Oakville smoker brought up the fact that it is our Thanksgiving this weekend in Canada--what do all the Canuckleheads have planned? I usually do a batch of smoked oysters to have as appetizers and I've also used the smoked oysters as part of an oyster stuffing for the turkey.
T2
TSquared,
When I saw Thanksgiving and smoked oysters in the first line I immediately thought "please let him be doing some oyster dressing with those oysters". Love me some oyster dressing.
Happy Thanksgiving to all our smoker friends in the land to the north of the U.S.!
KyNola
I'm with TSquared we have always put smoked oysters in our stuffing. A throwback from being boaters all our life and having an abundance of seafood on hand.
Yep, Happy Thanksgiving to North Country. You guys be safe and smoke a lot. eh!
tsquared, is that a family recipe on the oyster stuffing? I don't stuff a Turkey but I sure it can be adapted to a dressing recipe.
Post some pics if you can.
CRG
I found a recipe on the internet, but I would rather have one that is time tested. CRG
T2
I'm thinking I like your Thanksgiving plans better than mine! ;)
No smokin' for me this weekend... I'm building a 350 sq. ft. two tier deck on my daughter & fiancé's new home they just built. ::)
Man... the things ya gotta do...
Hope all my fellow Canucks have a great Thanksgiving weekend!
Mike
PS
It's going to be a nice balmy high of 2 degrees on Saturday to get things goin! ::)
Unfortunately I have a house full of sick people so we won't be able to join the family dinner this year. And I was going to do my smoked stuffed pork loin with dry cranberries and raisins and maple syrup. And I was also going to make fresh cranberry sauce and jelly. DOH.
I didn't know about Thanksgiving happening up there. Have a good one.
Q, sorry about the sick people; not feelin' too good myself today.
I like raw oysters on the half-shell. I've never tried them smoked.
Let us all know how your Thanksgiving turned out people.
The wife is doing a turkey in the oven with all the trimmings while I am doing a Coho salmon on the grill with salt potatoes made on the side burner. I plan on making the taters into the garlic mash taters. Also going to smoke some salmon for appies along with some smoked Italian Sausage balls. Sort of like a competition between the wife and myself, let the games begin ;D
LOL, Ross be careful, you might get a fulltime job (Cooking) plus dishes like I did. Hope ya'll have a good one. CRG
Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian forum members!
Carolyn
Happy Thanksgiving to all the Canadians out there and special wishes to our Candian forum members.
HR
Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends. :)
Happy Thanksgiving, Eh !
Quote from: Mr Walleye on October 07, 2009, 09:20:05 PM
T2
I'm thinking I like your Thanksgiving plans better than mine! ;)
No smokin' for me this weekend... I'm building a 350 sq. ft. two tier deck on my daughter & fiancé's new home they just built. ::)
Man... the things ya gotta do...
Hope all my fellow Canucks have a great Thanksgiving weekend!
Mike
PS
It's going to be a nice balmy high of 2 degrees on Saturday to get things goin! ::)
Good luck with the deck Mike you may need toque gloves and oh yea some anti-freeze my son is coming home for the week end we are smoking 15lb hamburger jerky and 15lb of eye of round.
Sending out a Happy Thanksgiving to our family in the North Country
Quote from: Dysartsmoker on October 08, 2009, 09:27:14 AM
Quote from: Mr Walleye on October 07, 2009, 09:20:05 PM
T2
I'm thinking I like your Thanksgiving plans better than mine! ;)
No smokin' for me this weekend... I'm building a 350 sq. ft. two tier deck on my daughter & fiancé's new home they just built. ::)
Man... the things ya gotta do...
Hope all my fellow Canucks have a great Thanksgiving weekend!
Mike
PS
It's going to be a nice balmy high of 2 degrees on Saturday to get things goin! ::)
Good luck with the deck Mike you may need toque gloves and oh yea some anti-freeze my son is coming home for the week end we are smoking 15lb hamburger jerky and 15lb of eye of round.
