Tonight's Smoke - To Feed the Parents

[smoking b]

My parents won't be in the area much longer & I talked them into coming over to eat. It gave me an easy excuse to fire up the smoker 

  I asked what they would like to eat & they decided they wanted chicken 

  No problem...

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I started with some breasts & thighs & pounded them flat.

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I added some garlic & a wee bit of oregano.

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Next was cheese with a little dried orange peel, basil, pepper & celery seed. I then rolled them up & misted them with fresh lemon juice.

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All tied up & ready to go - you can see the lemon juice shining...

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Getting some pellets started. These ones were courtesy of an alder tree...

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Into the smoker.

Updates to follow...

 

[chef jimmyj]

Looks good so far...JJ

 

[kathrynn]

Wanna see the finish!!!!!

 

[smoking b]

And here they are.

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Fresh out of the MES.

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I cut up some of the taters I grew to make fries. I gave them a healthy dose of Death Rain Nitro 

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They are my plate of fries. I would never give my parents Death Rain Nitro! They added some salt & ketchup to theirs...

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& here is a closer view - They turned out quite tasty!

 

[kathrynn]

They look great!  Yumm!

 

[smokinhusker]

That looks great! 

 

[dirtsailor2003]

And here they are.

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• smoking b
• Jan 7, 2013

Fresh out of the MES.

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• smoking b
• Jan 7, 2013

I cut up some of the taters I grew to make fries. I gave them a healthy dose of Death Rain Nitro 

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• smoking b
• Jan 7, 2013

They are my plate of fries. I would never give my parents Death Rain Nitro! They added some salt & ketchup to theirs...

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• smoking b
• Jan 7, 2013

& here is a closer view - They turned out quite tasty!

Looks great!!! Speaking of Death Rain, that'd be a great name for the Habanero Fire water I just made! After two days it's HOT!!!!

 

[humdinger]

Looks awesome, thanks for the idea! Did you brine the chicken before hand at all?

 

[smoking b]

They look great!  Yumm!

That looks great! 

Thanks! My mom even said she really liked them & I did a good job - Now that's saying something coming from her 

  I would have sliced them & put on a bed of rice with my sauce but my dad is a "plain" type eater & would not have eaten much if he even tried it. This was a good compromise that left both parents happy & that's all that was important to me. 

 

[smoking b]

Looks great!!! Speaking of Death Rain, that'd be a great name for the Habanero Fire water I just made! After two days it's HOT!!!!

Lol - this is Death Rain Nitro

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• Jan 8, 2013

I finished up my other bottle on the fries so I had to open this one - sadly it is my last...  http://www.hotsauce.com/Blair-s-Death-Rain-Nitro-Seasoning-p/3530.htm

This stuff really gives a good flavor.  If you like spicy food give it a try - it's great on pizza too!

 

[smoking b]

Looks awesome, thanks for the idea! Did you brine the chicken before hand at all?

Thanks!  No I didn't brine them but they still came out great - they were not dry at all.  There are some pics in this thread http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/132571/todays-smoke-for-the-evening-meal  of some other chicken I did without brining that was nice & juicy too as well as a pic with the rice & sauce - maybe it will give you some more ideas 

 

[humdinger]

Thanks!  No I didn't brine them but they still came out great - they were not dry at all.  There are some pics in this thread http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/132571/todays-smoke-for-the-evening-meal  of some other chicken I did without brining that was nice & juicy too as well as a pic with the rice & sauce - maybe it will give you some more ideas 

Thanks. hmm, maybe I'll do 8; brining four and not brining the other 4, then see how they compare.

Mostly I'm grateful for your ideas b/c my wife notoriously buys large bags of frozen boneless skinless chicken breast when she is on her health kicks, and then it takes us a long time to go through them. It never occurred to me to do the whole flatten, stuff, and roll idea. Sounds kinda like Fatties, there are a lot of possiblities. Thanks again!

 

[smoking b]

Thanks. hmm, maybe I'll do 8; brining four and not brining the other 4, then see how they compare.

Mostly I'm grateful for your ideas b/c my wife notoriously buys large bags of frozen boneless skinless chicken breast when she is on her health kicks, and then it takes us a long time to go through them. It never occurred to me to do the whole flatten, stuff, and roll idea. Sounds kinda like Fatties, there are a lot of possiblities. Thanks again!

You're welcome! Yeah you can get pretty creative stuffing them. Try to get them as flat as you can without tearing them - they are much nicer to roll up that way. Have fun with them!