Let's Throw It Down!!!

The Cen-Tex Smoker

double said:

So... I had a chicken neck and one piece of bacon left over...I rubbed the neck and cooked it at 400 with some chicken broth. I had some shrimp handy for lunch today so it seemed that bacon wrapped chicken neck shrimp would be the natural evolution. All wrapped up... Direct at about 500 till bacon crisped shrimp was perfectly cooked for my taste. And on a plate.

That's kind of cool. Like that. Did someone say bacon?

pwg56

@mattman3969 that meal with all the Jamaican overtones is right up my alley. So wish I had some of that (actually all of it, including the punch!) well done!

Mattman3969

@pwg56 - Thanks man!!! I had a blast with this one. The rice will be made will several different dishes in the future

henapple

I guess I'm throwing in my fricken chicken into the throw down. Used the new cast iron and loved it. Used the griddle to guard against flare ups. 

Started with some bacon...for the grease and for the toppings.

Flattened the chicken breast then soaked in milk and an egg. Whole milk...Jake and I fought over the rest of the milk.

Dip, dredge, dip, dredge...or in my case an old cat fisherman's trick. The ol' shake-n-bake.

Thermapen the oil but really used the water drop method in the oil. Nice and slow like granny did.

Pulled the frickin chicken and set it in that big heated box in the kitchen...kept the crust crispy. Poured out most of the grease...kept a little and the tidbits, added a little of the remaining "shake" and stirred up a rue. Added more than enough milk so i could slowly cook it down to the correct consistency. 

The wife made mashed taters and green beans. Before eating, my son asked where the bacon was from the bacon grease...what better thing to do than top frickin chicken with gracy and egged bacon.

In a year of egging I've only had a few come off i'd give a big "hell yeah" to....this was one.

Little Steven

This thing was over a week ago. I pulled my pics cause my poof pastry nosedived.

double

@little Steven entries had to be in by the end of today...

henapple

Little Steven said:

This thing was over a week ago. I pulled my pics cause my poof pastry nosedived.

dont be a hater....

Foghorn

henapple said:

Little Steven said:

This thing was over a week ago. I pulled my pics cause my poof pastry nosedived.

dont be a hater....

This was his IDEA.  Remember, he is the idea guy.  If we don't let him win he'll take his ideas home and we won't know what to do next around here.

Fred19Flintstone

And the winner is...

double

I'm guessing @Centex I guess we are all going to get watermelons and brisket ;-)

SmokeyPitt

Fred19Flintstone said:

And the winner is...

The voting lines stay open until  Thursday 5/30 at 11:59.

allsid

It would have been fun for this to have had a better response from the board.  I know it got me thinking outside the box-  I hope there are more throw-down's in the future, but it will be more enjoyable if more folks participate IMHO.

fletcherfam

@allsid, Yea I agree. I think with this forum having no sticky this keeps moving down the thread so people miss it.

 

On a side not it looks like @SmokeyPitts is the clear leader so far.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

allsid said:

It would have been fun for this to have had a better response from the board.  I know it got me thinking outside the box-  I hope there are more throw-down's in the future, but it will be more enjoyable if more folks participate IMHO.

took too long.................

Little Steven

I did send that link to the mothership but got no reply

http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/comment/1336538/#Comment_1336538

SmokeyPitt

I was hoping this didn't get bumped up again today

I think it was fun a it worked out great- especially considering it was the first go round on this site.  I think we should keep it going.  I agree that perhaps on the next one we make the time frame a little shorter.  

It's a shame we can't get any response from the mothership.  It would be nice to be able to add something like this as a sticky or perhaps on that "best of" page.  I guess you gotta be a Nascar driver to get a banner. 

Little Steven

Winner picks timing and ingredient, style and/or dish on the next one.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

SmokeyPitt said:

I was hoping this didn't get bumped up again today

I think it was fun a it worked out great- especially considering it was the first go round on this site.  I think we should keep it going.  I agree that perhaps on the next one we make the time frame a little shorter.  

It's a shame we can't get any response from the mothership.  It would be nice to be able to add something like this as a sticky or perhaps on that "best of" page.  I guess you gotta be a Nascar driver to get a banner. 

If I win, raspberry salmon is next!

SmokeyPitt

Isn't this the part where we announce the winner and everyone showers he or she with praise???

henapple

SmokeyPitt said:

Isn't this the part where we announce the winner and everyone suhowers he or she with praise???

Shut up

fletcherfam

Winner is @SmokeyPitts, your turn to pick the throwdown dates, times, and cook.

henapple

That's it. He was rude and I object. I'll never eat his cooking again.

SmokeyPitt

Mr. Henapple,

I saw your post on the egghead forum and I must say I don't appreciate it.  You obviously don't have a clue about the chicken bomb business.  Do you know how much work it is to debone a whole quarter and butterfly a breast?  I have a loyal following of customers who appreciate my product.  I'm sorry I can't sell chicken bombs in your area, but I simply ran out of chicken. 

Smokey Pitts

Co-Owner, CCBB inc

Griffin

I think it was successful. Sorry I didn't participate, I knew I was going to be buys and out of town. I'll try next time.

Fred19Flintstone

Griffin said:

I think it was successful. Sorry I didn't participate, I knew I was going to be buys and out of town. I'll try next time.

Outta town? Were you on vacation? I think the entries were taken for the entire month of May. Do make an effort, ol' boy!

Fred19Flintstone

Congrats @SmokeyPitt . That dish was killer!

Little Steven

Congrats Smokey! Thanks for doing this @fletcherfam. I had fun and I won't do poof pastry again.