Thanks Jack... Hope you and your family have a great weekend! ;)
Mike
Quote from: tsquared on October 07, 2009, 08:27:45 PM
Oakville smoker brought up the fact that it is our Thanksgiving this weekend in Canada--what do all the Canuckleheads have planned? I usually do a batch of smoked oysters to have as appetizers and I've also used the smoked oysters as part of an oyster stuffing for the turkey.
tsquared that smoked oyster stuffing sounds ridiculously good - can you post your recipe? also how do you do your smoker oysters? do you follow the Bradley recipe?
me, i won't be doing any smoking this weekend - we're visiting relatives so i won't be doing any of the cooking. although i plan to sneak in some babybacks, perhaps when i return on monday.
have a great Thanksgiving everyone!
-monty
Thanks Everyone. We usually just buy the smoked oysters ( i know i know) but I haven't done smoked oysters yet. Anyway I will do a small turkey in the OBS and I will be doing some honey garlic jerky from an eye of round. Unless my sickys feel better by Monday. Then I will do a cranberry stuffing smoked pork loin because that other one was so good. And seen as today is my Friday(cause I work 4 tens) I have started on the weekend already.
(http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af233/quarlow/Picture021.jpg)
I went with the cheap Rye tonight because I wanted to try this Plum brandy. Well that was the first mistake. This stuff is pure alcohol like plum moonshine almost. hehehe. Well it was good with Coke anyway. The second mistake was to have 2 strong ones before dinner(of course that's not necessarily a bad mistake)! So last night I tried this
(http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af233/quarlow/Picture020.jpg). It was supposed to be boneless skinless smoked cheddar chicken thighs wrapped with bacon. Well I never thought about wrapping bacon around the ends also. So you know where the cheese ended up. Yup. On the drip tray. he he. so after 1 1/2 hrs of smoke, on to the barbecue, and hey was still not bad.
Then I was at my nephews 1st birthday on the weekend and my bro bought a $100 plus prime rib roast(this is the guy with the DBS)
(http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af233/quarlow/Picture018.jpg)
(http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af233/quarlow/Picture017.jpg)
and he didn't even put some smoke to it, just on to the barbecue. Well for the price he paid this was a very disappointing piece of meat. A little well done( cause he doesn't read this forum or he would know to take it of early but he took it right to 165f and then pulled it of) but worse it had no flavour. I think he should have soak it or something, what do you guys and girls think.
well it looks nice. that is a shame. twist his arm and make him join up.
Oh, he's been on here but he also has a 1 year old so he keeps pretty busy but he makes the best jerky.
Slivovitz! that stuff is like moonshine. i used to work at a Croatian restaurant and the staff drank it all the time ;D
Q, I've had the same problem with a rib roast. The last one I got was USDA Prime from a butcher and it was a real disappointment but at least it cost a lot >:( I've had some that were 4.99/pound and were really good.
Well, next time, seal up the thighs and do the roast to 130-135. Enjoy your holiday!
Yeah, haha, he was kickin' his own ass because he could have got one from Costco for $56,00 but thought it would not be as good. hehehe
Smack him up the head Q, then tell him to read the posts here. Then he can hit one out of the park! I've done rump roasts like he has, but cooked at 250 on the rotisserie to about 135. Then sliced thin and served, turned out great, smoked would be even better. If you have ideas on smoking oysters, I would sure like to hear them. Love those little tasty gems.
Hi guys--sorry for the slow reply--I was out celebrating my birthday. I had such a hankering for smoked oysters I couldn't even wait til the weekend so we went to Ferris' Oyster bar here in Victoria and had a plate of their cherrywood smoked oysters on a spinach salad and sweet potato fries--oh yeah! Anyway the recipe for smoking oysters could not be simpler--I usually have them for appies so what I put on the oysters depends on what the main course is. If we are doing an Asian dinner, I usually drizzle shucked oysters with Kikkoman Terriyaki spicy miso or sometimes just a dusting of 5 spice powder. If we are having beef or pulled pork etc. I usually dust them with some of the rub from the meat. Put them in the bradley at 200-225 for 40 minutes or so(depends on how cooked you like your oysters) and then enjoy! For wood I like cherry the best but anything except mesquite is fine. As for the turkey stuffing you can chop the smoked oysters (I like larger pieces so you can taste the individual chunks of oyster) and add them to your stuffing. The recipe I use caramelizes the onions because I love the smoked oyster/onion taste together. Here it is.
