Birthday chops, chorizo and mushroom risotto

DMW · March 2017

Had a great 40th. Took a personal day and went and saw Logan this morning. No spoilers, but great movie if you like that genre.

Got the XL started with some apple wood for smoke just as a snow squall rolled through.

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Thawed these chops in ice water overnight last night. My RTIC 20 did a great job.

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A ruler for reference

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DMW · March 2017

I hit the enter key early.
Put the chops and some chorizo links on indirect.

Meanwhile, got the mushroom risotto started inside.

Getting happy

Chops were ready to sear.

Protein platter

My plate

And my wife got me one of my favorite desserts, Boston cream pie

My folks came over for dinner, it was a good night.
The risotto was amazing. Here's the recipe.
http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/12/pressure-cooker-mushroom-risotto-recipe.html

BUFFALOMOOSE · March 2017

Looks awesome. Congrats.

NPHuskerFL · March 2017

You know what they say bout dudes who measure their meat. Looks like a birthday feast buddy.

Killit_and_Grillit · March 2017

Looks amazing. And good to know about Logan. I don't movie in the theatres but I will be the first to rent it on Comcast. Where are you located? Big ol flat backyard. Y'all cut that or back up to someone?

DMW · March 2017

Killit_and_Grillit said:

Looks amazing. And good to know about Logan. I don't movie in the theatres but I will be the first to rent it on Comcast. Where are you located? Big ol flat backyard. Y'all cut that or back up to someone?

Thanks, but my yard really isn't very big at all. I back up to a corn field.