Chicken Codon Bleu - smothered in bacon and kicked up

captjamie

Ok, before I get piled on let me preface by saying I am a charcoal purest. So now I've recieved a Kamado Little Kahuna for a gift and cooking for 2. Still a ceramic cooker albeit red not green. So here's my 3rd cook assisted by now 7 month old cook buddy Jake. 
Seen below after stealing masking tape from some paint work on my porch. 



Stuffed chicken breasts Swiss and ham on top. Decided to kick it up with Apple smoked bacon on top of breaded and jerk seasoned rub on all. Egg was used as an adhesion agent for the crumbs and rub. 

All breaded with with crumbs and seasoned with spicy jerk rub from Savory Spice Shop, nestled with bacon and ready for the little smoker.


I added pecan pieces to coal to coal bed fired the smoker to 250 and dropped the on. Notice the "Grill Grate". This thing is awsome for this smaller unit. It does increase surface (grate level) temps well above dome temps. Anyhow, simply said, I'm a fan of these! Makes a streak nicely seared and juicy.
 

Chicken breasts were were tender, moist and the pecan wood added a very nice mild flavor profile. Added a nice Buffalo Trace over a big ice cube and I was set.  
Not to be forgotten, my boy Jake got his usual dog food which he's very happy with!  Ps, those are the same Rainbows behind him as seen when he was 6 weeks. This lab does not destroy!! Amazing and we do know how lucky we are. 

SGH

Man that grub looks great. Cool dog as well. Nothing wrong with the Kahuna at all. There are some folks on here that have them as well. If memory serves, @Ladeback69 has one and seems to really like it. Again, great job brother.

SGH

@captjamie  Did you have to cut the grill grate to fit or do they make them that small now?

theyolksonyou

That chicken looks great. If you got a male lab pup that doesn't destroy, you're a lucky dude. My female grew out of it quick, my last male was an a$$hole until his health started failing. 

Thatgrimguy

SGH said:

@captjamie  Did you have to cut the grill grate to fit or do they make them that small now?

They make them for all size kamados. 

bgebrent

Strong work there brother!  Looks delicious! 

Sookie

Excellent cook.  That bacon looks like heaven!  

Ladeback69

SGH said:

@captjamie  Did you have to cut the grill grate to fit or do they make them that small now?

Yes I have one and I was interested in the GrillGrates for it to after I seen this.  The biggest issue is flare up when cooking with it and those would help a lot.  I wanted the red, but only had it in black.  I believe it is made of clay instead of ceramic.

@SGH,  I just fond this on GrillGrates website.  They do make 11" ones now.  

http://www.mygrillgrate.com/GrillGrates_for_The_Small_Green_Egg_and_Joe_Jr_p/rbges.htm

Ladeback69

I have GrillGrates for my XL and am still getting used to them, but like them do far.

@captjamie, nicely done on the cordon bleu.  I may have to this some time.

blind99

nicely done!  that is some over the top chicken cordon bleu!

midwestsmoker

What did you stuff them with 

JohnnyTarheel

Top notch... Look awesome