Went down to my home to see Mom today. Upon learning that she had steaks to cook, (on a gas grill), I decided to do a few my way. My brother is a chef with a restaurant of his own and even though he often defers to me in regard to techniques and recipies Mom discounts my input consistently. So I did not ask her permission here...just did it. Dad would understand if he were alive.
The van packed up and ready for a hour and a half drive:
I used the black 3 wheeler as my smoker and the blue OTG as the grill. Got the steaks smoking here in the shade with some rum barrel chunks for flavour with the temp about 170-180f:
The fillets smoked for about 40 minutes...here they are just before I pulled them:
Mom had some jumbo shrimp served cold with seafood sauce....they weren't that great so the brother-in-law suggested I smoke them. Melted some butter and tossed the shrimp with some coarse pepper and salt with a little lime juice as well...smoke them for 15 minutes or so then did them over the little coal bed I had going under the chunks. The process improved the taste of those shrimp but only so much. Brother showed up with some fancy mushrooms...I drizzled olive oil over them then salt and peppered em' up and onto the smoker:
Here the meal is grilling:
Love the deep red that comes out in beef when it grills after smoking. I did not get a plate shot...with 11 people, including children, it was hectic. I was just glad I got to my steak before it got cold. The smoked fillets were a hit....I overcooked them...they were medium well not medium rare....good though not great....nice smoke taste and crust just not as pink as desirable. My brother-in-law wants me to buy him 2 kettles used with a budget of $200. I live in Canada so this will not buy as much as south of the border. I'd like to get him 2 OTG 22.5s but I have only seen 4 or 5 near me in the last year and a half....and I am in need of 1 to turn into a WSM myself so the first cheap one is mine.
Topic: Have Kettles - Will Travel (Read 1655 times)
