Saw Dale Benson's wok & some of what Dazzo & others had to say & thought to put up my 1st "Lump Disco" cookup............
Ok....
This was interesting.....
I don't bake...one day at a time....
The wife interrupted reading her novel to come & help, so I was able to limp thru the process...
1st, mixed up the innards ~~>
We decided that neither of us like cayenne enough, so I used the mushroom / cajun spice
in it's place & some California chili powder for red flakes ground...
Used a bit more coal that what you see here to cook the filling...
I have a question about this point here,
the recipe says cook meat, sift flour in
It seems the flour just soaked the oils up but didn't quite make a thick gravy like I thought it might...
There was really nothing to drain out as it cooled
Should I maybe sift the flour right at the start ?
Didn't taste bad or anything, just didn't seem to do much ??
You can see here as I made sort of a Grand Coulee Dam of meat that it wasn't loose enough to slide back in...
Onto the larger kettle with lump ~~>
The wife made up the dough, they were a bit varied in size & shape as I think she's really enjoying her book...
Didn't have any trouble at all getting the right amount of coal & up to 350� lickety split....
AND PIE NUMBER ONE !!!
Browning, browning....
#1 on the right & #2 left...
As success & sugary soda drinks clouded my vision, I became emboldened & went for the flaming double backwards !!!
And then, The Flaming Triple Backwards !!!
Got to use my highly specialized Northern California
Natchitoches meat pie tweezers...
I'm thinkin' this is the golden brown...
Pies....
^^^^^^
Wife made off with 3/4's of one... claims she doesn't like all this fried / smoked stuff....
Creole mustard & mayo/ sour cream dipping sauce...
Plated...
These were great flaky with some chew to the crust & a smooth, even taste to the filling, real good !!
Thanks, Manana for the recipe & George for testing the waters !!!
But wait....
....there's more !!!
For dessert,
Jarhead's fried cherry pies,
except with blueberry.....
here's the exploded view ~~~>
Kinda just went willy-nilly while cooking....
Itsa drawing board thing..... :oops