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Bone-in chicken breast and lentils

minniemoh
minniemoh Posts: 2,145
in Poultry
Spatched a bone-in breast and SWMBO made lentils with sweet red and orange peppers and onions. Dusted breast with Kick'n Chicken and threw in one small chunk of cherry.
L x2, M, S, Mini and a Blackstone 36. She says I have enough now....
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,887
    @minniemoh‌
    Looks like a home run to me. Nice looking piece of bird ! =D> =D> =D>
    I got to ask how do you like the taste of the cherry with poultry? I use cherry but only when I'm "cheating" to get a smoke ring on beef. Even then I smother the cherry with oak for taste. Just curious do you like it? Thanks in advance.

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  • minniemoh
    minniemoh Posts: 2,145
    @SGH - Thank you. I normally use a handful of cherry chips but I was out of them so I used one small chunk. It gives just a little bit of smoke taste and really nice color. I have used apple too but that seems to make my chicken turn out more gray in color (and not as appetizing). 

    I like your idea for the smoke ring on beef. Going to try that next time. I like oak and hickory on beef for flavor. My father-in-law is the King of Filet Mignon in the family. He adds a couple of small hickory chunks right at the end of the cook and they come out fantastic. We all tease that we can't come close to Papa's results with a good steak. 
    L x2, M, S, Mini and a Blackstone 36. She says I have enough now....
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    minniemoh, the lentils sound good. How did your wife prepare them? Hope she didn't use bacon fat or a ton of salt cuz I can't have either. I used to enjoy kale and lentils with bacon fat and salt. Without them, it's just not very good. Looking for healthy, tasty sides.

    SGH, cherry is great with poultry. These thighs were marinated in Goya Mojo Criollo for a couple of hours and egged with a couple of cherry chunks. Great smoke flavor, beautiful color!

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    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • GATABITES
    GATABITES Posts: 1,260
    @carolina Q - indirect or direct? temp?

    those look great
    XL BGE 
    Joe JR 
    Baltimore, MD
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  • minniemoh
    minniemoh Posts: 2,145
    Indirect at 400
    L x2, M, S, Mini and a Blackstone 36. She says I have enough now....
    eggAddict from MN!
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  • minniemoh
    minniemoh Posts: 2,145
    @Carolina Q - I'll check with her on the lentils. I think they were pre packaged but added peppers and onions.
    L x2, M, S, Mini and a Blackstone 36. She says I have enough now....
    eggAddict from MN!
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    GATABITES said:
    @carolina Q - indirect or direct? temp?

    those look great
    Thx, direct 400°

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    minniemoh said:
    @Carolina Q - I'll check with her on the lentils. I think they were pre packaged but added peppers and onions.
    Thank you. Doc says I have to watch sodium so prepackaged is sometimes tough for me. Still, frozen peas, corn and green beans have 0 sodium. Why not lentils? Anyway, it looked really good so please let me know.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,887
    @Carolina Q‌
    That's some fine looking bird there my friend! =D>

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,943
    @minniemoh‌ and @Carolina Q‌ both of those cooks look splendid!

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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