Dave Atwater
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Not a real detailed post tonight... spent the majority of the day working on a attachment for my Heater Meter .... it looks like this so far, kind of a proof of concept before I make a decent version.
Onto today's cook - mixed up a paste of garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper, and some generic dry Italian dried herbs.
Rubbed it all over and let it sit for about 4 hours...
Injected with a mix of apple cider, apple cider vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce. Got this injector from Cabela's for 25 bucks - I'm real happy with it.
Tried a new veggie dish - sliced zucchini tossed in olive oil, dredged in a mix of bread crumbs and parmigiano reggiano and baked in the oven at 450'.
Cooked the loin on the WSM at 300' with a few lumps of hickory and apple for about 4 hours. I put it in a foil pan with a bit of apple cider in the bottom to keep the dripping from boiling off. I pulled it off at 140 internal and covered to let the carry over heat take me to 145' internal. Tossed it back on the performer on a direct heat to brown up the outsides a bit more. Holy crap was it good... Tender as all get out, great smoke flavor (maybe a bit too much), and very moist.
Pulled the zucchini out of the oven.... all GBD. It tasted good, but the veg was on the soft side. Next time I will put them under a broiler and see if I can't keep the zucchini a bit more crisp.
My mom made a spinach salad with pomegranate, avocado, and grapefruit slices. Dressed with a balsamic vinaigrette.
All plated up with a hard cider / pork dripping pan gravy and some mashers. These were run through a potato ricer - if you don't have one stop what you are doing and get one. Thanksgiving mashed taters will never be the same and you will be a potato god to your family.
Mom also made a pumpkin cheesecake for dessert and I had a hankering for a night cap so I paired it with an Ironball... equal parts Crown Royal and DiSarrano, shaken and strained into the appropriate dive bar glassware.. On the sweet side and very dangerous in quantity. I gave one to a female friend and she said "Dear God, that is all alcohol in there!" Yes, yes it is.
The loin was delicious and I will repeat this cook for sure....
Thanks for looking, hope you all had a great weekend.
Onto today's cook - mixed up a paste of garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper, and some generic dry Italian dried herbs.
Rubbed it all over and let it sit for about 4 hours...
Injected with a mix of apple cider, apple cider vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce. Got this injector from Cabela's for 25 bucks - I'm real happy with it.
Tried a new veggie dish - sliced zucchini tossed in olive oil, dredged in a mix of bread crumbs and parmigiano reggiano and baked in the oven at 450'.
Cooked the loin on the WSM at 300' with a few lumps of hickory and apple for about 4 hours. I put it in a foil pan with a bit of apple cider in the bottom to keep the dripping from boiling off. I pulled it off at 140 internal and covered to let the carry over heat take me to 145' internal. Tossed it back on the performer on a direct heat to brown up the outsides a bit more. Holy crap was it good... Tender as all get out, great smoke flavor (maybe a bit too much), and very moist.
Pulled the zucchini out of the oven.... all GBD. It tasted good, but the veg was on the soft side. Next time I will put them under a broiler and see if I can't keep the zucchini a bit more crisp.
My mom made a spinach salad with pomegranate, avocado, and grapefruit slices. Dressed with a balsamic vinaigrette.
All plated up with a hard cider / pork dripping pan gravy and some mashers. These were run through a potato ricer - if you don't have one stop what you are doing and get one. Thanksgiving mashed taters will never be the same and you will be a potato god to your family.
Mom also made a pumpkin cheesecake for dessert and I had a hankering for a night cap so I paired it with an Ironball... equal parts Crown Royal and DiSarrano, shaken and strained into the appropriate dive bar glassware.. On the sweet side and very dangerous in quantity. I gave one to a female friend and she said "Dear God, that is all alcohol in there!" Yes, yes it is.
The loin was delicious and I will repeat this cook for sure....
Thanks for looking, hope you all had a great weekend.
