Tailgate Time (Butts and Wings)

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College football is back and what better way to start it off with a Dawg WIN.  Started off Thursday night making the rub, and wrapping the butts (2 bone in; about 9lbs each).  Put them on the Egg at 7pm (Hickory chunks/Apple chips) Friday night and let it ride to the morning at 225 until about 8am.  Tented them in a pan and put them in the oven (off) to keep the bark and let them rest a bit.

The highlight to me was the wings which I have always struggled getting the crisp I really like on the Egg.  I brined them overnight Friday, rinsed and patted them dry.  Sprinkled with SP and let the fat render with the setter on around 250 (not pictured).  I let them cook for about 45 minutes until they took some smoke, pulled them off and tossed in a bowl with the sauce I had made (recipe below, fantastic sauce I found online and tweaked).  Removed the setter, cranked up to 450 and constant turning until they took on a fair amount of char (note, the wing recipe uses oil so be sure not to leave them too long as it flares up a significant amount).  Ended it all with a tailgate in the Gulch, cold beer, and victory.


Adobe Sauce:
3 tbsp of canned adobe peppers and sauce
1/3 cup of olive oil
juice from 1 lime
salt and pepper to taste
-blend ingredients together

Nice heat thats not overwhelming, I may consider adding a tbsp of honey next time to see if that takes it to the next level.

TrailRunner

I agree on the season starting off right for the Dawgs. Looks like it all turned out well. Those wings look great. 

PASmoke

I usually do my wings the exact same way. Yesterday, I got lazy and didn't finish them direct....mistake! Nice looking cook! Go Dawgs!