Brining a Whole Chicken 1 1/4 gallons cold water 3/4 cup kosher salt 1/2 cup sugar 2 bay leaves 1/2 bunch fresh thyme, or 2 tbsp dried 1/2 head of garlic, peeled and smashed 1 tbsp cracked black pepper combine all the ingredients into a large pot or brine bag (you can buy them at your grocery store) add one whole chicken. ideally refrigerate for at least 12 hours… however you can put it in the AM and roast the bird in the...
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Butterflied Grilled Chicken Recipe & Photo by: http://bigboldbeautifulfood.blogspot.com This blogger found my website and when I visited hers, this recipe made my mouth water! We are both fans of the Big Green Egg smoker and I’m happy to share this delicious and simple method for grilling chicken on the Egg. Please visit her site and check out some of her other wonderful pasta and seafood recipes (mussels are her...
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Smoked BBQ Beans 5 slices center cut bacon, chopped 1 yellow onion, chopped 5 garlic cloves, minced 1 jalapeno, chopped 1 pound, pinto or small white beans (soak overnight) 6 cups water 1/4 cup Irish Whiskey 1 cup BBQ sauce 1/2 cup, dark brown sugar 2 tbsp spicy brown mustard 2 tbsp adobe sauce from canned chipotles 2 tbsp smoked Tabasco sauce 2 tbsp good quality molasses splash of Guinness (optional) 2 tsp salt pepper Wash, sort and...
Read MoreVegetable-Leek Beef Barley Soup Today is April 18th and it snowed 3 feet at our home yesterday. It’s cold and has been either raining or snowing most of the day. A hearty soup was in order for this Spring storm. My husband loves beef and barley soup, so I made this today and it turned out quite well! Enjoy… 3.5 lbs boneless chuck roast, trimmed of fat and cubed 1/2 inch 2 tbsp olive oil Pat of...
Read MorePork Green Chile Stew My husband and I love our Harleys and like nothing more than stopping during our ride to try Green Chili in Colorado and New Mexico. I’ve made green chile several times, and I believe this to be the best method. It’s my own recipe as I’ve removed unneeded seasonings or non-fresh ingredients… If you use chiles roasted from New Mexico and good quality pork shoulder, you don’t need dried...
Read MoreCarter’s Turkey Brine Submitted by: Carter Snead It’s been said by some that Carter’s Thanksgiving turkey is the best they’ve ever had. I asked him to share his technique to brine the turkey. I’m so glad I did! On Thanksgiving, I followed his recipe and it was the best turkey I’ve ever made. When we were carving it, juice was literally squirting at us (even from the breast.) Brining is the process of...
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