Stuffing:
1/4 cup butter
3 cups thinly sliced onions
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
2 cups sliced celery
2 tsp (10 mL) dried sage
8 cups (2 L) cubed day-old marble rye bread (or 4 cups/1 L each cubed light rye and pumpernickel)
1 cup sodium-reduced chicken stock
1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped fresh parsley
1 1/2 cups of oysters, chopped
Preparation:
In a large skillet, melt half of the butter over medium-low heat; cook onions and half each of the salt and pepper, stirring occasionally, until caramelized, about 30 minutes. Transfer to large bowl.
In same skillet, melt remaining butter over medium heat; fry celery, sage,and remaining salt and pepper, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 15 minutes. Add to bowl.
Add bread, stock, oysters and parsley; mix well.
Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving to all!
T2
YOU ARE THE MAN ! I'll dance at your next wedding. Thank You. Just ask if I can ever help you. CRG
Thanks again and Happy Birthday. CRG
t2, couple question. you use 1/4 teaspoon of salt and pepper twice? do you bake the dressing after final ingredients added? If so, what temp and how long. It looks good and like you said quite easy to do.
I use to live in Jax Fla and they had a bar/resturant called Annie Teaks and they steamed oysters in the shell and shucked them for you if you sat at the bar. Man o Man. My shrimp man called and he told me he would be able to start harvesting the 15th and I will be able to get a bushell (about 60 pounds) for $30. thanks again.
Hmm. Smoker... rotisserie...
I smell a mad science experiment coming on here. (not with my Bradley, mind you)
Happy Thanksgiving guys.
Just some follow up on the prime rib....
I did one in my DBS a few months ago. It was a last minute thing. Wife comes home from Costco with a prime rib and demands it for dinner that evening! LOL No time for prep but I did rub it with kosher salt and laid a good coating of pepper on it as well.
Low and slow, cannot even remember what smoke was used but I am thinking it was the Special
Blend. It was amazing. I would do it again. i will do it again. I might even do it this weekend. Everyone raved and I fought the dog for the bones. I won. LOL. But the dog got them when I was finished with them.
Happy Thanksgiving Fellow Cannucks
Well -9C this morning and -17 wind chill good thing we have two ovens in the house no cooking outside this weekend oh yea and 3 inches of frickin snow love saskatchewan
Quote from: Dysartsmoker on October 09, 2009, 06:06:19 AM
Well -9C this morning and -17 wind chill good thing we have two ovens in the house no cooking outside this weekend oh yea and 3 inches of frickin snow love saskatchewan
Geez, just checked my thermo and it was 76 at 8:00 and the high today is going to be 89.
That's right, twice with a 1/4tsp of s and p and yes, I bake the stuffing--as much as I can fit in the bird and then the remainder in a small crock in the oven with the bird. As for our Wet coast weather--we've enjoyed a great sunny run of fall weather with days up to 17-20 celsius but the rains are going to start this weekend.
T2
When we were kids my dad built a 36' cabin cruiser so we spent alot of time cruising the Gulf Islands. We would build a fire on the beach and when the tide went out we'd knock some oysters of the rocks and put them right into the fire. Let them cook till they popped open,a little butter and salt and man that was heaven on earth.
Quote from: Quarlow on October 09, 2009, 06:34:20 AM
When we were kids my dad built a 36' cabin cruiser so we spent alot of time cruising the Gulf Islands. We would build a fire on the beach and when the tide went out we'd knock some oysters of the rocks and put them right into the fire. Let them cook till they popped open,a little butter and salt and man that was heaven on earth.
That must have been a beautiful choldhood experience Q.
HR
Yeah and I wish I could post some of the pics from then but they were all lost in a basement flood. This pacific west coast is avery beautiful place. I am actually looking for a big boat for my wife and I to live on once my kids leave the nest. My almost 18 year old will be the first to go because she is such an independent. I think once she finishes school she will probably move in with one of her many friends. My 19year old will probably never leave so I will have to get a boat big enough for her to live with us. Unless I just kick her butt out so she can experience the world. hehe.
Man, you will be front row center for the Olympics...
We thought about trying to attend them, as my wife's family is in Tacoma WA. It's just a few hours drive up to BC. But then we visited Calgary/Banff (beautiful!) a couple summers ago, and realized how expensive things were. I'm sure they will be 5X higher with the Olympics in town.
