A chest freezer is a good place to lose stuff. I was kind of trying to organize one of mine when I came across a tenderloin butt that I maybe remember having...or maybe not. I thawed it out and decided to smoke it...
I trimmed off all of the silver skin and stuff...
Seasoned up with coarse salt and fresh cracked pepper...
Onto the kettle with some lump and a split of cherry on the side...
Internal temp hit about 105℉ and then over the hot side for a char...
Pulled at 115℉ or so to rest...
Meanwhile I'm roasting some new potatoes and fresh green beans drizzled with EVOO and simply seasoned with salt and pepper. I boiled the potatoes for about 2 mins to pre-cook them somewhat. Basically I get a pot of water boiling, put the potatoes in and bring them back to a boil. Cut them off and let them sit in the hot water for a few. Drain and onto a cookie sheet. The beans are raw...
Beans and potatoes are roasted in a 450℉ oven until done to our liking. We like the beans still a little crunchy. Time to slice the meat...
Dinner bell is ringing...
Tenderloin isn't my favorite cut, I prefer meat from the other end of a cow, and this one turned out a little overdone for our tastes even though I pulled it at about 115℉. But...or is that butt?
A good reminder to periodically clean out and organize your chest freezers, you never know what you may find that wasn't necessarily lost, just forgotten about.
I trimmed off all of the silver skin and stuff...
Seasoned up with coarse salt and fresh cracked pepper...
Onto the kettle with some lump and a split of cherry on the side...
Internal temp hit about 105℉ and then over the hot side for a char...
Pulled at 115℉ or so to rest...
Meanwhile I'm roasting some new potatoes and fresh green beans drizzled with EVOO and simply seasoned with salt and pepper. I boiled the potatoes for about 2 mins to pre-cook them somewhat. Basically I get a pot of water boiling, put the potatoes in and bring them back to a boil. Cut them off and let them sit in the hot water for a few. Drain and onto a cookie sheet. The beans are raw...
Beans and potatoes are roasted in a 450℉ oven until done to our liking. We like the beans still a little crunchy. Time to slice the meat...
Dinner bell is ringing...
Tenderloin isn't my favorite cut, I prefer meat from the other end of a cow, and this one turned out a little overdone for our tastes even though I pulled it at about 115℉. But...or is that butt?
A good reminder to periodically clean out and organize your chest freezers, you never know what you may find that wasn't necessarily lost, just forgotten about.
