Smoke Groundhog day- Pork roast with French Onion Baked potato

[DRKsmoking]

Thanks
@Colin1230 , for the like

David

 

[bigfurmn]

@DRKsmoking. Thank you! I can't wait to try it.

 

[sandyut]

Smoke Groundhog Day- Pork roast with French Onion Baked potato

Nice 3+ pound pork Roast put into a 2 day brine by Kevin @foamheart that I have used before with great success.
Made the brine , cooled with ice, into the fridge for 2 days.
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Removed today and rinsed it off, dried and coated with Meat Church Gospel Rub. Back into the fridge for a couple hours.

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Brought smoker up to temp. It was -18 C here today ( 0.4 F ) but at least no wind and the sun was out.
Again thank god I built the Smokers Shack, still cold out and in the shack until smoker temp was up.
Kept it between 280 / 300 with Cherry Chunks and chips

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Got the potatoes washed and oiled and salted , poked some holes and into the over for an hour.
brought out and sliced off the tops ( they became cooks treats later ) scooped out most of the innards and put back in for about 20 minutes.

While that was going on did up the onions just as if I was going to make French onion soup.

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Brought the roast up to 148 IT, brought it in and Tented it until the rest was done.

Onions were ready, deglazed the pan, added the broth and reduced down , added a little flour and all of the scooped out potato and 1/2 cup of cheese. Mixed all and placed back into the potatoes. ( saved about 1/2 cup of just the onion mix to top the potatoes )
Back into the oven for 20 minutes. added more cheese to the top and to my cooks treats and back in for about 20 more minutes.
Brought out and topped with a little of the soup mix that I saved

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Ok everything is done and the kitchen smells great. Time to plate up and dig in.


also made a little fresh veg of peppers , cukes and onions sliced thin and coated with a vinager oil and herb mix iI made.

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My plate

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The roast was very nice and the French Onion Potatoes were great also, Full of flavour and tasted like onion soup in the potato bowl. Here is a cut shot of the potato, full and flavourful.

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Thanks for staying around and making it to the end.

David

Sorry I didnt see this sooner! Nice cooks and plate David! I would say you nailed it!

 

[DRKsmoking]

Sorry I didnt see this sooner! Nice cooks and plate David! I would say you nailed it!

Thanks Dave for the like and 5the comment

Never worry about that, lots to see and read. can't get to them all.
Was a very good cook , roast was vert good , and a new kind of potato that will be done again.

David

 

[DRKsmoking]

@DRKsmoking. Thank you! I can't wait to try it.

My pleasure, any questions just ask

David

 

[DRKsmoking]

Thanks
@Chris_in_SoCal

For the like

David

 

[Brokenhandle]

That looks great David! Always love your ideas you come up with for potatoes!

Do you have chili pepper lights on your smokeshack?

Ryan

 

[DRKsmoking]

That looks great David! Always love your ideas you come up with for potatoes!

Do you have chili pepper lights on your smokeshack?

Ryan

Thanks Ryan for the like and the comment

Was a very tasty roast, and the potatoes were great. They were so creamy and tasted like onion soup and the cheese on top, well what can I say.

Yes Mona found them somewhere and asked if I wanted them, well of coarse. They come on every night at dark for about 4 hours lol I think they are cute. And she gets a kick out of them when she notices them on.

Yes I noticed the other day one side is hanging a bit from the wind last week. Only - 17 C here so it can wait for a couple days as it will be + 5 on Thursday

David

 

[Brokenhandle]

Thanks Ryan for the like and the comment

Was a very tasty roast, and the potatoes were great. They were so creamy and tasted like onion soup and the cheese on top, well what can I say.

Yes Mona found them somewhere and asked if I wanted them, well of coarse. They come on every night at dark for about 4 hours lol I think they are cute. And she gets a kick out of them when she notices them on.

Yes I noticed the other day one side is hanging a bit from the wind last week. Only - 17 C here so it can wait for a couple days as iot will be + 5 on Thursday

David

We have a set that my wife hangs from our awning on camper lol!

Ryan

 

[DRKsmoking]

Thanks @BrianGSDTexoma for the love ,

That was a great meal for sure, and the brined pork roast was great. But you know me , I love me some potatoes.

David