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G$

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Vortex Chicken Nachos.
« on: April 19, 2015, 08:00:37 AM »
Fired up the PerVortex again for dinner tonight.

Seasoned thighs with a "chile limon" type thing.  Didn't trim them up at all because I started getting the shakes when I opened the package and started having flashbacks to the thousands of thighs I have trimmed from the old competition cooking days.  <shudder>.



Here they are on the grate almost done.  They came off a few minutes later.   Total cooking time maybe 45 minutes?  Tad longer?



Chopped the chicken, crispy skin and all.  YUM.


Built the nachos, On the grill for like 4 minutes.  Quick. Needed more cheese.


My daughter's (she closed it in the microwave to keep warm, don't ask me.)


And mine.


One thing:  I am not sure I ever cooked nachos on a weber before.  For whatever reason, the chips really soaked up smokiness.  More than I would have liked, but the wife and kid did not mention it.   YMMV, just something to be aware of if you cook nachos on the grill.  As I said above they were only on there for 4-5 minutes.





( @jcnaz this was the vortex cook last night )   

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1buckie

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Re: Vortex Chicken Nachos.
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2015, 08:28:37 AM »
Man, that looks great !!!

Smokiness might be the charcoal / wood smoke attaching to the oils on the chip....even a real dry chip will have a little oil to it....tremendous cookup.....we have thighs going today, so I'll show the wife this !!!!
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jcnaz

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Re: Vortex Chicken Nachos.
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2015, 08:29:18 AM »
Very nice! I love thighs with crispy skin.
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G$

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Re: Vortex Chicken Nachos.
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2015, 08:33:56 AM »
Quote from: 1buckie on April 19, 2015, 08:28:37 AM
Smokiness might be the charcoal / wood smoke attaching to the oils on the chip....even a real dry chip will have a little oil to it.

Could be.  I also wondered if all the billions of perforations and nooks and crannies held smoke?  Not sure. It surprised me though, because for example when I "bake" fries on the grill, they don't absorb smoke like these chips did.  Something to note the next time I  try it. 
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Craig

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Re: Vortex Chicken Nachos.
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2015, 08:41:18 AM »
Man those look great!
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addicted-to-smoke

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Re: Vortex Chicken Nachos.
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2015, 09:11:26 AM »
Daughter's smart: putting finished food inside a cold oven WILL help keep warm, almost like covering with foil. Less air to circulate. For longer periods turn the (regular) oven on to its lowest setting.
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austin87

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Re: Vortex Chicken Nachos.
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2015, 09:15:09 AM »
Nice cook up!
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WNC

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Re: Vortex Chicken Nachos.
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2015, 09:31:05 AM »
Wow, looks great!
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G$

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Re: Vortex Chicken Nachos.
« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2015, 09:43:56 AM »
Quote from: addicted-to-smoke on April 19, 2015, 09:11:26 AM
Daughter's smart: putting finished food inside a cold oven WILL help keep warm, almost like covering with foil. Less air to circulate. For longer periods turn the (regular) oven on to its lowest setting.

Yeah, yeah , yeah,  I know.  But it was in there for about 30 seconds, and included the "cold stuff" like guac and sour cream.  I thought she lost her food until she opened the microwave.
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addicted-to-smoke

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Re: Vortex Chicken Nachos.
« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2015, 11:48:35 AM »
Haha that's pretty funny. Kids brains are always working on something!
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IQ2

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Re: Vortex Chicken Nachos.
« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2015, 11:50:15 AM »
Hungry now, That looks excellent and great idea.
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1911Ron

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Re: Vortex Chicken Nachos.
« Reply #11 on: April 19, 2015, 12:50:28 PM »
Good looking nachos G$!
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THUNDERDOME

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Re: Vortex Chicken Nachos.
« Reply #12 on: April 19, 2015, 04:19:53 PM »
Great idea. Excellent couple of cooks
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Fishawn

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Re: Vortex Chicken Nachos.
« Reply #13 on: April 19, 2015, 06:40:39 PM »
Love chicken nachos and those look great!!
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SixZeroFour

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Re: Vortex Chicken Nachos.
« Reply #14 on: April 21, 2015, 05:11:11 PM »
Excellent photos and food G$! That chicken looks super moist and the nachos... perfect!
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