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February 2015 Throw Down Regulations
Throw Down!
The Throw Down starts right now, and ends 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday 2 March 2015.
Your mission, should you choose to accept, is to prepare a dish on a Big Green Egg, containing at least one ingredient harvested form an aquatic ecosystem (salt or freshwater) and at least one from land. We in the biz call this type of dish a “Surf and Turf”.
Entries
Entries shall be posted on the “Official February 2015 Throw Down Entry” thread. Participators will submit their entries with a description of their entry and up to FOUR (4) pictures (cellphone pictures only please). The pictures should include one picture of the ingredients, one picture must show the entry’s ingredients cooking on the BGE, and one picture of the final product (i.e. plated dish or platter of the entry). You may opt to include one additional photo (but not mandatory), of your choice, of any part of the process.
Voting
Voting will be done by “Like” ing the entry of your choice. Please only vote once. I suggest waiting until the entry deadline before voting so that you can see all entries before deciding. Voting will end 11:59 a.m. EST Saturday 7 March 2015. Winner will be decided by the total amount of “Like” s, which I will total upon the deadline. Most “Like” s wins. In the event of a tie, I will cast my vote for the overall winner.
What constitutes Surf and Turf?
I am leaving it pretty vague to help stimulate creativity. All I ask is that the two ingredients that make up your “Surf” and “Turf” be a substantial and primary ingredient to your dish and have some what of a balance in the dish. Though they don’t have to be exactly equal in proportions, but one should not be a condiment while the other is the main ingredient. A pizza with pepperoni and anchovies can be considered Surf and Turf, but as the carbs and cheese would be the majority of the dish, the Surf and Turf would not really be substantial. I can understand maybe not being able to specifically identify the ingredients once they are prepared but I would hope that someone could at least be able to visibly point out the Surf and Turf.
A steak and lobster tail is a classic example.
Perhaps a pork tenderloin pinwheel stuffed with shrimp?
Maybe a crab cake chicken ballotine?
All of these have different levels of difficulty and creativity but all constitute Surf and Turf as far as I am concerned.
A few things to keep in mind when voting.
-How much thought and creativity went into choosing
the ingredients.
-Do the Surf and Turf pair well?
-What amount of skill do you feel applies to the process of
preparing and cooking the dish?
-Try not to focus on the cost of the ingredients.
This will be the unofficial thread, so ask your questions, and make suggestions here. I will make the official entry thread called “Official February 2015 Throw Down Entry”. Please limit that thread to entries. Cast your “Like” vote on the entry in that thread.
These are merely guidelines and I will leave the judging up to all of you. If you feel something is not a surf and turf, then don’t vote for it. The only thing that is absolutely a rule, you must use a BGE, it doesn’t have to be yours, but you must utilize the BGE for the majority of the cooking of your entry. Please protect the integrity of the Throw Down, be considerate of others, and have a good time!
Oh yeah, one more thing, the prize. I will be awarding the winner with one shaker of @MeatChurch ’s line of bbq seasoning/rub, with an approximate value of $9.00. If you are not familiar with them, the rubs can be viewed online once you win. All I will need from the winner is the name of the rub they want and a name and shipping address to send it to
Comments
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Entries and voting to be done on official thread
http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1177580/official-february-2015-throw-down-entry?new=1
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Well done Sir! You came through as promised. Better late than never I always sayLBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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Trying to get my creative juices flowing for sure. Should be fun.I raise my kids, cook and golf. When work gets in the way I'm pissed, I'm pissed off 48 weeks a year.Inbetween Iowa and Colorado, not close to anything remotely entertaining outside of football season.
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Just one entry ? Don't want to stack the deck like some people . But then again U S Playing Card Company is here in Cincinnati . Could pick up an extra deck
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i will throw something in for best of show or ugly fork or whatever.
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@NPHuskerFL It is still february, no? lol I my initial intent was to avoid Super Bowl weekend and Valentine's weekend, I figured people had planned menus for each and I also wanted to make sure that there was plenty of notice.
@UrbanForestTurnings My intent, though not specified, was one entry. Put all of your eggs in one basket, let your creativity shine.
@Scottborasjr I was hoping this would get creative and fun!
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This was well written and eloquently delivered. Thanks for heading this one up @GalanteNate_OneEa
Does the winner also head up the next Egghead Chef Challenge?LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL -
Cant wait to see the entries in this throwdown. Surf & Turf is a great meal no matter how you do it and with this crowd's creativity, I'm sure we'll see some great eats.
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Eastern North Carolina
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Still working on my fish stick stuffed burger but this may be the weekend I pull it off!Memphis, TN ----> Chattanooga, TN
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Oh yeah...count me in. Don't know how it will come out but the degree of difficulty will be high. I've never grilled either they way I plan to grill them.XL BGE, LG BGE, and a hunger to grill everything in sight!!!Joe- Strongsville, OH
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@NPHuskerFL absolutely, I'm all about the passing of the torch, I think is pretty cool that way.
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When the torch is passed, what do you think other people's throwdowns would look like?
@sgh "break down your favorite primal, stuff it with 4 pounds of something awesome. If you don't eat it all yourself it's disqualified."
@caliking "make a spice rub out of at least 42 unusual spices. Extra points for using a homemade sous vide rig"Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle -
@blind99 be careful who you vote for lol
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I think im going to participate, but cant think of anything to stand out as far as meal choice.
2 LBGE, Blackstone 36, Jumbo Joe
Egging in Southern Illinois (Marion)
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Tilapia wrapped hot dog?
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@theyolksonyou whatever floats your boat I guess.LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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@theyolksonyou that would work I believe. Leave it to the others. I was thinking a skewer of shrimp and a spiral sliced dog. Since you said what you were doing first I guess I will have to come up with something else.
XL BGE, LG BGE, and a hunger to grill everything in sight!!!Joe- Strongsville, OH -
Bump
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So...how many eggheads think they'll be participating in this?LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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Right now they are all sitting sketch book in hand going...how the f am I gonna blow some minds?!
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GalanteNate_OneEa said:Right now they are all sitting sketch book in hand going...how the f am I gonna blow some minds?!LBGE& SBGE———————————————•———————– Pennsylvania / poconos
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No not really. I'm contemplating going to bed and wondering why oh why did I eat a quart of salsa and chips. Stomach convulsing and gurgling.LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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@blind99 - you don't even know how much I would love to have the skills to homebrew a sous vide setup#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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I think i know what i am going to attempt.
2 LBGE, Blackstone 36, Jumbo Joe
Egging in Southern Illinois (Marion)
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@caliking homebrew sous vide is easy project, makes the best chicken breast I ever ate
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Just to be clear, this has to be a meal and not just an appetizer?Large and Small BGECentral, IL
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LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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theyolksonyou said:Tilapia wrapped hot dog?
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