Brazil!

caliking

Found a sexy prime picanha in the freezer.


Pounded some garlic with coarse salt and slathered it on. Direct, about 475ish.


Pao de quiejo from scratch, leeks, and mashed pumpkin for sides (I know... poorly plated).




And, a righteous cap to a great meal... Basque cheesecake. Lighter than the New York-style, and so damn delicious.

RRog17

I’d hit that!

CTMike

You crushed it dude.  

northGAcock

caliking said:

Found a sexy prime picanha in the freezer.


Pounded some garlic with coarse salt and slathered it on. Direct, about 475ish.


Pao de quiejo from scratch, leeks, and mashed pumpkin for sides (I know... poorly plated).




And, a righteous cap to a great meal... Basque cheesecake. Lighter than the New York-style, and so damn delicious.

Wish I had a freezer like that. Gawjus

Battleborn

That is fantastic. All of it. I love your handle engraved in the knife. 

Canugghead

Another killer creative meal, thanks for not burying it in WAYCTD. Bogdan approved! I’m sure Cap approves the money shot too. Love the engraving on the knife, only way to top that is engraving the skewers 😉 Cheesecake recipe?

johnmitchell

A meal fit for a King👏👏

caliking

Battleborn said:

That is fantastic. All of it. I love your handle engraved in the knife. 

Thanks. The knife was a 40th b'day gift from caliqueen. She had it custom made, and the grip/handle was matched to my favorite $10 knife from Target

caliking

Canugghead said:

Another killer creative meal, thanks for not burying it in WAYCTD. Bogdan approved! I’m sure Cap approves the money shot too. Love the engraving on the knife, only way to top that is engraving the skewers 😉 Cheesecake recipe?

Thanks!

Basque cheesecake:
https://www.tastingtable.com/686106/basque-cheesecake-recipe-la-vina/

Based on everything I read about what the taste and texture is supposed to be like, this recipe seemed to be the closest. I decreased the sugar to 300g, added vanilla extract 2tsp, and used a 9" springform pan. 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

northGAcock said:

caliking said:

Found a sexy prime picanha in the freezer.


Pounded some garlic with coarse salt and slathered it on. Direct, about 475ish.


Pao de quiejo from scratch, leeks, and mashed pumpkin for sides (I know... poorly plated).




And, a righteous cap to a great meal... Basque cheesecake. Lighter than the New York-style, and so damn delicious.

Wish I had a freezer like that. Gawjus

Agree button. And someone to cook it like that too. 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

I believe there is a “world famous” basque cheesecake recipes residing somewhere in the @Foghorn clan if I remember correctly. 

Since he kicked your ass in the wing competition,
perhaps a “basque-off” is in our future? (Shots fired) 

caliking

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

I believe there is a “world famous” basque cheesecake recipes residing somewhere in the @Foghorn clan if I remember correctly. 

Since he kicked your ass in the wing competition,
perhaps a “basque-off” is in our future? (Shots fired) 

It depends. I'll battle Fog, provided someone puts up a little cheescake trophy to compete for.

But, I suspect that desserts are under the command of one of his spawn, and then I won't stand a chance. 

lousubcap

Wow, just wow with that entire cook.  What creative talent right there.  

JohnInCarolina

The Cen-Tex Smoker

caliking said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

I believe there is a “world famous” basque cheesecake recipes residing somewhere in the @Foghorn clan if I remember correctly. 

Since he kicked your ass in the wing competition,
perhaps a “basque-off” is in our future? (Shots fired) 

It depends. I'll battle Fog, provided someone puts up a little cheescake trophy to compete for.

But, I suspect that desserts are under the command of one of his spawn, and then I won't stand a chance. 

dbCooper

Fabulous looking meal, all the way around.  Thanks for posting it.

Photo Egg

Weekend winner right there. Beautiful!
Never noticed before that you have you own line of Chef Knives…

fishlessman

Daaahmmnn

elpescadorzih

Nice cook!
And that cheesecake, OMG!

loco_engr

WAYCTD?

caliking

Photo Egg said:

Weekend winner right there. Beautiful!
Never noticed before that you have you own line of Chef Knives…

Ha! I consider that knife too fancy to use regularly, so it only makes an appearance every now and then. I know... I should use it more regularly. 

