully with the pork. The mac & cheese with the buttermilk was so incredibly good!! There was a richness and bit of a "tang" that you don't get using heavy cream or milk for the cheese sauce. For anybody that makes their own mac & cheese, I highly recommend giving the buttermilk a try. Well, I gotta run. My beautiful bride will be home shortly and I need to go prepare "the last supper" before the mods throw me out on my butt.Preparing for the worst,
Robert
