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First Smoke with Gas::BBQ Pork Loin

By Nate Elston Posted on November 7, 2009 Posted in Blogroll, Smoked Goodness, What's for dinner No Comments

Today is my first time smoking with gas and so far so good, will be providing updates throughout the smoke here.

What’s smokin’: A 6ish pound pork tenderloin rubbed with Penzey’s BBQ 3000
What’s it smokin’ in: Brinkmann (El Cheapo) Charcoal with Afterburner mod (available at GasSmoker.com)
What’s makin’ smoke: Apple and hickory chunks intermixed

The meat waiting for the smoker:

The smoker with meat inside. Hank Hill would be proud.

Saucing the loin a little on the grill with a Pomegranate BBQ Sauce.

All done.

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Chipotle Pomegranate rice with Chicken

By Nate Elston Posted on November 4, 2009 Posted in Recipes, What's for dinner No Comments

Needed a quick lunch today so I decided to bust out the rice cooker, the most versatile cooking machine I own. Starting going through the fridge and cupboards to find what I could throw in to make a tasty lunch, here is what I ended up with.

Ingredients
White Rice
Chicken Breast
Pomegranate Seeds
Ground Chipotle
Ground Smoked Spanish Paprika
Old Bay (lets face it old bay makes everything better)
Parsley
Soy Sauce
Worcestershire Sauce (just a hint)
Onion
Garlic
Lime Juice
Whole Grain Mustard
Water

Instructions
Threw all that in the rice cooker and let it do its magic. And it is magical.

Tagged with: chicken, chipotle, pomegranate, rice

Your steakhouse burger ain’t got nothing on my chicken breast

By Nate Elston Posted on October 28, 2009 Posted in What's for dinner No Comments

Piled loftily atop my pan fried chipotle chicken breast lies: 1 slice of pepper jack, 2 slices of bacon, a hand full of pepper fried mushrooms and a this coat of mayo….lunch was tasty.

Your red meat ain’t got nothing on my white meat, steakhouse creation. Just goes to show you don’t need beef to have a steakhouse burger.

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What’s for dinner – October 14, 2009 Edition

By Nate Elston Posted on October 14, 2009 Posted in What's for dinner No Comments

Trying something new out, each time we eat something interesting I will try to put it out here, if it looks like something you would like let me know, we can get the recipe out.