Whatchya smokin

[mike89]

I'd love to taste text that!!!     

[mike89]

now I have to change my plans for Friday, skip the chicken tenders and do more chicken breasts...  forgot my son and family are coming up!!!   that will fun!!  I'll do the tenders labor day now...   

[mike89]

got the shells stuffed with the iltalian sausage, mixed about 3 or 4oz of both cream and cheddar cheese into 12 shells, last one only half full.. let them meld until tomorrow when I smoke them!!!   

[mike89]

those rascals turned out great!!!  everyone liked them and will do them again next weekend when some friends come up!! 

[LPS]

They sure sound good Mike. 

[mike89]

I should add that they are not that hard to make up too!!!   

[LPS]

I wondered about that.  So you must boil the large shells so they are soft enough to get the meat mixture in them?   Then bake them in a sauce? 

[LPS]

Oh ya you smoked them. 

[mike89]

yup, you mix 1# sausage or burger of choice with 4oz of cream cheese and 4oz of shredded cheese of choice..  then pick up small amounts at a time and stuff the raw shells, manicotti shells,  wrap shell with thin sliced bacon and let rest over night in the fridge..  set smoker to 250 for cook for 60 minutes..  up the smoker to 350 to finish them..   10 to 30 minutes!!!!  very tasty!!!   

https://www.savoringthegood.com/smoked-shotgun-shells-recipe/

https://www.meatchurch.com/blogs/recipes/smoked-shotgun-shells

[Cooperman]

Mike, do they look like this, because we never know

[mike89]

yup but I serve the BBQ sauce on the side, so without the would be my picture...   

[Bobberineyes]

Well after trimming the 14 pound packer, it hit the smoker around midnight at 10.5 pounds.  Maybe I shoulda waited a little but I was shooting fir taking it off around 2 today to rest. As of 7:30 it's already at 159°, oh well at least it'll be done in time..lol.

[LPS]

What are you shooting for temp wise?  That looks great.  The one I did was dry. 

[Bobberineyes]

203ish. I turned it down from 225 to 180 is next setting on this traeger,  the internal temp dropped 5 ° also. I'm gonna foil it at 165 and add some beef broth to it this time.

[Boar]

Seasoning Glenn!

[mike89]

I have to heads of red cabbage, was thinking about cooking one today...  then thought about using the smoker...  looked up cab bage and 2 out of three recipes said to wrap the wedges in tin foil... well how is that smoking??  I call that cooking...   any way I'm going to quarter one and try it on the smoker later today....   oil it and season it with salt and pepper I'm thinking....

[LPS]

Curious to see how it works out Mike. 

[fishwidow]

Sounds good enough to eat.

[mike89]

Sounds good enough to eat.

well folks it was good enough to eat!!!!  smoke flavor and still some back bone to it!!!!   I would to that again!!!   recipe called for 250 for 1 hour...  roll them every 20 minutes...  I started them at 150 for 45 minutes and then went to 250...  rolled them once and enjoyed them!!!!    might have to try rib seasoning too!!! 

[LPS]

Thanks for the report.  I love cooked cabbage. 

[glenn57]

Interesting!! Poor toilet tomorrow.

Good ole chef tell!!👍

[mike89]

Interesting!! Poor toilet tomorrow.

Good ole chef tell!!👍

naw it was a small one so no issues!!!   

[mike89]

welp gots a big ol meat loaf on the smoker!!!   bacon covered too!!!   and stuffed with cheese!!!!   

[LPS]

That sounds great Mike.

[KEN W]

St Louis cut ribs.....2 hours in the smoker and 3 hours in the oven. Why use up pellets for 3 hours when the oven does the same when they are wrapped in tinfoil.
Last 1/2 hour with Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Sauce.

[glenn57]

Ok this may be a stupid question, but iffin your gonna smoke something why wrap it in tinfoil?? doesn't that defeat the purpose of smoking!

Kinda new to this smoking gig but looking to learn!!

[mike89]

Ok this may be a stupid question, but iffin your gonna smoke something why wrap it in tinfoil?? doesn't that defeat the purpose of smoking!

Kinda new to this smoking gig but looking to learn!!

the meat will only take so much smoke..  once it hits about 130 that's about it... 

[LPS]

Wrapping in foil keeps them juicier

[glenn57]

   and who says you can't learn something on MNO from misfits!!👍

[mike89]

  and who says you can't learn something on MNO from misfits!!👍

if the shoe fits, wear it!!!!