Foghorn

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

I believe there is a “world famous” basque cheesecake recipes residing somewhere in the @Foghorn clan if I remember correctly. 

Since he kicked your ass in the wing competition,
perhaps a “basque-off” is in our future? (Shots fired) 

My daughter may have a basque cheesecake recipe, but I suspect that you are referring to my wife’s Puerto Rican cheese flan.  I’d put that sh*t up against anything.  It might not win - depending on the preference of the judges, but it will stand up to any competitors.  

And that’s a great meal all the way around, as everyone else has said.  

And of course, Caliking is right - he can cook circles around me on sides and desserts. 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Foghorn said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

I believe there is a “world famous” basque cheesecake recipes residing somewhere in the @Foghorn clan if I remember correctly. 

Since he kicked your ass in the wing competition,
perhaps a “basque-off” is in our future? (Shots fired) 

My daughter may have a basque cheesecake recipe, but I suspect that you are referring to my wife’s Puerto Rican cheese flan.  I’d put that sh*t up against anything.  It might not win - depending on the preference of the judges, but it will stand up to any competitors.  

And that’s a great meal all the way around, as everyone else has said.  

And of course, Caliking is right - he can cook circles around me on sides and desserts. 

That is correct. I was just so excited to get you guys back into the Octagon, I forgot it was the flan

Foghorn

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Foghorn said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

I believe there is a “world famous” basque cheesecake recipes residing somewhere in the @Foghorn clan if I remember correctly. 

Since he kicked your ass in the wing competition,
perhaps a “basque-off” is in our future? (Shots fired) 

My daughter may have a basque cheesecake recipe, but I suspect that you are referring to my wife’s Puerto Rican cheese flan.  I’d put that sh*t up against anything.  It might not win - depending on the preference of the judges, but it will stand up to any competitors.  

And that’s a great meal all the way around, as everyone else has said.  

And of course, Caliking is right - he can cook circles around me on sides and desserts. 

That is correct. I was just so excited to get you guys back into the Octagon, I forgot it was the flan

Using that analogy, I’m like a featherweight who snuck up into the heavyweight category and took out the champ with a sucker punch when he had an off night. 

It’s probably best that I retire undefeated. 

And keep running my mouth about it. 😁

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Foghorn said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Foghorn said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

I believe there is a “world famous” basque cheesecake recipes residing somewhere in the @Foghorn clan if I remember correctly. 

Since he kicked your ass in the wing competition,
perhaps a “basque-off” is in our future? (Shots fired) 

My daughter may have a basque cheesecake recipe, but I suspect that you are referring to my wife’s Puerto Rican cheese flan.  I’d put that sh*t up against anything.  It might not win - depending on the preference of the judges, but it will stand up to any competitors.  

And that’s a great meal all the way around, as everyone else has said.  

And of course, Caliking is right - he can cook circles around me on sides and desserts. 

That is correct. I was just so excited to get you guys back into the Octagon, I forgot it was the flan

Using that analogy, I’m like a featherweight who snuck up into the heavyweight category and took out the champ with a sucker punch when he had an off night. 

It’s probably best that I retire undefeated. 

And keep running my mouth about it. 😁

take the money and run ha ha! Strong move there. 

caliking

Foghorn said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Foghorn said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

I believe there is a “world famous” basque cheesecake recipes residing somewhere in the @Foghorn clan if I remember correctly. 

Since he kicked your ass in the wing competition,
perhaps a “basque-off” is in our future? (Shots fired) 

My daughter may have a basque cheesecake recipe, but I suspect that you are referring to my wife’s Puerto Rican cheese flan.  I’d put that sh*t up against anything.  It might not win - depending on the preference of the judges, but it will stand up to any competitors.  

And that’s a great meal all the way around, as everyone else has said.  

And of course, Caliking is right - he can cook circles around me on sides and desserts. 

That is correct. I was just so excited to get you guys back into the Octagon, I forgot it was the flan

Using that analogy, I’m like a featherweight who snuck up into the heavyweight category and took out the champ with a sucker punch when he had an off night.
...

Ha! If only that were true. Chicken wing trophies don't lie.