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Al Capone (Pork) Roast
Bobby R
Posts: 17
I've had my Large BGE for just over 3 years and have come to this forum often for the great tips, advice, recipes and to look at all of the great pics! I haven't really posted much, but wanted to share something I recently cooked that I think is pretty unique.
I went to see my butcher (i.e. new best friend since getting my BGE) and he had just made an Al Capone Pork Roast. I had never heard of it, but was told it was a favorite dish of Al's when he used to visit the Northern part of my State, Wisconsin. Basically a pork loin stuffed/rolled with Italian Sausage, Mozz Cheese and Salami. SOLD!!! :evil:
Cooked this 3.25 pound bad-boy indirect @ 300 with Apple and Cherry wood for good smoking flavor to about 145 internal; about 2 hours. Really fantastic stuff and the salami just put it over the top. The leftovers made excellent sandwiches the next day too.
Unwrapped and begging to be cooked:
Simple Kosher Salt and Pepper seasoning:
Off of the BGE to rest for a bit:
Sliced and ready to be inhaled:
Sorry for the blury pictures towards the end. The budget for upgrading the kitchen lighting has been redirected to BGE related activities.
Thanks for looking and have a great day!
Bobby R
Milwaukee, WI
I went to see my butcher (i.e. new best friend since getting my BGE) and he had just made an Al Capone Pork Roast. I had never heard of it, but was told it was a favorite dish of Al's when he used to visit the Northern part of my State, Wisconsin. Basically a pork loin stuffed/rolled with Italian Sausage, Mozz Cheese and Salami. SOLD!!! :evil:
Cooked this 3.25 pound bad-boy indirect @ 300 with Apple and Cherry wood for good smoking flavor to about 145 internal; about 2 hours. Really fantastic stuff and the salami just put it over the top. The leftovers made excellent sandwiches the next day too.
Unwrapped and begging to be cooked:
Simple Kosher Salt and Pepper seasoning:
Off of the BGE to rest for a bit:
Sliced and ready to be inhaled:
Sorry for the blury pictures towards the end. The budget for upgrading the kitchen lighting has been redirected to BGE related activities.
Thanks for looking and have a great day!
Bobby R
Milwaukee, WI
Comments
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That looks, and sounds, delicious! Great Cook!
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Looks good and bet taste better...Salado TX & 30A FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Just given a Mini to add to the herd.
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Nice twist on a rolled pork loin, looks delicious :cheer: :cheer:
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Man, that looks and sounds great, thanks for sharingLGE
CIA-81
Garner, North Carolina
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Thanks everyone! When time is not an issue, I really enjoy going to see the butcher with nothing planned other than keeping an open mind. This was the best surprise find so far.
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Looks great. I love sliced pork roasts.
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Man that does look real good. Would love to try one. I will have to ask the butcher here if he's heard of it.
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That really sounds good and looks gobble up yummy.
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You are right about butcher's becoming a good friend. The butchers at CM get a kick out of me explaining my cooks on the BGE, but they always manage to pick me out good cuts of meat.Large, small and mini now Egging in Rowlett Tx -
Wow that looks great. I'd like to try one of those.
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Oh yea! I'm damn sure that was delicious!!Molly
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Looks delicious. I'm going to try this next weekend.
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Bobbyr, I just gotta ask.....are you sure that's a pork loin roast? It looks knock-dead gorgeous, but there seems to be a lot more fat marbled through the meat than any loin I've cooked. I know that fat is a great flavor source in pork, and I would like to try this cook; but I'd like to get it right.
Thanks in advance,John in the Willamette Valley of Oregon -
That looks great and I bet it tasted even better. Sometimes that is anproblem. Certain cuts of meat are very specific to certain parts of the country. I will check out here on the west coast for one but might have to try to make my own. Looks delicious. Thanks.
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John - I'm 99 percent sure that's what the butcher said. I did notice that marbling, but am by no means an expert at judging a cut of pork. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
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Actually, I just did a google search and here is the best site I found for a recipe - http://robertsspecialtymeatswaukesha.com/page.cfm?websiteid=6909&pageid=698
It does call for adding beef, but the rest sounds spot on. I hope that helps!
Bobby R. -
Bobby R, thank for the response and the other site; I'll go talk to a meat cutter I know and see what he thinks. I really want to try this cook.
Tim, please post anything you learn about this question. I'll always take help from "north bay".
Thanks, pardner.
:silly:John in the Willamette Valley of Oregon -
That looks so awesome. Had a small pork loin roast pulled out of the freezer for tomorrow. This morning I picked up salami, Italian sausage and Asiago cheese. Going to give it a try. I also googled for a recipe and there are lots of them, all a little different out there. There were a few made with flank steak. Thanks for sharing!
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I have never heard of this, but I surly would like to try it. It looks delicious.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Looks great. How about sharing how you stuffed the roast and in what order and did you mince or chop anything.( I wonder if you browned the sausage 1st if that may help so it won't get to over done.) I'm going to try this receipe this week and need some more insight.
Still Eggin in Ky,
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