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  1. John Solak

    Grilled Flint Style Coney Hot Dogs

    Koegel truck came thru town a couple of weeks ago and picked up a few thing, Vienna hot dogs and Flint style chili were a couple of items I picked up. Fried some tater tots on the disco Cooked some of the chili on the induction cook top in a CI skillet and grilled not steamed some Vienna...
  2. John Solak

    Chicken Mole

    Grilled some chicken thighs indirect before the next rain storm is suppose to hit. Removed the skins and then simmered the thighs in mole sauce till they were fork tender. Served the thighs over a bed of rice and pinto beans and ladled the sauce over everything
  3. John Solak

    Smash Burgers

    Ordered me a smasher last week and finally got a chance to try it out last night. Thing works great forming the patties and help creating an awesome crust on the burgers. The trick is using a spatula with a sharp edge since the burger sort of bonds to the griddle top. Topped the burgers...
  4. John Solak

    Tri Tip Sandwiches

    Tri tip seasoned with Montreal Steak seasoning, cooked indirect with and internal temp of 120*F using mesquite lump. Let it rest a bit, cut it in half and then ran it through my meat slicer. Made some garlic cheese bread using hamburger buns Served with some pasta made in the Instant...
  5. John Solak

    Backyard Dinner and a Movie Night

    Was suppose to be a cool evening tonight so started a fire in the fire pit and set up or projector to watch a couple of movies outside. Broke out a couple of pie irons and made some grilled sandwiches using deli turkey, swiss cheese, sauteed onion with fire grilled poblano chilies and...
  6. John Solak

    Teriyaki Pork Loin and Stuffed Zucchini

    Bought a whole pork loin and couple of days ago and cut some steaks out of part of it and marinated them in teriyaki sauce. Grilled them direct to get some color on them and let them finish indirect Sliced a few zucchini and cut them lengthwise, scooped out the seeds and stuffed them with some...
  7. John Solak

    White Bean Chicken Chili

    Using my weed burner I fire roasted 2 pasilla peppers and 5 jalapenos, peeled and deveined them. Took boneless chicken breasts and cut them lengthwise and gave them a quick sear on the grill, removed them to let them cool and chopped them up The chicken and peppers chopped up along with a...
  8. John Solak

    Soy Vay Veri Teriyaki and Lemon Pepper Chicken

    The wife wanted lemon pepper chicken and I wanted teriyaki so I made both. Cooked the thighs over red oak wood on the Santa Maria Grill. Seasoned 5 thighs with lemon pepper seasoning and 5 with lawrys and black pepper. When the thigh hit around 145 internal temp I took the skin off of the 5...
  9. John Solak

    Reubens and Sausage Kale Soup

    Picked up a Corned beef point and cooked it indirect until probe tender We had some brats leftover from last nights dinner so what wasn't eaten for lunch got thrown in a pot to make sausage kale soup Let the corned beef rest for about an hour and a half then ran it through the slicer Then...
  10. John Solak

    Tri Tip

    Store had tri tips on sale for $2.99 but you had to buy a large package of them. Have been trying to clean out the freezer but couldn't help myself. Trimmed them all up, seasoned one with Montreal Steak seasoning and vac packed the other 4. Cooked the tt to an internal temp of about 115*...
  11. John Solak

    Whole Chicken

    Cooked a couple of whole chickens on the WSM using peach wood and just some sea salt for seasoning. Shredded them both and will use for future meals. Added the skin and bones into my Instant Pot pressure cooker and made bone broth (right) then added the bones into a blender and blended it plus...
  12. John Solak

    Pizza Pot Pie

    Saw a video from the Food Network on Facebook about a month ago, saved it and finally gave it a try. I used some different things but the technique is pretty much the same and I saw in the video. I used Ramekins and Pyrex bowls. I have a nice set of ramekins but my wife "cleaned the garage" and...
  13. John Solak

    Cheese Steaks

    Fired up the Disco and cooked up some fries Thinly sliced a couple of ribeye steaks and marinated them in some Worcestershire sauce for a couple of hours then cooked in on my Ballistic griddle along with some chopped Maui sweet onions. Loaded up some onion rolls I found For another side I...
  14. John Solak

    Nashville Hot Chicken

    Instead of frying the chicken I dredged them in some Dixie Fry Coating mix and then cooked them indirect on my grill. I used Hauttie B's recipe for the sauce. Never had hot chicken before except for the stuff KFC sold, really liked this. Also instead of white bread I used Honey Oat bread.
  15. John Solak

    Tri Tip

    Cooked one of my favorite things tri tip. I've cooked better but this was still pretty good. Simply seasoned with Montreal Steak seasoning and served with some sauteed asparagus cooked on my Ballistic griddle and some blue box mac and cheese
  16. John Solak

    Shrimp Ceviche and Baja Style Shrimp Coctail

    Not a single coal or a grill in sight for this meal, just I thought I would share this meal if some of you are looking for something light and refreshing since we are in the hot summer months of the year. I does go great with grilled fish tacos and a cold beer or Michelada is almost required to...
  17. John Solak

    Bison Mushroom Swiss Burgers and ABTs

    Found a package of bison in the freezer about a week ago and my wife wanted burgers today so it was the perfect time to use them She also wanted ABTs so I was happy to oblige! Also threw on a couple of Portobello mushrooms with the gills removed too. A couple of Bison burgers on the flat top...
  18. John Solak

    Chicken Seasoned 3 Ways And Pork Chops

    Seasoned some chicken thighs for tonight's dinner, half with lemon pepper and the other half with Andy's chicken Fry seasoning. The leg quarters were seasoned with Slap Yo' Daddy General Purpose rub and with be used for enchiladas for another night. On the Disco cooked 3 strips of bacon and...
  19. John Solak

    Campout Pork Tenderloins

    Went on a group camp out this weekend which was a lot hotter than normal this time of year. Our home for the weekend A pic of the campground Leah enjoying our walk Grilled a couple of pork tenderloins that were marinating in some teriyaki sauce for a day and a half. Did a reverse sear on...
  20. John Solak

    Cornish Game Hens

    Split a couple of cornish game hens and made a breading using some Andy's chicken breading mix, Lawrys, black pepper, granulated garlic, onion powder, and panko bread crumbs. After 40 minutes or so chicken is done. A little darker that I wanted but they still turned out really good! Some...

 

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