This was by far one of the best meals I have had in a long time. Did a variation of the beefmann's roast. Made a paste consisting of olive oil and fresh minced garlic and onion. Rubbed it all over the roast and then applied a thick covering of brown sugar, sea salt and fresh ground pepper. It turned out to be more of a wet rub than anything. Threw it in the smoker with 5 hours of maple/oak (cause that's all I got left) and smoked to an IT of 165, then FTC'd for 3 hours. At the end of the FTC, made the Salted Syracuse Potatoes (courtesy of Habs) and OMG! It was as I said, one of the best meals I've had in a long time. Best part was that the entire meal cost a total of $11 and there was plenty left over (well, no more potatoes, but that's easily fixed; holy crap, I never realized how much 14 oz of salt was!). Anyways, here's a peak:
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SD
SD, Sounds great and yes the onlive garlic should have been the only thing wet ..everything else should have been applied dry though it gets wet on th garlic mixture.... once everything is on the meat I hope you let it stand for at least 8 hours in the fridge and am glad you modified it to your tastes... enjoy my friend
Looking good there SD!
Its a good thing I've got dinner underway or I'd had to jump in the truck for a long drive to visit ya! ;D
C
Hey beef, I let it rest overnight and put it on first thing this morning (about 5 am). It came around faster than I thought it would have, but man was it good! That's the first time I've ever done a beef roast in the smoker.
C'mon up WTS! Mi casa es su casa ;)
cool Sd... glad you enjoyed... have maade several and all been good... the most tender is the one I made last night and wrapted in foil.. should have added more brown sugaaaar in it though
SD
Looks real good, now on my list.
nepas
SD,
Looks awesome.
deb
Thanks Nepas and Deb.
My wife absolutely loves potatoes and she mowed these down. I knew I did good when she walked over to the couch and sat down and unbuckled her pants ;D
SD..
sounds like you have a great wife... and both of you had a great meal as well
Everything looks good. When I make 3 pounds of Syracuse Salted Potatoes I can easily eat 2 pounds myself. Don't they look like powdered donut holes after you take the out of the water and they dry off. :)
Quote from: Habanero Smoker on November 20, 2008, 01:40:13 AM
Everything looks good. When I make 3 pounds of Syracuse Salted Potatoes I can easily eat 2 pounds myself. Don't they look like powdered donut holes after you take the out of the water and they dry off. :)
They are different looking. I have used more salt this year than I probably have ever :D
:(I will never lose any weight................
Man that looks so good. Was doing turkey breasts on Saturday, now that will move to Sunday.
MMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMM GOOD
;D
:o Hey, who has the drool bucket? :P
Looks sooo droolable SD. :)
Quote from: sherlock on November 20, 2008, 04:57:11 AM
:(I will never lose any weight................
Man that looks so good. Was doing turkey breasts on Saturday, now that will move to Sunday.
MMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMM GOOD
;D
My theory on losing weight is this Sherlock:
When I die, I don't want people looking into my casket saying. "He looks so good." I want them saying "Dang, what took him so long?" ;D
Life is short......smoke hard :)
HCT- I gotta believe with all the labs in your household, you gotta have more than one drool bucket around. ;) It really was a tasty meal and now, it's gonna be a tasty sandwich for lunch with some smoked cheese on top.
SD
Ha Ha Ha, You got that right SD. You should see my kitchen floor when it's dinner time. :o :o
Quote from: Habanero Smoker on November 20, 2008, 01:40:13 AM
Everything looks good. When I make 3 pounds of Syracuse Salted Potatoes I can easily eat 2 pounds myself. Don't they look like powdered donut holes after you take the out of the water and they dry off. :)
Habs, I gave up my secret and told my wife you were the inspiration behind the Syracuse Salted Potatoes. She now would like to offer you a proposition of matrimony :o She figures you can cook and you have a job..... Unfortunately, I cannot compete with that right now ;D ;D ;)
Don't sell yourself short there Duck,
Just remind her of the great qualities in you that she fell in love with. How great you were to her over the years. How you have been there in good times and in bad. For better or worse, you have been there taking care of her. If memory serves, you have kids and have been a great father to them over the years.
Then if that doesn't work, just hit her up with what child support and alomony will cost here if she strays. ;D Just kidding there Mrs. Duck.
Tell here you have always loved her in good times and in bad, and nothing will ever change that for you. A bright future is on the horizon. :)
SD;
That is the best offer I had all year, but she would get sick of me quick. ;D
In the very near future when you are employed, she's going to think; "What in the world was I thinking!" :)
Oh, I know guys. She was just joking. That's the beauty of our relationship.....we're with each other through thick and thin. I guess the silver lining through the whole situation has been that our marriage is as strong as ever. Sure, the pressure of financial struggles is high, but there hasn't ever been a moment where we would consider breaking up. So, perhaps this little test I'm going through is for a reason (I sure like to think it's for a reason anyways :)). Oh well, the wife and I are seriously considering moving out of this area.....heck, even the NY Times has done a big piece on how Elkhart, IN is at the epicenter of the financial meltdown. The rest of the country is at 6% unemployment and we're up near 10%. This area is heavily centered around manufacturing and more specifically, mobile home and RV manufacturing, and times are bad for those right now. My problem is that I have too much education. I'm willing to take any position I can and most won't even consider me because of my degrees. They figure I'll leave at the first sight of something better. If anyone knows of a good location that's hiring, I'm there. By the way, I'd like some place that stays around 70F year round. That way, I could still smoke cheese and play golf year round :P
Anyways, I digress. The meal was absolutely fantastic and now my wife has her favorite all-time potato dish. Life is good!
I plan on making some on Saturday. Will let you all know how it goes over. I just can't imagine 14 oz of salt.
;D
I used the Morton's Sea Salt and it takes dang near a whole canister of it. However, it's a small price to pay for something that comes out as tender as they do and that's so easy to make. You won't be disappointed......next time I do it, I'm doubling the butter and chives. I wanna go out grabbing my chest :o ;D
SD;
I'm with you on doubling the butter. :)
I'd be willing to bet a year's wages on the fact that probably 9/10 of the folks on the board would be in favor of doubling the butter. Any takers ??? ;) ;D
SD