Chad M.
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Did this for the current Throwdown but thought I'd also post it here for everyone. Started with some 16 count shrimp, made a crab stuffing and wrapped them in homemade bacon. Finished them off with a basil cream sauce, and then did some grilled mussels with chorizo.
The shrimp ingredients:
Butterflied the shrimp and filled with crab stuffing (lump crab, scallions, green pepper, cracker crumbs, mustard, mayo, egg, lemon juice, parsley):
Wrapped in bacon:
On the Performer at 270-300 degrees with a little pecan wood:
Pulled after about 45 minutes and into the oven to keep warm:
Ingredients for grilled mussels (mussels, grilled chorizo sausage, shallots, white wine, butter, heavy cream, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic):
Brought everything but the mussels and sausage to a low boil over direct heat, then added mussels and sausage:
Covered for 7 or 8 minutes until the mussels opened up:
While the shrimp were cooking and before I started the mussels, I made a basil (pesto) cream sauce and drizzled it over the shrimp:
Here's the full meal (just for scale, that plate is over 12" in diameter) with rice, bread, and a Schlafly Pale Ale:
Everything turned out fantastic, and no I did not eat all of it. Finished just in time to watch my beloved Jayhawks win the Big 12 Championship. Today was a good day. Hope everyone enjoys the post.
The shrimp ingredients:
Butterflied the shrimp and filled with crab stuffing (lump crab, scallions, green pepper, cracker crumbs, mustard, mayo, egg, lemon juice, parsley):
Wrapped in bacon:
On the Performer at 270-300 degrees with a little pecan wood:
Pulled after about 45 minutes and into the oven to keep warm:
Ingredients for grilled mussels (mussels, grilled chorizo sausage, shallots, white wine, butter, heavy cream, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic):
Brought everything but the mussels and sausage to a low boil over direct heat, then added mussels and sausage:
Covered for 7 or 8 minutes until the mussels opened up:
While the shrimp were cooking and before I started the mussels, I made a basil (pesto) cream sauce and drizzled it over the shrimp:
Here's the full meal (just for scale, that plate is over 12" in diameter) with rice, bread, and a Schlafly Pale Ale:
Everything turned out fantastic, and no I did not eat all of it. Finished just in time to watch my beloved Jayhawks win the Big 12 Championship. Today was a good day. Hope everyone enjoys the post.
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