I received a jar of homemade Rub from
@CatskillSmoker, and have been looking for an opportunity to try it out. I finally got that opportunity last night when I needed to make dinner for just myself, and found some pork chops in the freezer.
I brined them for four hours, then rubbed them with the seasoning mix.
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I pulled out the Jumbo Joe, put my mini Vortex in with the wide end up, and lit a small chimney of Royal Oak Ridge briquettes.
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Once the coals were ready I added apple wood chunks and put on some spaghetti squash, followed by some jalapeno cheddar sausages.
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When the sausage was done, the chops went on. I kept them indirect and then gave them a quick sear as they came up to temp.
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The final step was to cook some broccoli that was seasoned with balsamic dressing.
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The JJ was terrific, and the mini Vortex made indirect cooking a breeze. I was not looking for the typical Vortex high heat cook, and inverting it may slow down the burning of the charcoal. I was also able to keep the grate temperature down around 300f by limiting the lower vent. I was cooking for about an hour and 20 minutes and still had a good amount of charcoal left at the end of the cook.
@CatskillSmoker makes some very fine pork rub! I don' know what all is in it or if he has named it, but I recommend it.
Topic: Pork Chop Dinner: Jumbo Joe and Inverted Vortex (Read 1712 times)