Quote from: squirtthecat on October 09, 2009, 07:16:21 AM
But then we visited Calgary/Banff (beautiful!) a couple summers ago, and realized how expensive things were.
Way too much oil money there ::)
It's the Texas of Canada :D
Quote from: monty on October 09, 2009, 07:34:25 AM
Quote from: squirtthecat on October 09, 2009, 07:16:21 AM
But then we visited Calgary/Banff (beautiful!) a couple summers ago, and realized how expensive things were.
Way too much oil money there ::)
It's the Texas of Canada :D
It looked/cost like the Maine of Canada.. I picked up a case of 'cheap' beer (Molson something) and it rang up as $24 CAD. I told her I just wanted one case. She said that was for 1 case. :o
Olympics Who can afford to go to that. 5 hundred per to see a hockey game. Not me. No the olympics is fine as far as bring tourists to town to spend lots of money but most of the venues were bought up before you could blink and unless I want to watch curling at 3 in the morning all I will see will be on tv. Besides I rather stay home and smoke something. Meat that is. Yeah it's expesive hear but I sure it costs more to live in other countrys. The thing that really pisses me of is you can buy canadian booze in the US cheaper than you can here.
Yep, I'm kinda glad Chicago got beat out by Rio, otherwise we would have felt obligated to troop up there (3.5 hours away) and spend a fortune to see some of it.. I'm with you, I like the TV coverage just fine!
Quote from: Quarlow on October 09, 2009, 06:34:20 AM
When we were kids my dad built a 36' cabin cruiser so we spent alot of time cruising the Gulf Islands. We would build a fire on the beach and when the tide went out we'd knock some oysters of the rocks and put them right into the fire. Let them cook till they popped open,a little butter and salt and man that was heaven on earth.
Man that brings back memories. We had a 24 footer and a cabin on a spoil island outta Corpus Christi. Catch specs in the morning, fillet them, harvest a few oysters from the bed in back of the island, tie a spec skeleton on a line and net a few blue crabs, seine some shrimp and if we were lucky there's be some scallops in the net after seining the shrimp. Cook all that up, sit on the front porch of the cabin, eat till we just about busted, watch the boats go by while slipping off into nap-nap time. Then wake up and go catch some more specs. Man them was good times!!
Oh yeah we would pull into a small bay, drop the crab trap in 30 or 40' go find some deep holes throw out the prawn traps in around 300' then drop the hook and go explore for the rest of the day. About 4 o'clock we'd run out and pull the traps and head back for the feast. One time while dad was getting things all ready to go into the pot, I threw a big heavy jigger over the side just to keep myself busy, not figuring to catch something as I didn't even put bait on it and next thing I know something grabs my line. Still not figuring I would land anything I started to reel it in quietly. After about 5 minutes I had this thing almost at the surface and could see what it was. So I said to my dad "hey dad, how would you like some halibut for dinner" and he said "that would be perfect". To which I said " then you better come here with a net cause I caught one". But he didn't believe me so I gave some slack to the line and walked back to the cabin door and handed it to him and said "here give this a pull. Well he still thought I was kidding around so he grabs the rod and gives it a flick. Now remember that I have just eased this thing to the surface and it just kind of came along with out a fight or anything, Well when he gave that rod a flick that thing had had enough and took of like a shot. You should have seen my dads face. Luckily he had a grip on the rod and the Long story short, we ended up with 25 pounds of halibut with our dinner.
QUIT IT, QUIT IT, I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE. :D ;D
Just kidden that sure sounds like fun guys
:D :D :D :D I guess that was like torture for Ou.
Quote from: Quarlow on October 09, 2009, 12:27:38 PM
:D :D :D :D I guess that was like torture for Ou.
Not just for OU... Not just for him.
HR
EH !!!! Hope our Family to the North had a good Thanksgiving.
Question: Did them pilgrims land up there first and start this tradition, then found out it was too cold and walked south for a month and a half and did it again?
Quote from: classicrockgriller on October 10, 2009, 11:37:56 PM
Question: Did them pilgrims land up there first and start this tradition, then found out it was too cold and walked south for a month and a half and did it again?
Yes. And then they kept walking and that's how we got Cajun.
I must admit that is one nice thing about working for a Canadian Company. I get extra holidays off. No work for me on Monday.
