Another Fattening Snack Fer Ya!

BBQfan1

All:
Over on the new Canadian BBQ forum picked up a nice little snack idea that I can't remember having seen posted here in the year or so I've been around: smoked green olives. A fella named Reg gave me the idea of trying these slyly seductive babies a month or so ago and now I'm buying 5lb cannisters of olives! Here's the scoop; go for larger size olives, unstuffed, queens or colossals, strain the juice off, dump into an aluminum try or whatever works for you. Give a good jolt of smoke (he recommends apple, which I used to good effect), and let smoke away at 180-225, shuffling the pan every so often, for a good couple hours, preferrably indirect (if going direct, aim for the lower temp and shuffle more often to prevent sticking/buring). Do this til olives are shrivelled up a bit and salt from brine makes for a slight white, powdery coating on the outside. Eat em up warm or cold. I love em warm, and peanuts have nothing on these guys for addictive qualities! First one, you'll say 'Gee, that's different, not really sure if I like it or not'. After the 20th, you'll say, 'Why didn't I buy the large jar?' Guar-on-teed.....
BBQfan1

Mop

BBQfan1, I wonder if they would go good with cold beer?[p]Mop!.....~~~~~~(:

Char-Woody

BBQfan1, good one. I wonder if this might help a bit. I really wanted to keep this a secret and never let it out cause its a good one..Only YB and I are privy to it. But there is a basket out there on the shelf that is about 17" in diameter fine meshed, with 2" lip edges on it, also mesh wire, and handles to boot..Just super fine for Jerky and veggies...Don't tell anyone about it and I will share it with ya..you can check em out in Wally Worlds Wunderful Wicked Grill stuff. Only one size tho..and thats a shame for the smaller grilles...But they won't know about it anyway if we don't tell....heeeeeyaaaaaaa.
Cheers to ya...and thanks..
C~W[p]

djm5x9

BBQfan1:[p]Let me know how you like the smoked Greek olives . . .

BBQfan1

Mop, I never thought of that! Will have to check that out some time!
Qfan

Mop

BBQfan1, Ya, thats not something I would have thought of either but it just sort of "popped" out at me.....
Doesn`t really matter......I don`t drink "anymore"
~[p]Mop!

Carl T

Char-Woody,[p]I couldn't help overhearing the wispering to BBQfan1 about the mesh basket. I haven't seen it yet, but do you invert it and lay the jerky on top of the "dome" so to speak?. Or, do you place the jerky in the "bowl" with the bottom being closer to the coals?[p]Carl T

Char-Woody

Carl T, Ssshhhhhh...but I think you can heap and stir it just sitting on top of the raised grill. Old Man GFW likes to heap and stir..Just switch to the basket. I will tell ya the name on the basket..(Brinkman Smokeshop) It has 1/4" mesh and super for salmon, veggies, Jerky, shrimp, and I bet ya even oyster and clams..Pricey tho for 12 bucks..
Cheers to ya..
C~W[p]

Unknown

Mop,[p]or any less for that matter . hahaha reg

Mop

reg,, at a boy, I knew if anyone would have caught that one it would have been you, ya son of a gun.........Hey, have you made your way to camp 31 yet![p]If we do the first sat in april, do you think you can make it?[p]Mop!