Bob Sample
TVWBB Diamond Member
Update . So I got a dozen romas sliced them in 1/2 and seeded them. Smoked them for about 1 1/2 hrs at 175-200 with 1 small lump of hickory.
Took them off and they were mushier than I wanted them. Peeled them, pureed them and then Kerry went at them with her pinch of this and dash of that. Part way through the process I asked her how she was going to recreate it if we liked it since she wasn't measuring anything she was putting and she just gave me this mind your own business look.
After another minute and more trips to the spice drawer I said "well if we really love this sauce and you don't write down quantities or even what's in it how am I supposed to make it if you die before me???" Apparently this was right up there with the time I said "but that's not the way my Mom makes it, I'll give her a call" just after we got married.
She mumbled something about "if you keep that up it's not likely she'll die first" so I grabbed a beer and headed outside.
Results of the sauce- it was very smokey and a little runny. The tomatoes were very sweet but we decided it wasn't quite right for pizza.
BUT we had friends over yesterday and made brochette with it and it was fantastic.
Next time I'll go much shorter with the smoke and leave the kitchen as soon as I hand over the tomatoes.
Life isn't like a bowl of cherries.....
It's more like a jar of jalapenos. What you do today is likely to come back and burn you in the butt tomorrow.
Took them off and they were mushier than I wanted them. Peeled them, pureed them and then Kerry went at them with her pinch of this and dash of that. Part way through the process I asked her how she was going to recreate it if we liked it since she wasn't measuring anything she was putting and she just gave me this mind your own business look.
After another minute and more trips to the spice drawer I said "well if we really love this sauce and you don't write down quantities or even what's in it how am I supposed to make it if you die before me???" Apparently this was right up there with the time I said "but that's not the way my Mom makes it, I'll give her a call" just after we got married.
She mumbled something about "if you keep that up it's not likely she'll die first" so I grabbed a beer and headed outside.
Results of the sauce- it was very smokey and a little runny. The tomatoes were very sweet but we decided it wasn't quite right for pizza.
BUT we had friends over yesterday and made brochette with it and it was fantastic.
Next time I'll go much shorter with the smoke and leave the kitchen as soon as I hand over the tomatoes.
Life isn't like a bowl of cherries.....
It's more like a jar of jalapenos. What you do today is likely to come back and burn you in the butt tomorrow.