The cajun were criminals exciled from france to nova scocia and later migrated down to louisiana
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on October 11, 2009, 09:47:29 AM
I must admit that is one nice thing about working for a Canadian Company. I get extra holidays off. No work for me on Monday.
Hey 10.5 what company do you work for if you don't mind me asking? I don't hear of that too often.
Enjoy your Canadian Thanksgiving :)
This may be a dumb question but.......Since Canadians celebrate Thankgiving on a different day.....Do you celebrate Christmas on Dec 25?
Quote from: monty on October 11, 2009, 10:44:53 AM
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on October 11, 2009, 09:47:29 AM
I must admit that is one nice thing about working for a Canadian Company. I get extra holidays off. No work for me on Monday.
Hey 10.5 what company do you work for if you don't mind me asking? I don't hear of that too often.
Enjoy your Canadian Thanksgiving :)
I work for World Color formerly known as Quebecor World Printing. Printing books
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on October 11, 2009, 10:50:41 AM
Quote from: monty on October 11, 2009, 10:44:53 AM
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on October 11, 2009, 09:47:29 AM
I must admit that is one nice thing about working for a Canadian Company. I get extra holidays off. No work for me on Monday.
Hey 10.5 what company do you work for if you don't mind me asking? I don't hear of that too often.
Enjoy your Canadian Thanksgiving :)
I work for World Color formerly known as Quebecor World Printing. Printing books
Quebec is practically another country in itself ;) I live about 15-20 minutes away from the provincial border. When I was a reckless teenager we would drive over to pickup some beer (you only have to be 18 ::))
Some great cottage country over there I'd highly recommend a trip if you've never been...
Quote from: classicrockgriller on October 11, 2009, 10:49:49 AM
This may be a dumb question but.......Since Canadians celebrate Thankgiving on a different day.....Do you celebrate Christmas on Dec 25?
(http://www.pspcrazy.com/images/news/image/FacePalm_picard.jpg)
Quote from: classicrockgriller on October 11, 2009, 10:49:49 AM
This may be a dumb question but.......Since Canadians celebrate Thankgiving on a different day.....Do you celebrate Christmas on Dec 25?
Nope they celebrate it in July that's where you get the Christmas in July from!!!
I'm sorry I couldn't resist!!!! ;D ;D ;D
monty, are you thinking?
CRG,
From Monty's photo I'm taking it that the answer to your Dec 25 question is "yes". ;)
KyNola
I've been flat out on the couch all weekend with a nasty bug so I didn't get any smoking done--didn't even feel up to going to the family get together. I hope all the rest of you canucks had a good one.
T2
PS--I guess I'll just have to wait til July 25 for the Christmas turkey. :D
Well I told you it was a dumb question.
t2, bad oysters?.....want me to send you some from the Gulf?
No thanks, CRG--I'd rather come down sometime and sample them myself!--sometime in January when it's wet, grey and miserable up here!
T2
Come on.....
CRG,
You can always ship your extras here. ;D
The Gulf shrimp are awesome and I suspect so are the oysters.
If Canada would let me ship Oysters to you guys, I would
Don't know about sending them anything but the shrimp - awfully hard to beat that Gulf shrimp. But I wouln't mind them sending some of their oysters down. I've had some mighty fine tasting oyster up around Port Townsend, Sequim, and Port Angeles. Ran into a very nice lady in Sequim who owned an oyster farm and she filled up my tummy with some great varieties of Pacific oysters - tasty, tasty, tasty
QuoteRan into a very nice lady in Sequim who owned an oyster farm and she filled up my tummy with some great varieties of Pacific oysters - tasty, tasty, tasty
Caneyscud- There are many wonderful kinds up here. I could never get into eating them raw but I sure like them grilled or smoked.
T2
and BTW Caneyscud--if you ever get as close as Sequim again, make sure you pack your passport and come over here to the Island so we can try and reduce the salmon population.
If anyone has any 'extra' oysters, send 'em up here. ;D My wife and I both love 'em on the half shell.
Quote from: classicrockgriller on October 12, 2009, 10:28:51 PM
If Canada would let me ship Oysters to you guys, I would
Sorry Giz, guess I had a brain fart, I knew that you were on the west coast.