Smoked Corned Beef is Pastrami… and we love Pastrami!!! With St. Paddy’s day coming we have been getting a lot of questions about smoking corned beef. When you smoke corned beef you make Pastrami. We have 3 or 4 recipes posted now for corned beef but I wanted to do a Heavily Peppered Pastrami. Patti and I worked a nice pepper rub and smoked our…
His & Hers Prime Rib in the GMG Pizza Oven! We had a 2-bone prime rib roast and both wanted our prime rib different. So, I cut it into 2 Big Steaks. Patti wanted hers with our “Date Night Steak Rub” and I wanted a thick blackened pepper crust. For a good crust I needed to do the steaks on a griddle. So, I…
Patti and I always make our Date Night dinner something special. When Patti brought home these 2 inch Rib Eyes I thought these fit the bill perfectly for a reverse sear. The reverse sear/cold smoke method allows for a much deeper smoke flavor on meat, chicken, fish, seafood, game and cheese without actually cooking the food before grilling. So, I used the probe on the…
Awesome Date Night Sirloin. Been a long week this week and we were really looking forward to a nice quite evening. Patti got nice 2 inch sirloin for the grill then whipped up some garlic mashed potatoes and a batch of skillet biscuits for us. A very nice evening indeed… I did a reverse sear smoking the meat until I had an internal temperature of…
Date Night Short Ribs, Patti bought us some Beef Short Ribs for our Date Night dinner tonight. Love these things and don’t do them near enough. Tonight I did something a little different, I took Chef of the Future’s Southwestern Rub and mixed a few tablespoons with some red wine and olive oil. I let this sit for awhile and get all happy. Then…
Cowboy Up Brisket Beans Cornbread, this week Patti brought me a beautiful 12 pound brisket. Brisket is an area where I have needed more practice. I think my problem is that I have been over thinking it. My last one was my best so far and this passed it with even more rich beefy flavor, tender and running down your chin juicy. Patti loves…
Firehouse Steaks for our “Date Night” dinner tonight. We gave the steaks a nice dusting of Pete’s Firehouse Rub. It’s a well rounded seasoning that we also like on ribs and chicken. Patti made a cold green bean salad to go with our steak fries and steaks. We added a little zip to the fries with some of Pete’s Firehouse rub, original. Patti and I…
Ultimate Philly Cheese Steak Ultimate Philly Cheese Steak, Patti is originally from Philly where cheese steaks are a staple. But, she always felt something was missing: meat! So, Friday night we fixed that big time. We also put the cheese on the inside with minced garlic. It worked great. Patti remembered onions and peppers, too; goodies we got from the Murrieta Farmer’s Market. Thanks Engle…
Smoky Tangy Lamb Ribs, luscious tender lamb. I have never seen these until we saw them from Raider Red’s meats, always top quality. Patti made an awesome “Lemon Tarragon” marinade I can’t wait to do some more. We marinated these ribs for two days and they were well worth the wait. For something special and a little different in meat lamb is just the…
Lamb Chops, Ken and our dear friend Brian had a three hour project to work on and Patti wanted to make them a special dinner to thank them. Don’t tell them how easy it was. It has just two ingredients and 3 hours in the smoke. Perfect for a really warm night, when you have plenty of time and don’t want to turn the…
Tostada Stack, I love anything that you can pile, stack, stuff or roll in a tortilla. I have been thinking about some pulled pork we made. In talking with Patti for a week about this idea we came up with a Tostada Stack. A Tostada Stack is just that, a stack of meat, beans, cheese all piled high on tortillas. You will need an…
Strawberry Habanero Glazed Loin Chops were tender, juicy, and sweet with a “Kiss of Maple Smoke” all through it. We grilled some of our “Cold Smoked Chops” and I just don’t have the words to tell you how good these were. I truly believe these are the best pork chops we have ever, let me repeat EVER eaten! But, I said that last time, too……