Brisket Camp in NOLA!!!

Hotch

@piney We will be cooking at the North Georgia Eggfest next year. Hope you can make it.

SGH

@piney‌ Here you go brother piney. Fresh grated Parmesan extra aged cheese. Lots of melted butter. Coarse garlic. Fine chopped parsley. To cook I simply set on a hot grate and watch for the first sign of bubbling. Once I see bubbling I spoon in the cheese. The second the cheese starts to melt I sprinkle in the parsley immediately followed by the butter. And that's it. Simple as sin my friend. Hope you enjoy brother piney.

Foghorn

Kdp said:

I am Piney's Sous Chef. I have learned so much about cooking from him over the years. He has raved about all the food and fun in New Orleans. Can't wait to try so of the things he learned.

@Kdp, welcome aboard. 

I think the basic lessons learned in New Orleans were 1) drink a lot, 2) stay near the grill while you drink a lot, 3) make sure someone else is paying attention to the grill while you drink a lot, 4) relax, have fun, and eat great food while you drink a lot.

It was a group variation on the Cen-tex theme of 1) get egg set and put on brisket, 2) drink, get distracted or passed out so you don't mess with the brisket while it cooks to it's natural goodness, 3) (this is the key) know when the brisket is done and take it off.

Now I wasn't there, but for those that were - did I miss anything?

 

 

piney

pretty close Foghorn. Thanks SGH I will do this! Oh yea, I did miss Kdp... I had to get my own beer

Hotch

We took a lot of pics over the weekend. And rather than posting them all I have a slide show at the bucket. Click on it to go to the slide show. Enjoy.

http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/hotchvb/slideshow/NOLA%20Brisket%20Camp

Kdp

Piney thinks when he snaps his fingers I should have a beer ready and open for him. One of the requirements of being his sous chef!

SGH

@Hotch‌
Awesome camera work my friend. Thanks for sharing the link.

nolaegghead

Very nice pictures @Hotch.  You captured a lot of the charm of Algiers Point.

thetrim

Loved the pics, @Hotch

Wolfpack

@sgh how did you do the oysters? They look fantastic

SGH

@Wolfpack‌
The trick that I find to work best is very simple. First don't get the grill to hot. Why? The shells want to start exploding. I find 450 degrees to be perfect. Next grill your oyster naked and bare on the half shell and watch it very close. The second it starts to shrivel up hit it with the chopped parsley real fast followed by the melted butter and lastly the cheese. The second that the cheese bubbles they are done. Pull them from the grill and hit them one more time very fast with more melted butter. Friend when I say they were better than Drago's I'm not exaggerating in the least. They are in a league of their own.

JRWhitee

SGH said:

@Wolfpack‌ The trick that I find to work best is very simple. First don't get the grill to hot. Why? The shells want to start exploding. I find 450 degrees to be perfect. Next grill your oyster naked and bare on the half shell and watch it very close. The second it starts to shrivel up hit it with the chopped parsley real fast followed by the melted butter and lastly the cheese. The second that the cheese bubbles they are done. Pull them from the grill and hit them one more time very fast with more melted butter. Friend when I say they were better than Drago's I'm not exaggerating in the least. They are in a league of their own.

Sounds easy but after a few drinks it could become challenging, especially the "watch it real close" part.

cazzy

In my life, I've only had one oyster, and that was one that @travisstrick made at Salado.  It was pretty great and it looked very similar to yours.  

Wolfpack

Thanks for sharing they are on my to do list- now I'm in the mood for some but don't think they have these in Chicago... Oh well will have to wait till I'm home.

nolaegghead

If you're cooking a large quantity, it takes someone manning the grill constantly.  But you can eat as you cook.  It's a fun time - people will hang around and eat them right when they come off.

thetrim

Sorry just hated seeing this on the 2nd page

SGH

@thetrim‌
I hear ya brother. Started to bump it myself.

Botch

I forgot to add my entry for the caption contest:

 

"Wait, nobody brought a lighter?!?!"

nolaegghead

Why not?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl700Zb9I8E

SGH

@nolaegghead‌ I agree. Why the heck not? The more places that cazzy sees that I'm the man the better He needs to just go ahead and say it so the healing can begin.