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Offline ArnieM

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First Fatty
« on: January 31, 2010, 05:52:35 pm »
Actually, a week of firsts.  First use of my new LEM grinder on Top Round for the fatty, first use of my LEM vertical stuffer for sausage (both of those things rock!), first bacon weave and, of course, first fatty.  The GB was seasoned up with garlic, onion and chipotle powders and black pepper prior to grinding.

Here are pics of most of the steps involved.  Fatty pros, please feel free to jump in with comments on how I might improve on it.  In the end, I think I could have used more stuffing.

Mixed the 1 1/4 pounds of GB up with most of an egg, plain bread crumbs and grated Parmesan cheese.  Pressed it out into an 8x8 glass dish trying for a square shape.


Rolled it out with my ice and water filled plastic roller.  Well, it's almost square.


Started the stuffing with chopped black olives and julienned  canned Jals.


Added quartered hard boiled eggs and more chopped black olives - yeah, I like black olives.


Finished up the roll after adding smoked mozzarella, more julienned Jals and, of course, chopped black olives.


Ready for the oven - 350 convection 'til it's done.


It's done.  Pulled at 155, coasted to 162 while resting.


Taking a look inside.  Ready to slice.


 
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Re: First Fatty
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2010, 05:56:58 pm »

I like it!

Bring on the black olives...

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Re: First Fatty
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2010, 06:04:57 pm »
needs more olives!!!!, man I love those things

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Re: First Fatty
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2010, 06:11:59 pm »
fattie, fattie

2 X 4

Can't get thru

the bathroom door!

Looks just delicious Arnie!

Hmmm! Jalapeno stuffed Green Olives? Yum!

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Re: First Fatty
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2010, 05:36:20 am »
Looks gooood Arnie

I'm with the other guys, bring on the olives.

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Re: First Fatty
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2010, 06:09:00 am »
Look great Arnie, very nice bacon weave. NO SMOKE???? Must have been some really bad MOJO floating around your place that you didn't use smoke.
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Re: First Fatty
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2010, 08:10:05 am »
Very nice Arnie!

Wait until your next one and it's smoked!

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Re: First Fatty
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2010, 10:18:13 am »
Look great Arnie, very nice bacon weave. NO SMOKE???? Must have been some really bad MOJO floating around your place that you didn't use smoke.

I skipped the smoke because it was cold and windy.  Next one will be smoked.

I'll add more black olives too  ;D  A nice coating of Q sauce on the inside might goo good too.
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Re: First Fatty
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2010, 10:28:13 am »

CT!

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Re: First Fatty
« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2010, 10:37:13 am »
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Re: First Fatty
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2010, 04:57:44 am »
Looks great Arnie, but I'm not an olive kinda guy.
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Re: First Fatty
« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2010, 08:13:59 am »
Looks great Arnie, love the olives too. Also nice job on the bacon. ;D

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Re: First Fatty
« Reply #12 on: February 02, 2010, 08:22:54 am »
Thanks all.  I have to figure out how to get it stuffed for more of a 'spiral' look when cut open.

I tried to seal the ends on this one.  But, some of the mozzarella leaked out into the pan, covered in beef fat and bacon grease.  Everyone attacked it!
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Re: First Fatty
« Reply #13 on: February 02, 2010, 08:28:45 am »
Thanks all.  I have to figure out how to get it stuffed for more of a 'spiral' look when cut open.

I tried to seal the ends on this one.  But, some of the mozzarella leaked out into the pan, covered in beef fat and bacon grease.  Everyone attacked it!

For the spiral look, just cover the meat from front to back. Then when it gets rolled, you will have that spiral.

Mine have leaked to. I'm hoping for answers on that one to.  ???

 
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Re: First Fatty
« Reply #14 on: February 02, 2010, 08:35:38 am »

Mine have leaked to. I'm hoping for answers on that one to.  ???
 

I'll try a 'plug' on the next one.  I used a fairly thick piece of ham to plug up the top of my first ABTs; they were laying down.  It worked well.  Something similar might work for the fatty.
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